I accidentally overwintered Candy onions this past winter. I bought seedlings last spring and planted them under squash growing on a trellis thinking the onions would be used up before the squash grew too big. Didn't happen that way. The onions that were left didn't grow much in the full shade. I didn't pull them out, just left them there. Early this spring they started growing again. Biggest, best onions I ever grew! Just recently pulled what was left. They're drying in the shed. Northeast Ohio. Zone 6.
I overwintered onions last year and was thrilled by a beautiful harvest in late May. This year I’m trying Walla onions I started from seed in June. Already the size of regular starts. I only cover with pine shavings mixed with rabbit poop from my bunnies. I store as chopped onions in the freezer. They’re ready for use in recipes and last longer for me
Glad to hear it @Charlie Hoos! I'm glad they did well for you. I'm surprised how early you were able to harvest as well- which variety did you grow last year? Thanks for the tip on freezing onions!
@@GrowfullywithJenna it was a package from Lowe’s, yellow and white onions. I cover the beds after planting with pine shavings mixed with rabbit poop from my bunnies. It breaks down making fluffy soil by spring and insulated everything over winter
I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, and overwintered (unintentionally!) Wala wala onions. I had no idea overwintering was even a thing, lol. But they started growing more in the spring and got pretty big!
Central PA - Bridger and Desert Sunrise do well. Bridger doesn't bolt hardly at all, Sunrise only a little more, but both do well. I usually don't plant till November, on plastic and then cover. I don't know if you have the Allium Leaf Miners in your area or not, but you want to be a little careful in the fall, if you overlap with their flight pattern. I don't think either are exceptionally good keepers. We go to market, so we sell as many fresh as possible, till we have to get them out of the garden. But, when we show up with those big beautiful onions in the middle of May at market and everyone else selling little Spring onions, we corner the market. I can tell you this, we tried Candy, 2 years ago and they did not do well, they bolted and split like a garlic in 4-5 segments...
This is great! I'm so glad to hear from someone who has grown these in a similar growing area- thank you! I can see where if you are selling at market, this jump start on onions would have some big benefits. Good to know about the Candy, too. Thanks again!
So happy we found you!!! We moved to Kentucky last year from Texas so we are learning all over again. Completely different and so much better. We learned that planting half as much yields so much more!!!!!! Thanks
Thanks for the short day onion tip for overwintering! I bought short day onion seeds when I lived in CA and now I live in TN which is best for intermediate day onions. I’ll have a go at trying it out now.
I have to agree, Eric! I was surprised by how easy it was too, and I'm a little aggravated that I did not try this sooner! Do you recall which variety you grew?
@@GrowfullywithJenna Ailsa Craig and Walla Walla. Yeah, same here. I heard a long time ago they take 2 years so I never tried until now. I either misunderstood that they seed on year two or got bad information. Either way, I’m glad I learned.
@@Hosemastenbrook I'm trying to learn more, Might I ask your zone ? And general location as I'm a zone 6 Columbus Ohio , I tried Walla Walla and with out much success and got discouraged, I think a few might be in a flower basket still trying to live and only one in diameter , Might just try to plant now and give em a chance. Thank ahead
@@johnjude2685 I’m in 6b, West Michigan. They like phosphorus, they take a REALLY long time. I started my seeds early March and planted out mid April. Our last frost is supposed to be around May 15
Tennessee, Candy. I feed them with Urea that is a 46 on the N side when putting out leaves, and use potash at 0-0-60 once bulb production begins. As most know, the more green on an onion plant, the bigger the bulbs will be!
I'd missed a few of under grown onions that did come up in this spring and they wasn't hot but delicious and so surprise, I've lost my onions starts now for 2 season and going try more fertilizer after they get about 3 inches as I'm getting desperate, wanting to master onions and have some over my 3.5 inch size. Thanks Lady Gardener
Great video again....I just harvested my spring onions that I grew from seed. Will do an overwinter this year along with garlic. Do you plan on doing a garlic video???
Thanks Jack! Glad to hear you're doing overwintered onions & garlic this year. I've got several videos on garlic that you may want to check out: ua-cam.com/play/PL4zzslvkscX1JeL4R8mR_DGX5RrQQtUso.html
I overwintered onions last year and have a good harvest with diameters up to 100 mm this was better than last year I think because I use a lot of cow manure the type of onion was troy .I live in the south of England
I didn't have any bolt resistant varieties. I planted Spanish Yellow, Gladstone and American Flag Leeks. I hope they all do well. If not, I plan on planting a spring crop as well. To test I may only mulch heavily to see how well they do. 🤔 I'm Erie Pa 6b.
I'm going to try Australian Brown seeds this year. These are a heritage onion and thus produce true from seed. I plan on leaving a couple to go to seed, thus I'll have more seed for planting. I'm going to direct sow, I think, in the middle of August.
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'll let you know. Going to have to track down some of those varieties. Though I may just give some of the long day seeds I already have a try. Garden going bonkers right now. Busy busy. Just picked over a wheelbarrow full of sweet corn. Tomato explosion right around the corner. Take care.
Broccoli will tolerate repeated frosts and temps down to 26F (sometimes lower if it's been acclimated to cold temps). My last frost is early to mid-May and I typically plant out my broccoli early to mid-March. Planting it out any later than mid-April typically results in bolted plants, or just poor quality heads for me here.
For the love of onions!! ♥️ 😅 I hate to admit it, but when I was a tiny toddler I would eat on them whole like an apple. I warded off all the grownups! I vowed to have a better onion harvest this year by growing the proper day length onion and starting them from seed. Success! Even though, I had to restart seeds (somewhat late) after accidentally leaving them outdoors to succumb to freeze one night. I chose an intermediate onion, Candy. Although…I think, being located at the southernmost tip of Ohio, that I may do even better with a long day. Since I love to eat onions in many ways, I also ALWAYS adore good scallions on hand. So…I’ve found that if I buy a lot of sets in the spring, I can store them in the fridge and plant them out spring and fall. The latest planting did over winter and gave me super scallions very early. I did leave some to see if they would bulb…that was a no go. Just as I suspected, they eventually bolted. I’ll be sure and experiment with one of the varieties you mentioned for growing overwintering onions.
Haha, I love it-- you were truly born with a love of onions!! I'm glad you had success with 'Candy'- if you want to grow some monsters, you might give 'Alisa Craig' a try next year. It's a long-day and does really well for me here. Great tip on the scallions-- that's a wonderful idea. Best of luck with your future harvests!
Great video, and again your plants did great. I raised three type and had little information an the package, give em a pretty even start on only one type got any size up to 3.5" which I had test garden , Believe I can improve next season. Seen how you teaching,My biggest difference is I've never cover crops and believe it is going to make my garden 80 percent of what you're doing to your "Super Yeld Veggie Garden" Thank you for the teaching Lady
Choosing the right variety for your area can make all the difference. For example- I've got 9 varieties of spring planted onions getting ready for harvest. Varieties like 'Alisa Craig' are giant- bulbs up to a pound a piece and as big as my son's head!! But some of my 'Ring Master' onions are only about 3" across.
Just this one, but it's not only about sets: ua-cam.com/video/czkkPRkS58A/v-deo.html It's definitely getting late for our area, but as cold and wet as it's been, it's worth a shot to plant them now. What will likely happen is that your bulbs will not be as large as those planted in say, early March, because they've not had as much time to build up their 'energy reserves' before putting on a bulb.
I had one onion that over wintered under a very thick layer of leaves by accident this year. It was a Carpet (F1, red onion) variety., it grew close to baseball size and it didn't bolt. Might try it again intentionally this time.
I love your video!!! I'm doing fall onions this year and overwintering them. This is the first time I am doing this. I got Fall Sets from Johnny's. I am in 7a, Northern NJ. When should I plant my sets? My first possible frost date is Oct 30th. I am so new to growing garlic and onion! I am also growing garlic as well. Need suggestions or tips for a good harvest next year!
Thank you, Sarah! I've not planted sets, but I'm guessing it would be similar timing to when I'd plant the transplants. You'd be about 15 days behind me with your Oct 30th frost date.
I’m looking to do this - this year! Doing garlic too. I’m in zone 6b (Ohio too!). Thank you for this. I have a similar cell set up for growing seeds. What medium can you use besides the company’s cell pods?
I think you could let some bolt & collect the seed. That is not what I did though, I went the easy route and got seed from a seed company. Have a great weekend!
What is the name of the green vinyl fencing that is behind you in this video. I need that in my garden to keep the cats from spraying my food. I have never seen that before.
I've got two types- the one at the base of the metal fencing is this: www.menards.com/main/building-materials/fencing/utility-fencing/3-x-25-green-plastic-garden-fence/mgf325g/p-4364363666071699-c-5768.htm?tid=3916091056359594099&ipos=24 and the one loosely wrapped around the raised bed is this: www.menards.com/main/building-materials/fencing/utility-fencing/volm-2-x-25-garden-net-fence/1719450/p-1444445934812-c-5768.htm?tid=8729271420142854799&ipos=40
I'm concerned my beds don't get enough sun, do you think this would work if I placed sets in grow bags? Our beautiful home and yard are not great for a lot of gardening so we tuck things in wherever we can. Thank you for an amazing resource, your channel is great and we watch it like a series even if we can't plant all the things!
It might- just remember that soil above ground (so in a container or raised bed) is going to freeze solid more easily than in-ground beds. So depending on your climate you may need to insulate your containers in order to overwinter onions in them.
Just for laughs try planting the 'boiling onions' sold at grocery stores. In one season I got everything from early spring onions to full bulbs to 'we're gonna bolt and scape' from one $2.99 net bag of junk onions you'd throw in with a roast.
I got a bunch of scallions from another Gardner and planted them in Late October. I am in Zone 6B in Massachusetts. I am wondering if they will survive the winter, even if it snows. I haven't mulch them yet.
I didn’t even know this was an option! I definitely want to try it…is it too late if I do it in the next couple of days? I’m also in zone 6a, SW Pa. Can this be done with any other alliums?
Nope- shouldn't be too late! I've not tried it with other alliums, but think it'd be worth a shot. I've talked to quite a few folks who overwinter leeks.
Very beautiful video's, Jenna. When you see your onions gone to flower, bouw the whole plant to the ground, so did my grandmother and it helps to put energy to the bolb. you have to bouw higher then the neck ab. 15-20 cm. other case is that you let them flowering and harverst your seeds which you put in the trays the next time. What can be more funny then saw the onions you prodused all by yourself?
I'm in southwest PA. My neighbors have a massive oak tree that shades my yard half of the day. I want to grow onions in the spring. My question is... what type of onions should I grow? The beds get full sun from mid-day until sundown. Will the shade play a factor in long-day/short-day varieties?
I'm always unsure about the amount of light from grow lights when starting bulbing onions inside. How long do you leave your grow lights on? I'm assuming that the total amount of light from artificial lights wouldn't be enough to trigger premature bulbing no matter how long they're left on for, but I'm not actually sure and haven't been able to find good information about it. I typically just give my long-days 12 hours, to be on the safe side, but maybe they need more than that!
Hi Timothy- unfortunately, Winteria is not available in the U.S.- I got the seeds from a Hungarian company- Semo Seeds. BUT- Johnny's offers several varieties for overwintering. I trialed 6 of them this past season and had great results with T-448 and Bridger.
The best thing a person could use to start seedlings is an egg crate that eggs come in from the market. You just fill the 12 little cups with dirt put the seed in it and then close the top and it keeps the humidity inside and acts like an incubator. They can be reused multiple times and they are FREE.
Wow! I will have to try this. Is it too late for me to plant from seed - I’m in zone 6 area. Also, are the green part of the long stalk edible? Thank you. Love your channel.
It depends a bit on your first frost date- but if it's close to mine (Oct 15th) you'd be pushing it on the timing. Also- A Barn is spot on about the greens- but if you mean specifically that tall bolted stem that some onions form- it's not great. It miiiiight technically be edible, but it's very woody and I can't imagine it's very nice for eating.
I wanted to try overwintered onions this year and I remembered you had posted this video. What luck that I watched it on Aug 5 (of 2022) and you were starting your seeds on Aug 5! I got my supplies out today (Aug 6) and sowed 36 T-448 onion seeds from Johnnys. Fingers crossed they do well. Thank you for introducing me to the idea of trying overwintered onions. 😀
I tried growing onions 2 years ago for the first time but the thrips were so bad the leaves were almost silver! Do you have any tips for dealing with them? Thanks! (BTW, I just found your channel and love it! I watch lots of gardening channels and I’m surprised yours never popped up in my suggestions. I only found it by searching ‘what to plant in zone 6’.😊)
Hi Sandra- I've not dealt with thrips personally, but several years back had to do a research project on natural pest prevention. This is what I found in regards to onion thrips: Several tactics can be used to help avoid damage by thrips. First, avoid planting onions near grain fields, because thrip populations build here during the spring. Be sure to maintain healthy and non-stressed plants- these are more easily able to fend off feeding injuries. Scout often for signs of damage and infestations, and discard infested plants and/or give planta hard spray with a garden hose to knock thrips off of the plants. Encourage the presence of thrips’ natural enemies- including- predaceous mites, minute pirate bugs and lacewings. Organic treatments to control thrip populations include products containing: spinosad, pyrethrins, diatomaceous earth, kaolin clay products like Surround, and insecticidal soap.
Another great video! Those are some nice looking onions! I’m interested to hear after your spring onion harvest whether you felt the extra effort was worth it? Seems like more work overall but it’s also nice to be able to put the work in the fall when things are a bit slower, one less thing to do in the busy spring season? Thanks again for making great content!
Thanks! I'm just getting started on my spring planted onion harvest. It is overall a bit more work to do the fall planted onions, but I will definitely continue to do them, as I really liked having that staggered harvest and, just like you said, the more work I can move to the fall versus the spring, the better. I will never stop planting onions in the spring- but I can definitely see myself doing a small planting each fall.... especially if my hunch is correct and I find that I don't have to cover them with frost cloth through the winter. I plan to do a side by side comparison- covered vs uncovered- for my next planting... we'll see what happens!
Yes! Give it a try! It really is a lot of fun. Those bibs are from Duluth Trading Co.- mine are pretty old, but I think they're similar to the Heirloom Gardening bibs they carry now.
Thanks! The only ones I've regrown are green onions/scallions. If I buy them from the grocery in the winter (which I rarely do, because they overwinter in my climate), and they have the root still attached I place them in a shallow cup of water and they will regrow green tops each time I cut them. I think it's a great idea and fun to do if you've got the space and adequate lighting.
Well shoot. I was under the impression that, to overwinter onions, seeds need to be started indoors in early June and transplanted in mid August. Not started indoors in mid August and transplanted in mid October. Oops. Can I still expect a good onion harvest this coming spring even though the seedlings are being planted earlier than expected? I’m in zone 6b/7a in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
I have not yet. I will be trying 'Desert Sunrise' this year as Johnny's recommends it and says it did well in their trials in Maine. I have to assume that if it did well in their Zone (I think it's 5a) it will do ok for me in 6a-- but we shall see!
Haha- I answered this question in my response to your other question 😆. Here's what Johnny's Seeds said about 'Desert Sunrise': "In subsequent trials we have also found the gorgeous, red-purple 'Desert Sunrise' to be excellent for overwintering from seed for Northern growers.
I grew desert sunrise and forum onion sets from Johnny last year as overwintering onions..I got very good harvest..almost all of desert sunrise survived and got big bulbs.. I lost few of the forum onion sets..but the ones survived had good size.. started seeds for desert sunrise 19 July and planted both in ground 4 oct of last tear.. harvested first week june.. I am zone 6 Massachusetts.. hope this helps..
It depends on your growing location. Here in Ohio I can typically do 3 plantings- early spring, mid-summer for a fall harvest and late fall for overwintering.
What you said makes no sense, onions start producing the flowers only the second year .. what varieties are you talking about? I don't think it's possible for onions to produce seeds so fast ... i don't get your issue. You plant them in winter and harvest in spring.
I accidentally overwintered Candy onions this past winter. I bought seedlings last spring and planted them under squash growing on a trellis thinking the onions would be used up before the squash grew too big. Didn't happen that way. The onions that were left didn't grow much in the full shade. I didn't pull them out, just left them there. Early this spring they started growing again. Biggest, best onions I ever grew! Just recently pulled what was left. They're drying in the shed. Northeast Ohio. Zone 6.
What a wonderful garden accident, Susan! Thanks for sharing!
Wonder what variety they were?
@@Czibs111 Candy
I overwintered onions last year and was thrilled by a beautiful harvest in late May. This year I’m trying Walla onions I started from seed in June. Already the size of regular starts. I only cover with pine shavings mixed with rabbit poop from my bunnies. I store as chopped onions in the freezer. They’re ready for use in recipes and last longer for me
May?! That’s awesome. I just harvested the ones I put out last fall like 2 days ago.
Glad to hear it @Charlie Hoos! I'm glad they did well for you. I'm surprised how early you were able to harvest as well- which variety did you grow last year? Thanks for the tip on freezing onions!
@@GrowfullywithJenna it was a package from Lowe’s, yellow and white onions. I cover the beds after planting with pine shavings mixed with rabbit poop from my bunnies. It breaks down making fluffy soil by spring and insulated everything over winter
@@charliehoos9773 thanks for the info!
I will buy my onions tomorrow... And try to grow them over winter....
I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, and overwintered (unintentionally!) Wala wala onions. I had no idea overwintering was even a thing, lol. But they started growing more in the spring and got pretty big!
What a fun surprise!
Nice! I am going to attempt to overwinter walla walla this year.
Finally someone talking sense on growing short day onions in northern latitudes
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Central PA - Bridger and Desert Sunrise do well. Bridger doesn't bolt hardly at all, Sunrise only a little more, but both do well. I usually don't plant till November, on plastic and then cover. I don't know if you have the Allium Leaf Miners in your area or not, but you want to be a little careful in the fall, if you overlap with their flight pattern. I don't think either are exceptionally good keepers. We go to market, so we sell as many fresh as possible, till we have to get them out of the garden. But, when we show up with those big beautiful onions in the middle of May at market and everyone else selling little Spring onions, we corner the market. I can tell you this, we tried Candy, 2 years ago and they did not do well, they bolted and split like a garlic in 4-5 segments...
This is great! I'm so glad to hear from someone who has grown these in a similar growing area- thank you! I can see where if you are selling at market, this jump start on onions would have some big benefits. Good to know about the Candy, too. Thanks again!
So happy we found you!!! We moved to Kentucky last year from Texas so we are learning all over again. Completely different and so much better. We learned that planting half as much yields so much more!!!!!! Thanks
I'm happy you found me too, Tori! Glad you are having a better time gardening in KY!!
When did you plant/harvest? Same here in central ky.
Thanks for the short day onion tip for overwintering! I bought short day onion seeds when I lived in CA and now I live in TN which is best for intermediate day onions. I’ll have a go at trying it out now.
You're welcome!
I grew onions from seed for the first time this year (well, some I put out last fall to overwinter). I was surprised how easy it was.
I have to agree, Eric! I was surprised by how easy it was too, and I'm a little aggravated that I did not try this sooner! Do you recall which variety you grew?
@@GrowfullywithJenna Ailsa Craig and Walla Walla. Yeah, same here. I heard a long time ago they take 2 years so I never tried until now. I either misunderstood that they seed on year two or got bad information. Either way, I’m glad I learned.
@@Hosemastenbrook I'm trying to learn more, Might I ask your zone ?
And general location as I'm a zone 6 Columbus Ohio , I tried Walla Walla and with out much success and got discouraged, I think a few might be in a flower basket still trying to live and only one in diameter , Might just try to plant now and give em a chance.
Thank ahead
@@johnjude2685 I’m in 6b, West Michigan. They like phosphorus, they take a REALLY long time. I started my seeds early March and planted out mid April. Our last frost is supposed to be around May 15
Mighty fine onions ya got there Mrs. Jenna. Thank you for all the information on how to grow onions. Stay safe my friend and have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you CB- hope all is well!
Tennessee, Candy. I feed them with Urea that is a 46 on the N side when putting out leaves, and use potash at 0-0-60 once bulb production begins. As most know, the more green on an onion plant, the bigger the bulbs will be!
Love watching your well organized garden.
and im watching this while re-potting my plums and apricot trees at my backyard.
Thank you! Sounds like a lovely time- I want to add plums & apricots to my backyard as well!
Excellent video! thank you for walking us through step by step with dates.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for saying the area that you live and also the usda zone garden. It help a lot.
You're welcome!
I'd missed a few of under grown onions that did come up in this spring and they wasn't hot but delicious and so surprise,
I've lost my onions starts now for 2 season and going try more fertilizer after they get about
3 inches as I'm getting desperate, wanting to master onions and have some over my 3.5 inch size.
Thanks Lady Gardener
Great video again....I just harvested my spring onions that I grew from seed. Will do an overwinter this year along with garlic. Do you plan on doing a garlic video???
Thanks Jack! Glad to hear you're doing overwintered onions & garlic this year. I've got several videos on garlic that you may want to check out: ua-cam.com/play/PL4zzslvkscX1JeL4R8mR_DGX5RrQQtUso.html
I overwintered onions last year and have a good harvest with diameters up to 100 mm this was better than last year I think because I use a lot of cow manure the type of onion was troy .I live in the south of England
I'm glad to hear it!
I didn't have any bolt resistant varieties. I planted Spanish Yellow, Gladstone and American Flag Leeks. I hope they all do well. If not, I plan on planting a spring crop as well. To test I may only mulch heavily to see how well they do. 🤔 I'm Erie Pa 6b.
I hope they do great for you!
I'm going to try Australian Brown seeds this year. These are a heritage onion and thus produce true from seed. I plan on leaving a couple to go to seed, thus I'll have more seed for planting. I'm going to direct sow, I think, in the middle of August.
Great idea!!
Great video and info. Thanks! Will be giving this a try.
I'm glad you'll be giving this try- I'd love to hear how it goes for you! Have a great weekend!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'll let you know. Going to have to track down some of those varieties. Though I may just give some of the long day seeds I already have a try. Garden going bonkers right now. Busy busy. Just picked over a wheelbarrow full of sweet corn. Tomato explosion right around the corner. Take care.
@@bbtruth2161 Glad to hear it! Enjoy that garden!
Thank you I was missing your videos I have sweet onion seeds would love to try over wintering. First time gardening in pa zone 6a
Awe, thank you, Michele! I hope you do give it a try- let me know how it goes for you if you do! Have a great weekend!
Talk about bolt broccoli always does that to me. It frosts in may so planting in April is still hard in Wisconsin
Broccoli will tolerate repeated frosts and temps down to 26F (sometimes lower if it's been acclimated to cold temps). My last frost is early to mid-May and I typically plant out my broccoli early to mid-March. Planting it out any later than mid-April typically results in bolted plants, or just poor quality heads for me here.
@@GrowfullywithJenna nice thanks for the reply next year Im making plans to do a big garden thanks Jen 🔯🕎 Shabbat sHaLoM from Wisconsin 🕎
@@rogerbeaird5742 you're welcome. Glad to hear you're planning a big garden next year- enjoy!
Thank you! Perfect timing! Love love love your channel.
Awesome! Thank you so much!!
For the love of onions!! ♥️
😅 I hate to admit it, but when I was a tiny toddler I would eat on them whole like an apple. I warded off all the grownups!
I vowed to have a better onion harvest this year by growing the proper day length onion and starting them from seed. Success! Even though, I had to restart seeds (somewhat late) after accidentally leaving them outdoors to succumb to freeze one night.
I chose an intermediate onion, Candy. Although…I think, being located at the southernmost tip of Ohio, that I may do even better with a long day.
Since I love to eat onions in many ways, I also ALWAYS adore good scallions on hand. So…I’ve found that if I buy a lot of sets in the spring, I can store them in the fridge and plant them out spring and fall. The latest planting did over winter and gave me super scallions very early. I did leave some to see if they would bulb…that was a no go. Just as I suspected, they eventually bolted.
I’ll be sure and experiment with one of the varieties you mentioned for growing overwintering onions.
Haha, I love it-- you were truly born with a love of onions!!
I'm glad you had success with 'Candy'- if you want to grow some monsters, you might give 'Alisa Craig' a try next year. It's a long-day and does really well for me here. Great tip on the scallions-- that's a wonderful idea. Best of luck with your future harvests!
Cool! Gonna try this next season.
Good luck!
Great video, and again your plants did great.
I raised three type and had little information an the package, give em a pretty even start on only one type got any size up to 3.5" which I had test garden , Believe I can improve next season.
Seen how you teaching,My biggest difference is I've never cover crops and believe it is going to make my garden 80 percent of what you're doing to your "Super Yeld Veggie Garden"
Thank you for the teaching Lady
Choosing the right variety for your area can make all the difference. For example- I've got 9 varieties of spring planted onions getting ready for harvest. Varieties like 'Alisa Craig' are giant- bulbs up to a pound a piece and as big as my son's head!! But some of my 'Ring Master' onions are only about 3" across.
Excellent detail Jenna! We’re getting ready for over wintering too. If I could only find some dang Leeks around here. Lol.
Thanks, Jules! I hope you find some!
Great info- thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Do you have a video about growing onions from sets? Have I missed the window to plant this year?
Just this one, but it's not only about sets: ua-cam.com/video/czkkPRkS58A/v-deo.html It's definitely getting late for our area, but as cold and wet as it's been, it's worth a shot to plant them now. What will likely happen is that your bulbs will not be as large as those planted in say, early March, because they've not had as much time to build up their 'energy reserves' before putting on a bulb.
I had one onion that over wintered under a very thick layer of leaves by accident this year. It was a Carpet (F1, red onion) variety., it grew close to baseball size and it didn't bolt. Might try it again intentionally this time.
Oh that's fun!
Once you see germination with the seeds, do you leave the dome off?
Yes- that is exactly right
I love your video!!! I'm doing fall onions this year and overwintering them. This is the first time I am doing this. I got Fall Sets from Johnny's. I am in 7a, Northern NJ. When should I plant my sets? My first possible frost date is Oct 30th. I am so new to growing garlic and onion! I am also growing garlic as well. Need suggestions or tips for a good harvest next year!
Thank you, Sarah! I've not planted sets, but I'm guessing it would be similar timing to when I'd plant the transplants. You'd be about 15 days behind me with your Oct 30th frost date.
I always do them in the fall. I just have way more time! So we sow them then we move bed to bed refreshing the soil and weeding etc
I agree- sometimes you're so busy with other things in the spring, it's just nice to at least have one thing already planted and done!
I’m looking to do this - this year! Doing garlic too. I’m in zone 6b (Ohio too!). Thank you for this.
I have a similar cell set up for growing seeds. What medium can you use besides the company’s cell pods?
I've used ProMix and my own seed starting mix for these with great results!
Thank you! Didn't know you could overwinter onions. Do you let some onions bolt to collect seed?
I think you could let some bolt & collect the seed. That is not what I did though, I went the easy route and got seed from a seed company. Have a great weekend!
@@GrowfullywithJenna You too!
What is the name of the green vinyl fencing that is behind you in this video. I need that in my garden to keep the cats from spraying my food. I have never seen that before.
I've got two types- the one at the base of the metal fencing is this: www.menards.com/main/building-materials/fencing/utility-fencing/3-x-25-green-plastic-garden-fence/mgf325g/p-4364363666071699-c-5768.htm?tid=3916091056359594099&ipos=24 and the one loosely wrapped around the raised bed is this: www.menards.com/main/building-materials/fencing/utility-fencing/volm-2-x-25-garden-net-fence/1719450/p-1444445934812-c-5768.htm?tid=8729271420142854799&ipos=40
Can you do this with any variety of onion seed?
Hi Holly, there are certain varieties that better for this than others due to their bolt resistance. Go to 03:03 for specific varieties.
I'm concerned my beds don't get enough sun, do you think this would work if I placed sets in grow bags? Our beautiful home and yard are not great for a lot of gardening so we tuck things in wherever we can. Thank you for an amazing resource, your channel is great and we watch it like a series even if we can't plant all the things!
It might- just remember that soil above ground (so in a container or raised bed) is going to freeze solid more easily than in-ground beds. So depending on your climate you may need to insulate your containers in order to overwinter onions in them.
Great point! Thank you… we’ll do some experimenting.
Just for laughs try planting the 'boiling onions' sold at grocery stores. In one season I got everything from early spring onions to full bulbs to 'we're gonna bolt and scape' from one $2.99 net bag of junk onions you'd throw in with a roast.
How fun! I would love to try this, but I can't say I've seen these carried at my local grocer- I'll have to keep a closer eye out. Thanks!
I got a bunch of scallions from another Gardner and planted them in Late October. I am in Zone 6B in Massachusetts. I am wondering if they will survive the winter, even if it snows. I haven't mulch them yet.
I didn’t even know this was an option! I definitely want to try it…is it too late if I do it in the next couple of days? I’m also in zone 6a, SW Pa. Can this be done with any other alliums?
Nope- shouldn't be too late!
I've not tried it with other alliums, but think it'd be worth a shot. I've talked to quite a few folks who overwinter leeks.
@@GrowfullywithJenna that’s exciting to hear! I’m on it! Might try leeks too because I haven’t had success otherwise. Do you grow radicchio?
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Glad it was helpful, Helen!
Very beautiful video's, Jenna. When you see your onions gone to flower, bouw the whole plant to the ground, so did my grandmother and it helps to put energy to the bolb. you have to bouw higher then the neck ab. 15-20 cm. other case is that you let them flowering and harverst your seeds which you put in the trays the next time. What can be more funny then saw the onions you prodused all by yourself?
I'm in southwest PA. My neighbors have a massive oak tree that shades my yard half of the day. I want to grow onions in the spring. My question is... what type of onions should I grow? The beds get full sun from mid-day until sundown. Will the shade play a factor in long-day/short-day varieties?
I'm always unsure about the amount of light from grow lights when starting bulbing onions inside. How long do you leave your grow lights on? I'm assuming that the total amount of light from artificial lights wouldn't be enough to trigger premature bulbing no matter how long they're left on for, but I'm not actually sure and haven't been able to find good information about it. I typically just give my long-days 12 hours, to be on the safe side, but maybe they need more than that!
All my indoor starts get the same light schedule- 12 on/12 off. I've never had any issues with it affecting bulbing in any of my onions.
I'm in TN and planted my onions in October. It is late Oct and the are sprouting. Should I just mulch now and get a frost cloth for the colder days?
Can you tell us where you bought the Winteria seeds? I have had bad luck with seeds bought online if not from Baker Creek, Fruition, etc.
Hi Timothy- unfortunately, Winteria is not available in the U.S.- I got the seeds from a Hungarian company- Semo Seeds. BUT- Johnny's offers several varieties for overwintering. I trialed 6 of them this past season and had great results with T-448 and Bridger.
The best thing a person could use to start seedlings is an egg crate that eggs come in from the market. You just fill the 12 little cups with dirt put the seed in it and then close the top and it keeps the humidity inside and acts like an incubator. They can be reused multiple times and they are FREE.
This seems to work well for some folks. I tried it and it didn't work so well for me.
I love your hat! Do you have a link where I can get one? Thank You!
Thanks! Unfortunately I don’t- I found this at Kohls of all places- years ago on the end of season clearance rack 😆.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Those are the best deals when you find something like that!
Wow! I will have to try this. Is it too late for me to plant from seed - I’m in zone 6 area. Also, are the green part of the long stalk edible? Thank you. Love your channel.
Yes, the greens are edible as well. I dehydrate and powder for onion powder, or store dehydrated and chopped for green onion substitute.
Good to know this. Thanks
It depends a bit on your first frost date- but if it's close to mine (Oct 15th) you'd be pushing it on the timing.
Also- A Barn is spot on about the greens- but if you mean specifically that tall bolted stem that some onions form- it's not great. It miiiiight technically be edible, but it's very woody and I can't imagine it's very nice for eating.
I wanted to try overwintered onions this year and I remembered you had posted this video. What luck that I watched it on Aug 5 (of 2022) and you were starting your seeds on Aug 5! I got my supplies out today (Aug 6) and sowed 36 T-448 onion seeds from Johnnys. Fingers crossed they do well. Thank you for introducing me to the idea of trying overwintered onions. 😀
Ooh I hope they do great for you!
What to grow in South East Texas winter garden 🤔
I imagine you could grow onions overwinter quite easily in your location!
Thank you helpful Ontario Canada
You're welcome!
I tried growing onions 2 years ago for the first time but the thrips were so bad the leaves were almost silver! Do you have any tips for dealing with them? Thanks! (BTW, I just found your channel and love it! I watch lots of gardening channels and I’m surprised yours never popped up in my suggestions. I only found it by searching ‘what to plant in zone 6’.😊)
Hi Sandra- I've not dealt with thrips personally, but several years back had to do a research project on natural pest prevention. This is what I found in regards to onion thrips:
Several tactics can be used to help avoid damage by thrips. First, avoid planting onions near grain fields, because thrip populations build here during the spring. Be sure to maintain healthy and non-stressed plants- these are more easily able to fend off feeding injuries. Scout often for signs of damage and infestations, and discard infested plants and/or give planta hard spray with a garden hose to knock thrips off of the plants. Encourage the presence of thrips’ natural enemies- including- predaceous mites, minute pirate bugs and lacewings. Organic treatments to control thrip populations include products containing: spinosad, pyrethrins, diatomaceous earth, kaolin clay products like Surround, and insecticidal soap.
Another great video! Those are some nice looking onions! I’m interested to hear after your spring onion harvest whether you felt the extra effort was worth it? Seems like more work overall but it’s also nice to be able to put the work in the fall when things are a bit slower, one less thing to do in the busy spring season? Thanks again for making great content!
Thanks! I'm just getting started on my spring planted onion harvest. It is overall a bit more work to do the fall planted onions, but I will definitely continue to do them, as I really liked having that staggered harvest and, just like you said, the more work I can move to the fall versus the spring, the better. I will never stop planting onions in the spring- but I can definitely see myself doing a small planting each fall.... especially if my hunch is correct and I find that I don't have to cover them with frost cloth through the winter. I plan to do a side by side comparison- covered vs uncovered- for my next planting... we'll see what happens!
I def want to try overwintering this year! Also, where are your bibs from?? Super cute.
Yes! Give it a try! It really is a lot of fun.
Those bibs are from Duluth Trading Co.- mine are pretty old, but I think they're similar to the Heirloom Gardening bibs they carry now.
Regrows work well with onions.
Do you cut the tops before watering?
Great vid! 😆 Whats your thought on using kitchen scraps to grow vegetables?
Thanks! The only ones I've regrown are green onions/scallions. If I buy them from the grocery in the winter (which I rarely do, because they overwinter in my climate), and they have the root still attached I place them in a shallow cup of water and they will regrow green tops each time I cut them. I think it's a great idea and fun to do if you've got the space and adequate lighting.
Do you eat the whole top or just the onion bulb?
Well shoot. I was under the impression that, to overwinter onions, seeds need to be started indoors in early June and transplanted in mid August. Not started indoors in mid August and transplanted in mid October. Oops. Can I still expect a good onion harvest this coming spring even though the seedlings are being planted earlier than expected? I’m in zone 6b/7a in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
Can I sow seeds directly on the ground in october?
Can I plant small onion bulbs?
Very cool!
Thanks!
Have you overwintered short day onions in your zone? I couldn't tell if that was a good idea for Zone 6 or not. I'm in Zone 6a also
I have not yet. I will be trying 'Desert Sunrise' this year as Johnny's recommends it and says it did well in their trials in Maine. I have to assume that if it did well in their Zone (I think it's 5a) it will do ok for me in 6a-- but we shall see!
@growfullywithjenna how did your sunrise do?
Might be cool to allow some of them to bolt to collect the seeds.
That would be fun!
Me again. Desert Sunrise is a short day red. Will that work in Zone 6?
Haha- I answered this question in my response to your other question 😆. Here's what Johnny's Seeds said about 'Desert Sunrise': "In subsequent trials we have also found the gorgeous, red-purple 'Desert Sunrise' to be excellent for overwintering from seed for Northern growers.
I grew desert sunrise and forum onion sets from Johnny last year as overwintering onions..I got very good harvest..almost all of desert sunrise survived and got big bulbs.. I lost few of the forum onion sets..but the ones survived had good size.. started seeds for desert sunrise 19 July and planted both in ground 4 oct of last tear.. harvested first week june.. I am zone 6 Massachusetts.. hope this helps..
@@nehapawar632 Thank you for sharing! It's great to hear from someone who's grown the variety!
@@nehapawar632 Great info! Thank you!
Very nice.
Thank you!
Best show a Pepper Jelly video it's the time now 😋
Sorry! I don't make pepper jelly... just not a big fan
Is it too late to direct sow onion seeds right now?
Here in Ohio (or similar climates), it is too late for bulb onions-- though you could sow green onions/scallions.
How many times can I plant onions in the year?
It depends on your growing location. Here in Ohio I can typically do 3 plantings- early spring, mid-summer for a fall harvest and late fall for overwintering.
I'm planning to do this because I screwed up my onion seedlings. Too much watering, not enough light, should have started the seed in January.
Sorry to hear this- but I hope the overwintering technique works well for you!
I have grown onions through the winter for years but this year we had a cold snap where it hit -2 and it killed them :/
I'm sorry to hear that!
Can i start my seeds now November 8 butler county Ohio
It might be a little late for planting this year- but if you can spare some seeds it could make for an interesting experiment!
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What you said makes no sense, onions start producing the flowers only the second year .. what varieties are you talking about?
I don't think it's possible for onions to produce seeds so fast ... i don't get your issue.
You plant them in winter and harvest in spring.
Never thought of doing this. Hmm I think I'll give it a try. What was the Fertilizer N|P|K Thanks
The fertilizer I am using here is a low dosage- 3-4-3.
Start tips on how to grow each type of plant to produce your own seed, so that we never have to buy seed or be at the mercy of the seed companies
I will work on this!