Let the plants grow until most of the developing bulbs are ½ to ¾ inch in diameter (usually in July when the tops start to dry). Cull the bulbs. Do not save sets larger than 1 inch in diameter for planting next season; large sets will likely bolt and flower quickly when replante...
on the external aspects of flowering, bulbing and ripening in onions grown from sets and also the production of sets from seed and their storage through the winter; the present communication is concerned with changes in the internal morphology of onion sets and plants from the same experiments. ...
b. The rounded edible bulb of this plant, composed of fleshy, tight, concentric leaf bases having a pungent odor and taste. 2. Any of several other plants in the genus Allium. [Middle English oynoun, unyon, from Anglo-Norman oignon, ongnon, from Vulgar Latin *uniō, uniōn-, variant ...
First, most gardeners make the mistake of choosing and planting the largest onion sets they can find when they should be picking the smallest sets instead.Texas A&M, Michigan State, and other university Extension Services note that bigger onion sets stop growing and go to flower sooner than sm...
But day length is very important to onion plants. If you choose a short-day variety like Texas Super Sweet or Yellow Granex for a garden in the upper Midwest, you'll find your plants trying to make bulbs too early, before the plants have had enough time to grow big and strong. Longer...
Planting Onion Sets Make sure you have a section of your garden, whether it is a raised bed or field, that is sunny and not shaded by other plantings (onions love sun!). Onions will thrive in fertile, well-drained soil and will thrive further with a quality organic nitrogen rich fertili...
onion,plant of the family Liliaceae (lilyfamily), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium). These plants are characterized by an edible bulb composed of food-storage leaves that are rich in sugar...
And we can’t forget one of the most commonly used members of the allium family – garlic. These two plants have different flavors but are often used together in many recipes to give flavor to the base of the dish. Even though they are related to onions, garlic is generally considered to...
The disease of green and bulb onion in Hawaii is caused by a previously undescribed Xanthomonas sp. Tip dieback, leaf lesions, chlorotic streaks and necrosis of the entire leaf result in stunted plants and undersized bulbs at harvest. Th... AM Alvarez - 《Phytopathology》 被引量: 91发表: ...