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- Q.How Can I Grow Yellow Onions From Sprouts? - I have some onions sprouting in my kitchen. I was wondering if I could just take the whole onion and ...
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- Q.When Do You Dig Up Onions - How do you know when onions are ready to dig up?
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gregandkathy on
April 13, 2011Q.How Can I Grow Yellow Onions From Sprouts?
I have some onions sprouting in my kitchen. I was wondering if I could just take the whole onion and plant it right in my garden, or is there something that they really need to grow? I have tomatoes, radishes, butterbeans, okra, cucumbers, and sqaush already growing. Could I just plant the onions in the same row?
Answered by
Nikki on
April 14, 2011
Certified ExpertA.You can plant it but it won't make other onions. However, they do get a nice flower, which would eventually go to seed. You could then plant these in order to grow onions in the future. Thiese articles will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-onion-seed.htm
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
April 15, 2011Q.Stop Onion Root Maggots in Sets
For many years I used a product I put in the row as I planted my sets. When I went to get a new container, there was nothing available and all the people I spoke with didn't know what I was talking about. I was sold a product to put on the plant after it started to grow, but I find that the maggots are already at work. Is there a product I can buy to put in the ground with my sets? I would like to plant now, in April.
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 15, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article will help with that:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/root-eating-insects-identifying-vegetable-root-maggots-and-root-maggot-control.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
onion girl on
April 16, 2011 - Answered by
Heather on
April 17, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Please reply to this email and attach a photo of this problem. This will help us better diagnose your problem.
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rick on
April 17, 2011A.the onion sets were planted upsidedown.
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April 17, 2011Q.when to plant onions
When should you plant onions?
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 17, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Around the beginning of April, or whenever the temperatures in your area stay consistently 50F or higher during the day.
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Anonymous on
April 19, 2011Q.Onion Seeds
I have attempted growing onions from seeds, this time Spanish sweets and Granex hybrid. I have used the Jiffy peat discs where you rehydrate them. They have sprouted and are now 3 inches tall but the stems seem to have no real root and they just lay over and tend to die off. I don't believe I am overwatering them. I have thinned them out and the germination ratio seemed to be great with 65 out of 72 sprouting. I have them in my kitchen on an island under a sky light. This is my second round of attempting these. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada if that matters. What can I do to keep my seedlings from dying off, again?
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 20, 2011
Certified ExpertA.They are damping off. This article will help:
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Anonymous on
April 26, 2011Q.When Do You Dig Up Onions
How do you know when onions are ready to dig up?
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 26, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Harvest mature onions when their tops turn yellow and begin to topple. Loosen the soil around each bulb and pull or dig it up carefully to prevent damaging the bulbs.
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merilyn m on
May 7, 2011Q.Should I Harvest the Onions That Have Bulbs, but Haven’t Bloomed Yet?
These onions are still quite small, and we would like to see them get bigger before harvesting them. Can we snip off the buds and leave them in the ground a bit (to gain more size) before harvesting?
- Answered by
Heather on
May 10, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Yes, you should trim off the flowers. They divert energy from the onion bulb. You can leave the bulbs in the ground until the leave turn yellow and they will continue to grow.
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