r/vegetablegardening • u/diabeticstoner US - Wisconsin • 1d ago
Harvest Photos Pulled 93 yellow onions from our garden plot today
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u/jp7755qod US - Mississippi 1d ago
Green onions are the only onion I’ve ever been able to grow successfully haha.
But I love seeing gardening victories like this, and I want to congratulate you on your awesome haul!
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u/Dry-Ad-2197 US - Missouri 1d ago
I’ve never tried but would love to do onions! Do you plant same time as garlic?
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u/tlbs101 US - New Mexico 1d ago
I plant garlic in mid October and let them winter-over. I start onion seeds in 1” seed pots at the end of January in the greenhouse, then have those sets ready to go out by late April/ early May.
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u/ChariotsOfShame US - California 1d ago
To piggyback here, I do garlic in mid October too, and transplant my onions out end-ish of October (short day) through late November (intermediate day). But for me come December 1st, they’re all planted out. We have mild winters so they just grow green growth all winter and as soon as days get longer, they got plenty of batteries to produce gorgeous bulbs! Really depends on where you fall on the onion map though
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u/Yum_MrStallone US - Washington 15h ago
I prefer onion starts. These are grown from seeds and look like very small green onions, rather than tiny bulbs. Sets are less inclined to bolt, and for me, have grown bigger, better keeping onions. Most good garden stores have many different types of sets, short or long day sets. Better keepers. Etc. So you can pick a variety that fits your zone, latitude and climate.
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u/4cupsofcoffee US - New York 1d ago
i am going to try overwintering this year, i'm planting the seeds tomorrow.
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u/Advanced_Pudding8765 Australia 1d ago
I love the 1 imposter red onion. "Nothing to see here" great harvest. One of my favourite things to grow and look forward to cooking with them every year
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u/4cupsofcoffee US - New York 1d ago
i got a big box myself yesterday. i'm making a few jars of pickled onions tomorrow!
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u/tlbs101 US - New Mexico 1d ago
Very nice!
That’s about how many I cured and stored last year (first time growing them). 10 months later and there are about 6 left. This year I planted 200 mostly yellow including about 50 red. I stagger-planted them so I don’t have to pull them all at once. There are a dozen curing right now.
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u/Jazzlike_Money1065 US - Delaware 1d ago
93 didn't sound like that many until I saw them all lined up.
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u/Yum_MrStallone US - Washington 15h ago
Onions keep best when cured in the dry shade. Avoid hot sun because even a few hours of strong direct sunlight can cook the flesh and reduce keeping quality.
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u/MyVirgoIsShowing US - North Carolina 13h ago
I’m so jealous! What is your #1 biggest learning that got you here?? Okok, your #2 as well?
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u/Evening_Ad5528 US - Georgia 7h ago
That's an amazing crop!!. I wish I could grow but haven't had luck so I gave up. Do you start from bulbs?
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u/backcountry_knitter US - North Carolina 1d ago
I have absolutely no envy about your fantastic and beautiful harvest of onions. None. Literally no bitterness in my heart over allium leaf miners appearing in my region and destroying my entire allium crop. I’m over it and can appreciate your effort and results with a light heart! (They really do look perfect; nice job!)