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- Q.Planting Time For Green Onions - How late can I plant for green onions?
- Q.Red Onion Plant - My red onion plants all have one stalk that is longer and wider than the rest. Is this a good ...
- Q.Onions Fall Over Early - For the last two years, my sweet onions (planted from starts) have not grown nearly as large as the first ...
- Q.Ailsa Craig Onion - Is ailsa the same as ailsa craig onion?
- Q.How To Encourage Growth Of A Large Onion - Do I bend over the stalk and pull the dirt away from the onion bulb to make the onion grow ...
- Q.Growing Bigger Onions - I'd like to raise a garden but have had some trouble getting the onions to grow big. My wife has ...
- Q.Can I Use “Failed” Onions As Next Season Onion Sets? - I planted onion plants too late (April in SC) and managed to get onions that are between . 25 and ...
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scrappylady on
July 6, 2011Q.planting time for green onions
How late can I plant for green onions?
- Answered by
atwhatcost on
July 8, 2011A.I'd give them a good 60 days before first frost. The ones we planted too late to eat last season, were ready for us to eat the beginning of this season. When we empty half a container (we have cement for a yard, so we can only garden with containers), we add more seeds up to about Spetember. But, we live in Zone 6b, so our first frost is around Halloween.
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- Asked by
flatman on
July 8, 2011Q.Red Onion Plant
My red onion plants all have one stalk that is longer and wider than the rest. Is this a good thing?
Answered by
Heather on
July 13, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It should not cause any harm. Check to make sure it is not a flower stem (it will be developing a bulb on the end). If it is, it is best to remove it.
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Anonymous on
July 11, 2011Q.Onions Fall Over Early
For the last two years, my sweet onions (planted from starts) have not grown nearly as large as the first year I started growing them. The first year I planted them in standard rows at 4-6 inches apart, and they were nice and large way before they started to dry and fall over. The last 2 years, however, I have planted them at 4 inches in a square foot garden setting, and it seems they start falling over long before they have grown full sized, except for some. We have had some windy, stormy times and a lot of 90 degree heat. I can't figure it out.
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 12, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article will help with growing larger onions: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/onion-info-tips-for-growing-big-onions.htm
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bobcoral on
July 17, 2011Q.Ailsa Craig Onion
Is ailsa the same as ailsa craig onion?
- Answered by
Susan75023 on
July 20, 2011A.I searched Ailsa onion and everything came up with Craig as further description so think they must be one and same. ??
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Anonymous on
July 20, 2011Q.How to Encourage Growth of a Large Onion
Do I bend over the stalk and pull the dirt away from the onion bulb to make the onion grow larger?
- Answered by
Nikki on
July 20, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article gives some tips for growing big onions: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/onion-info-tips-for-growing-big-onions.htm
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Anonymous on
July 21, 2011Q.Growing Bigger Onions
I'd like to raise a garden but have had some trouble getting the onions to grow big. My wife has a number of friends that have old her that you should stomp them back into the soil when the tops begin to show above the ground. Sounds nuts to me. Have you ever heard of this, and would it work? I feel it would destroy a living plant. How about it?
- Answered by
Becca062 on
July 21, 2011A.Here are some tips for growing big onions:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/onion-info-tips-for-growing-big-onions.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
FredM on
July 29, 2011Q.Can I Use “Failed” Onions as Next Season Onion Sets?
I planted onion plants too late (April in SC) and managed to get onions that are between . 25 and 1. 0 in in diameter. Can I use these as sets to be planted in October?
- Answered by
Susan75023 on
August 3, 2011A.If you have lots of room and don't depend on them as your onions, I would try it. Not knowing what kind of onions they are hinders a more solid answer.
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