How do professional onion growers get large onion heads?
This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/onion-info-tips-for-growing-big-onions.htm
Should you turn down or twist off the onion stalks when they start to go to seed to make a bigger onion?
You can just snip the onion flower bud off. This does the least amount of damage to the plant without affecting its ability to take in energy from the sun.
I live in East Texas and I would like to plant onions for a late fall crop, but I have a hard time finding sets (bulbs) or seedlings to plant in early Sept. Could I start seeds in early to mid summer to be ready to plant in early Sept?
Yes, that will work. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/growing-onion-seed.htm
Do I have to cut the onion leaves after they have grown a while?
No, you do not have to cut the onion leaves. This is how it builds energy to grow the onion bulb.
When the tops have yellowed and fallen over, they will be ready for harvest.
How do I harvest and store fresh white onions?
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. This article will help with storing: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/how-to-store-onion-sets-storing-onions-for-planting.htm
I have been searching the net to find out how and when to gather onion pods for the seeds? I no longer have my grandma to help with this procedure.
When you grow onions in your garden leave them in the ground until a pod grows on the tip of the green inside the pod are the seeds this takes a little while, hope this is what you were looking for...