How do you grow onions?
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Marty
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We have planted onions for the past two years and none have gotten over the size of your thumb. We don't know what we are doing wrong. The other vegetables grow and produce fine.
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Onion sets produce smaller onions than the onion plants. Try both and see which works better for you.
This Hometalker has some good advice. You can try growing them in containers. Good luck! http://www.hometalk.com/diy/grow/vegetables/how-to-grow-onions-in-containers-4342388
How to Grow Onions in Containers
I will try that, thank you.
Here our first frost is about this time of year. It is best to have the onions in the ground in February to get nice bulbs. The later you plant, the poorer the onions.
Generally speaking, onions grow tops in cool weather and form bulbs when the weather warms. Plant onion seeds 4 to 6 weeks before the last average frost—or even earlier indoors or in a cold frame. When indoor seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, harden them off by exposing them to above-freezing night temperatures.
onion plants are little skinny onions that are about 6" long. They are bundled together with a rubber band. They look like miniature green onions that you buy in the produce department. I find mine at a local hardware or farm store.