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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    March 16, 2011
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    I would not trim them. This is how they build their energy that they then store in the onion bulbs. Trimming them may result in a smaller harvest.

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    Nikki on
    March 19, 2011
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    What color is the mold? If it is green, it is likely algae and indicates that the soil has too much water, but it is not harmful to the seeds.

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    Nikki on
    March 20, 2011
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    If you meant can you plant onions from the store to get more onions, the answer is not really. You can plant them to get seeds, which you could plant next year to grow onions, but that would take awhile.

    Onion sets are basically baby onions. If you go to a plant nursery, they will have them for sale. You can plant them after your last frost date in your area.

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    Nikki on
    March 24, 2011
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    You won't get more onions from it, but you will get flowers. You can harvest the seeds from the flowers and grow more onions from those next year.

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    Nikki on
    April 6, 2011
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    Nikki on
    April 6, 2011
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    For a general planting guide in your zone, this link should help:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-onion-seed.htm

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    April 22, 2011
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    It sounds like you burned the plant with the nitrogen fertilizer. Next time, water the plants well before applying nitrogen fertilizer.

    For what is it worth, you do not want to use only nitrogen on your onions. This will produce big tops but small bulbs. Instead, make sure they are getting a good amount of phosphorous.

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