Fresh-use onions: Some onions produce large, round, mild-flavored bulbs for fresh use; Spanish and Bermuda onions are large, mild, and sometimes sweet. Color and flavor Onion colors range from white or yellow to
Spring-planted onions should be ready to harvest in late summer and early autumn. Autumn-planted onions will be ready to harvest from early to mid-summer. Once the foliage starts to yellow and topple over, the bulbs are ready to be harvested. Use a fork to lift them carefully, taking car...
Onions are crops of the cold season, so to get the harvest in fall, they're to be planted in early spring. When you plant onions, make sure that the temperature doesn't go below 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Onions can be planted in cold weather, but it shouldn't be freezing outside. If ...
In addition, all varieties of bulb onions can also be harvested early in their growth to use as spring onions. Spring onions are tender and mild, with a small bulb and tender, scallion-like greens. I often deliberately plant my onions a bit close, and yank every-other-onion before they ...
This disease causes water-soaked lesions on more mature leaves that are either purple or brown, with a yellow ring. The rings then develop into a bull’s eye pattern. Keep your garden free of debris to prevent the spread of this disease. Good air circulation and proper watering prevents ...
Tomatillo ‘Tamayo’ is a tall hybrid plant that sets large, 2.5-3 inch diameter fruits. Harvesting “Tomatillos are ripe when the fruit is firm and fills the papery husk. If green fruit turns yellow, it is overripe and less flavorful. The purple varieties are ripe when the green fruits...
Before you choose a variety of garlic, you need to consider your climate, which determines whether you plant a hardneck or softneck variety. Then you need to consider your cooking because different varieties have different taste profiles, from mild to sweet to bold to spicy!
the growing season. If seed stalks appear in spring, pick them off promptly. In early summer, when flower stalks appear, pinch them back allowing the plant to devote its energy to bulb development. After flowering when stems are yellow, bend the yellowing-green stems but do not break them...
You can caramelize your onion in a little bit of olive oil or plant butter, whatever rocks your taste buds but olive oil is better! It’s very important not to burn them, so I start with just a little olive oil and add little splashes of water in between to help the slow cooking ...
This type of onion is fairly large with a tough outer skin and meaty layers. We consider this the all-purpose onion, and personally, it’s the one I use most often. They are delicious when used to makerice fritters. Yellow onions have a nice balance of astringency and sweet in their ...