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Here are some articles that should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/find-how-to-grow-onions-in-your-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-winter-onions.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-onions-in-container-gardens.htm
Can you propagate wild onions by splitting the bulbs as you can with tulips? Both are bulb producing flowers????
They produce a lot of bulblets so you may not need to split them, but if you do, I suspect they will grow just fine. They are very vigorous growers and most people want to know how to get rid of them. They also reproduce by seed.
How can I get rid of these and still eat the onions?
I've come to the conclusion that this a species of aphids! They aren't pale or brown/orange like the average aphid, but are black and known to like onions. So, I'm giving you a link that explains how to eliminate them naturally, and hope this helps: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/homemade-aphid-control.htm
Most information I have seen states that onions are a cool weather crop, and can be planted in early spring, but the package says to wait until all danger of frost has passed. My last frost is April 26, zone 5b. Does that mean I should not plant out SEEDS? My onion plants are about 5-6" tall. Thank you.
It means you shouldn't plant seeds in the ground or your seedlings outside till all danger of frost has passed. You already have a jump on the season by starting your indoors.
Hi~! I read your article on winter planting and think I did everything correctly. I planted onion seeds in two of those plastic containers with a clear top and black bottom. I poked holes in the bottom and pre wet my potting mix. I did this in November before the snow started flying. I brought the containers inside a few weeks ago because the weather was flip flopping really cold and warm. I've put the containers outside when it's been sunny and over 50 degrees. My seeds are either dead or will not germinate. I planted Wala Wala and Red Long of Tropea. I should mention that I live in Northern PA near Lake Erie (NW PA). lots of snow. I expected a small crop of green by now. What did I do wrong? Do you think my seeds are dead? Should I just replant? I also directly seeded in the garden in late November, with the same results. No germination. Please advise, Mike
I think you tried the wrong type of onions. Walla Walla don't tolerate below -10 degrees F. The article on winter onions below says to use bulbs and gives some popular varieties. They also must have full sun. If you pull them indoors, they probably need supplemental light. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-onions-in-container-gardens.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-winter-onions.htm
Onions grown from seed
Full sun. As much as you can give them, but at least 8 hours of full sun is required.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/find-how-to-grow-onions-in-your-garden.htm
I have large planters. I would like to grow sweet onions. What type of soil would help me grow sweet onions?
To make things easy, you could purchase "raised bed soil", which would suit your needs.Otherwise, potting soil amended with extra compost would be good, as well. There are other ways to go about this as well. After you get the basic blend down, you will need to amend the pH to the specific plants that you will be planting.
Here is an article that will go into this, further:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/best-soil-raised-garden-beds.htm