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Your explanation on growing onions was the best out of all the videos I watched on the subject and I watched a lot . So thank you for showing us step by step. not much of the others explain the depth , fertilizer mulching etc.
Having watched a number of videos regarding planting vegetables and onion sets in particular. I found this to be the most useful and comprehensive. I have only this morning cleared the area for my onion sets and am taking a break, thank you for enlightening us about coloured mulch, I was about to go out and get the “special purchase” Red mulch at the Big Orange, 5 for $10 looked like a deal, does not appeal to me now, so a couple of hay bale’s will suffice. You saved me spending $10 to kill the $5 of onion sets- Thank You. You also gave the only honest rationale for purchasing Amazon items through your links, everyone else just says “because it helps me”, no one else has mentioned that no additional cost is involved. Of course I had already hit the like button, but am compelled to subscribe, just because I appreciate your style and honesty.
Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Definitely never buy dyed mulch. Not only do the dyes leach into the soil, but the reason why it's so cheap compared to real hardwood and bark mulches is because it's not real wood. You're getting refuse: broken down pallets, junk wood that can't be sold, etc., and the dyes make it look like real mulch when really it's industrial junk. I wouldn't want that around my plants. When you buy hardwood mulch, pine bark nuggets, cedar mulch, etc., you're getting legitimate wood, which is why it's more money and rarely goes on sale. Hay and wheat straw also makes excellent mulch, as does pine needles. The Amazon Storefront links are great, because you can support channels you enjoy for things you were going to buy already. When you use a Storefront link, the seller gets a commission on everything you buy just for using their link to take you to Amazon. You don't even have to buy the item - the seller gets a small commission on everything in your shopping cart at no cost to you. It's a good way to thank creators without actually having to open your wallet. It's a great feature.
It's great that it saved you from a potentially harmful purchase for your onion sets. Opting for hay bales sounds like a wise and sustainable choice. Also, it's refreshing to hear that the honesty and transparency about the Amazon links resonated with you. Happy gardening with your onion sets, and may your garden thrive! 🌱🧅👍
Thanks man awesome advice . For $1.99 where I live i got about 150 bulbs like yours . That makes the grocery bill much cheaper , everyone should do a garden it helps with all the stresses of life . Thanks for your video . Ill be subscribing now 🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦
That's a really great deal. Considering onions are about $0.50 a piece at the supermarket, you'll see a 10x return on investment once you deduct water and fertilizer. Still, pretty good!
Excellent tutorial, I’ve been growing onions for five years without much success. Also you could be standing in my plot, they look EXACTLY the same. Bizarre that mine is in S/E England. Thanks for the vid. 👍🏻
Thanks... very informative. 👍. I recently saw a video advising soaking the onion sets in manure tea for 24hrs. pre-planting to give them a head start on hydration after being dried for shipping. I think I may try your planting instructions & the pre-soaking as I’ve never had particular good luck with onions in the past. So... thanks, again.
I have never pre-soaked. However, I can say every single onion bulb came up. I planted in November, so there was little drying of the soil and I was able to keep it evenly moist thanks to the weaker fall sun.
This is a great video for planting my bulbs but I want to see your crop. I've planted the right variety of bulbs at the right time of year for the past two years, fertilized as you do, but I never get bulbs bigger than 1.5 inches in diameter. Please show us how to continue caring for the bulbs throughout the season and also show us your onion crop. Thanks!
I sure wish I'd seen this video before I picked up my 60 onion sets yesterday. What can I do until next fall when I'm supposed to them? I live near Raleigh NC.
Me, too. I just put some purple onions in right behind them yesterday, so we'll see how the purple onions grow in my climate. Most onions actually do better further north where summer days are very long, so I'm interested to see how I make out. Thanks for watching!
Thank you. Definitely give them a try. For the cost of a bag of onions at the grocery store, you can grow 100 of your own, so it’s a really inexpensive investment with almost no pests.
I planted green onions last spring moved them into raised beds late. They did not do much growing. Our average winter temperature is minus 20 to 25 degrees F. Today is Thursday 5 May 2022. It looks like most of the green onions have survived and are growing nicely
That's great to hear. Those types of temperatures are too cold for most onions. Hardneck garlic may be able to take it if established and mulched, but onions aren't quite as hardy. Most onions are alright til around 20F (I'm sure some varieties are better than others). You may do better waiting until it warms up to plant.
You missed the point. The green onions were planted late last summer and survived the winter. They are up about 4 inches and doing very well. Our winters are minus 25 degrees C / 0 F.
I’m confused because farmers around here (South Georgia) just planted in February and already have harvested there onions. They never planted in November
I feel you. You definitely still have time. I may be a little early, in fact, and it has been so absurdly warm it is actually concerning me. I've had seed garlic for 3 weeks and I'm holding it because it's just too warm right now. I think as long as you get them in within the next 2-4 weeks or so, you should be alright.
@@TheMillennialGardener my sets last year gave me onions through the winter and all summer too...which was a good thing because my seed planted ones didn't even grow ...possibly because of how wet it was in the spring and early summer.
@@Iloveorganicgardening that's a drag. I would recommending starting seed onions in trays. I plan on doing that in January and giving them a shot. I've never grown onion from seed. We just got hammered with 6 inches of rain yesterday from Eta, so hopefully my onions don't rot!
@@TheMillennialGardener speaking of garlic... I put mine in on 10/30 in Raleigh, NC. Was this too early due to the warmer weather we've had recently? They started putting out green shoots about 7" tall. Is this bad?
@@wbbanner there is a chance it may have been too early since it's been such a warm November. I think with garlic and onions, it's better to be a little too late in milder climates like ours since there's no risk of the onions or garlic being damaged by cold here. The real tell will be when you go to harvest in the spring. If the bulbs didn't develop or they're all tiny, it was too early. I planted my garlic a week ago and it's already sprouting and is 1-2 inches tall. It looks like a huge cool-down is coming next week, though, so our warm temps may be coming to an end for awhile.
As always, well done video. I have never planted onions before but was interested in doing so. This video provided all the essential information I needed to know. One a side note, you created a wonderful gardening area. Knowing your love for fig trees, do you have any fig trees that produce in June?
Thank you, I appreciate that. When your figs produce depends entirely on your climate. If you live in more northern climates, I don't think any fig will produce for you in June unless you play tricks on it by keeping it in a container and waking it up early in a greenhouse or something. If you live in a southern climate like I do where heat units begin building in March, a Celeste can produce ripe figs for you in June. Celeste's are known to bear fruit in June in warm summer climates like you'll find in Texas, Lousiana, southern Alabama & Mississippi, the warmest regions of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. My very young in-ground Celeste tree was ripening fruits in early or mid July this past year, and it's only going to get earlier and earlier each season provided we don't have a freak bad winter. If you want very early figs, look into Celeste, Improved Celeste, Florea and Ronde de Bordeaux. Unless you want to grow figs for breba crops. It is not unusual for breba figs to ripen in June, but I do not grow figs for brebas.
I grow in zone 5b and for table onions I plant my bulbs upside down and they grow down then turn up to emerge out of the ground leaving you with a U shaped white end that's about an extra inch longer of the tender white onion
I wish I could find someone who was in zone 7a and would post videos of when to start everything inside and out! This seems to be a very difficult location to figure out! 🤷🏽♂️
Hi. Greetings from NYC. New to your channel and have been binge watching. Love to garden when out on Long Island. I am learning quite a bit from you. Love your dog too. But I have a question? Does it ever snow in that part of North Carolina in the winter and if it does would your plants suffer from the elements?
Jonathan Dunn thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! Back in 2018 when I moved here, we had a 100 year freeze that coincided with a low pressure system and we got almost 4 inches of snow. Amazingly, Charleston, SC, got over 6 inches. There are no plows or salt trucks here, so the roads were not really usable for days. I lived in NJ and PA for 31 years and 12 inches of snow on salted, plowed roads is not nearly as bad as 4 inches here. It turns into solid ice. We haven’t had a flake since. It can snow here, but it is a once in a decade thing. Our average January high is about 57, so even if it were to snow overnight, it would be gone almost instantly, with the exception of those weird, extreme freezes you get once a generation. If you go inland, it snows. Raleigh usually picks up 4-8 inches of snow a year. So does Charlotte. I’m right up against the ocean, so I’m in the warmest part of the state in terms of high temps, and second only to the Outer Banks in terms of lows. Off the coast, there is usually some snow everywhere else in NC.
thanks so much for the video, really enjoyed the info....so have you ever planted onion seeds...? I didn't know any better so I bought seeds...anyway all the best from freezing NY! Dale is just adorable!!!
You're welcome. I actually planted some onion seed in trays over the weekend for the first time. I'll be trying to plant the starts in January-ish. We'll see how they do. You can start seeds in December or January in NY, actually. If you're in Zone 7 NY, planting starts sometime in February would probably work out pretty well since the worst of the cold should be over for the most part. Dale says thanks.
Will different varieties of 'green onions' (I have a red torpedo and the basic green bunching ones) cross pollinate? I planted them early last spring, they're both making it through the winter, so I thought I'd make the best of it and save the seeds when they bolt.
First time trying to grow these , do you have a video of what they look like when they start to come up and when they are ready for use ? Thanks again 🤗☕
This is the video I was looking for. Someone gave me some onion sets last month, and I was waiting until late fall to put them in, as I was told they don't bulb well from spring planting. I wasn't certain this would work, but it looks like I was on the right track. So, if I save these sets over the summer and plant in the fall, is this what you have done, or did I miss something? Also, I'm keeping them in a dark closet. Is that where they belong?
I just checked them and they were already sprouting, and some were dried out, so I just stuck them in a planter with my watermelons on June 1st, hoping they do something. Oh well.
If I want to use grass cutting from my lawn as mulch and my lawn contains A LOT of clover, do I need to prepare it in some way so seeds from the cutting don't overtake my garden? Thank you for your videos!!
Onions need to mature at maximum day length. They can't be planted in the summer, because they'd try to mature at the wrong time when the day length isn't correct. Because they're time-of-day sensitive, they have to be planted at a very specific time of year based in your maximum day length.
Quick question- I planted onion sets this year with my tomato plants. Unfortunately I was away for a few weeks and the tomatoes went nuts and seem to have forced my onion greens to fall over into a tangled mess in between the tomato plant. Can I trim the green tops off the onions!
Sorry to show my extreme ignorance but am planting these for the 1st time and don’t actually eat onions but everyone else in my family does. Can you explain what “bolting” is and why I need to avoid it?
This is the worst way to grow onions, by using onion sets, because what you will get is a large above ground plant but a bulb (the onion) that is about the size of a golf ball. These sets are grown from seed but then removed from the soil to be sold. This disrupts their growing cycle. Once you plant them they will grow but instead of growing a large onion, they go to seed. Plus, I have never seen any sets identified as long day, short day etc. The best way to grow onions is from seed or seedlings but you must get the right ones for the planting zone you are in. Onions do like water and a lot of fertilizer and they can tolerate cold temperatures, including being buried in snow.
I’m in NC as well. It’s now spring and I bought onion bulbs like a big dummy from Walmart. Could I just plant now in spring and harvest seeds to wait for winter?
"Loamy" essentially means fluffy with good drainage. You want it to have "give." Do you know how when you put your foot in a garden bed you'll sink an inch? That's what you want. Peat moss adds a lot of loam to soil. Think potting mix where it's a mix of peat moss, vermiculite/perlite, compost and organic matter. My garden soil is pure compost with a lot of organic matter mixed in, so the drainage is very good and it's very soft. Since it's in raised beds and gets no foot traffic, it's very light and airy. If I were to step in my raised beds, my feet sink an inch. That's what you want because when onions, carrots, beets, turnips, etc. are grown in that light soil, they can get large because it's soft without much resistance.
Hope I’m not too late with planting. I’m in same area as you and just got onion sets. Viewed on another channel that sets will not produce large onions only starts will. Know anything about that? Thanks
I'm new to onions in this location, so I'm going to find out. I planted both and we'll see which do better. Onion sets are less consistent. It's worth a shot, though. My onions grown from sets look incredible right now. They haven't started to bulb yet, but the green growth is impressive. They're like tree trunks.
Hi. So this is my first year planting onions. Listening to your video I am too late. I live in Oklahoma and should have already planted these. Is that correct?
Bolting means they flower, right? I ask because I bought some onion seeds from Baker's Creek, along with some herb seeds and so many of them I questioned how in the world there were seeds for some of them. That all being said, what if I find a specific kind of short day onion that I want to seed save (eastern NC, near Emerald Isle area) to plant again next season? How do I get seeds? Isn't that from the bolting part? Sorry, I have only had minor success with onions so I'm asking soooo many questions on sooooo many channels. LOL! Thank you for any advice you can offer. #NewSub
Switching the garden over and pulled all the dud bulbs. They had bolted and collapsed and got covered and forgotten. Can I plant them again? I'm in 9a and was going to wait, maybe put in the fridge?
Those maps are pretty generic. You have to cross-verify the variety and make sure it's appropriate for your location. If you're in Georgia, you should be growing a short day variety. *Maybe* you could get away with an intermediate day variety if you're closer to the higher latitudes in north Georgia, but I would strive hard to find short day varieties. Yellow Granex is king in Georgia - that's the Vidalia onion. It performs very well in your state, and I highly recommend that if you want a fantastic yellow onion.
Okay soooo I planted onions this summer about 1 month ago and have nice green tops…. I will feed them *fertilize* but …. What will happen to my onion sets?
Jason T they are literally everywhere you look here. Some of the pine cones are almost the size of footballs. I don’t grow them, though. They’re growing like weeds on the side of the road, but I recall them having a pretty long taproot.
It depends on how much rain you're getting. I didn't have to water my onions during the winter because our rainfall rate consistently beat the evaporation rate. My soil never dried out. Onions are prone to rot, so they're not something you want to overwater. They do better in slightly drier conditions since they're buried fairly deeply and have pretty extensive feeder roots. When you first plant them, you may want to keep the area slightly moist until the green tops start showing, but after that, you don't need to water them a lot during this time of year unless we go through a pretty intense dry period. I hate telling people when to water because it's like cooking. It's a living, breathing process that changes with the conditions. Telling you once a week may not be enough if every day is 87 and sunny, and once a week may drown them and kill them in a damp spell.
You got rid of your silly looking flat brimmed ball cap so I finally signed up for all your stuff. You’re not totally NUT. This onion vid was to the point without deviation and was easy to watch beginning to end.
I live in an area where the soil is almost clay. I remediate a bit. But, no manure. My onions did fine, even with little watering. We are trying to be frugal, so since water is not free. I grew white and reds last year. And, had to carmelize some onions to store. This year, I’m trying yellow too. My message is, I don’t think onions are difficult to grow. Ours did fine without all the benefits mentioned. No offense to the writer, he could be right - but, it doesn’t have to be perfect.
I don't know how long the onion sets will store for. You certainly can try that as it's your only option since they can't be planted now. Worst case is you'll have to buy fresh sets in the fall. For what it's worth, my seed-grown onions are growing even better than my onion sets. Despite planting them 3 months later, they're bulbing better and faster. I'm impressed.
If you mean something like MiracleGro Tomato 18-18-21, yes. That product is almost a 1:1:1 ratio of NPK, so it's great to use all year long on most vegetables. It's practically a 20-20-20.
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You speak very clearly, you explain things methodically and thoroughly, and you show helpful visuals. Thank you.
Your explanation on growing onions was the best out of all the videos I watched on the subject and I watched a lot . So thank you for showing us step by step. not much of the others explain the depth , fertilizer mulching etc.
I also grow these sets but in March and enjoy them about 4 weeks later as juicy
delicious scallions with 12 inch tops.
Having watched a number of videos regarding planting vegetables and onion sets in particular. I found this to be the most useful and comprehensive.
I have only this morning cleared the area for my onion sets and am taking a break, thank you for enlightening us about coloured mulch, I was about to go out and get the “special purchase” Red mulch at the Big Orange, 5 for $10 looked like a deal, does not appeal to me now, so a couple of hay bale’s will suffice.
You saved me spending $10 to kill the $5 of onion sets- Thank You.
You also gave the only honest rationale for purchasing Amazon items through your links, everyone else just says “because it helps me”, no one else has mentioned that no additional cost is involved.
Of course I had already hit the like button, but am compelled to subscribe, just because I appreciate your style and honesty.
Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Definitely never buy dyed mulch. Not only do the dyes leach into the soil, but the reason why it's so cheap compared to real hardwood and bark mulches is because it's not real wood. You're getting refuse: broken down pallets, junk wood that can't be sold, etc., and the dyes make it look like real mulch when really it's industrial junk. I wouldn't want that around my plants. When you buy hardwood mulch, pine bark nuggets, cedar mulch, etc., you're getting legitimate wood, which is why it's more money and rarely goes on sale. Hay and wheat straw also makes excellent mulch, as does pine needles.
The Amazon Storefront links are great, because you can support channels you enjoy for things you were going to buy already. When you use a Storefront link, the seller gets a commission on everything you buy just for using their link to take you to Amazon. You don't even have to buy the item - the seller gets a small commission on everything in your shopping cart at no cost to you. It's a good way to thank creators without actually having to open your wallet. It's a great feature.
It's great that it saved you from a potentially harmful purchase for your onion sets. Opting for hay bales sounds like a wise and sustainable choice. Also, it's refreshing to hear that the honesty and transparency about the Amazon links resonated with you. Happy gardening with your onion sets, and may your garden thrive! 🌱🧅👍
Thanks man awesome advice . For $1.99 where I live i got about 150 bulbs like yours . That makes the grocery bill much cheaper , everyone should do a garden it helps with all the stresses of life . Thanks for your video . Ill be subscribing now 🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦
That's a really great deal. Considering onions are about $0.50 a piece at the supermarket, you'll see a 10x return on investment once you deduct water and fertilizer. Still, pretty good!
Wow that’s amazing! Did you buy them from a nursery? I just bought them for $1.50 for 35 sets and thought I got a good deal 😅
Excellent tutorial, I’ve been growing onions for five years without much success. Also you could be standing in my plot, they look EXACTLY the same. Bizarre that mine is in S/E England. Thanks for the vid. 👍🏻
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Some of the best onion planting info I've ever seen. Great job!
Thanks for that. I appreciate it. These edits take more time than I would like to admit 😆
You are a very good speaker about gardening! AWESOME job
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I just my Onions in, so I will see what happens.
This is the best informative video (about anything) that ive seen on UA-cam. Clear, concise, and stayed relevant to the topic at hand. Great video! 👍🏾
Dang it, so I guess mid June zone 8b it's to late to plant my onions, 1 st time gardener, so much to learn
Thanks... very informative. 👍. I recently saw a video advising soaking the onion sets in manure tea for 24hrs. pre-planting to give them a head start on hydration after being dried for shipping. I think I may try your planting instructions & the pre-soaking as I’ve never had particular good luck with onions in the past. So... thanks, again.
I have never pre-soaked. However, I can say every single onion bulb came up. I planted in November, so there was little drying of the soil and I was able to keep it evenly moist thanks to the weaker fall sun.
This is a great video for planting my bulbs but I want to see your crop. I've planted the right variety of bulbs at the right time of year for the past two years, fertilized as you do, but I never get bulbs bigger than 1.5 inches in diameter. Please show us how to continue caring for the bulbs throughout the season and also show us your onion crop. Thanks!
This video will be helpful to you, and it may explain your problem: ua-cam.com/video/4OGDMrEMypE/v-deo.html
Hi Dale! Thanks for the video, getting ready to plant my onion sets!
Very good explaining and demonstration….thank you!
Here is it, spring of 2022 in CO, and I just followed your clear directions. Thank you!
Best of luck! Let us know how it turns out.
I sure wish I'd seen this video before I picked up my 60 onion sets yesterday. What can I do until next fall when I'm supposed to them? I live near Raleigh NC.
Thanks I just learned l did all wrong last summer was my first time trying to grow a garden Thanks
Thanks for watching! No big deal, we always mess something up every year. That’s why we get a new season every year!
The Gardeners credo: "There's always next year".
It's all about learning.
Keep growing friend!
Great Video! Thanks for helping us new Gardeners do it right!
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I can't wait to see the onions in the spring. Your yard looks amazing! Hahahaha, Dale is awesome 💖
Me, too. I just put some purple onions in right behind them yesterday, so we'll see how the purple onions grow in my climate. Most onions actually do better further north where summer days are very long, so I'm interested to see how I make out. Thanks for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardenerHello from Va….. how did the sets turn out?
Another great video and another hilarious ending!
Thanks. Dale is a character.
thank you for sharing this info.......great looking garden...
Thanks for watching!
Very thorough guide🤩 I need to add onions to my fall plans🥰
Thank you. Definitely give them a try. For the cost of a bag of onions at the grocery store, you can grow 100 of your own, so it’s a really inexpensive investment with almost no pests.
Very informative and thorough video. Thank you so much. I'm planting my sets today and thanks to you, I will get it right. I'm subscribing as well.
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for subbing, and best of luck!
Excellent thanks!
You're welcome!
I was definitely going to bury them to deep. Thanks
Very informative; direct and to the point. Liked, subscribed and getting notified!
Thanks this was great!!! Just planted mine
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
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I would love to see some video of your onion sets when they are ready to harvest
So very helpful! I’ve been looking for a video on starting onion sets!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
1kg(2.2lbs) of onions in the UK are about £0.55($0.65) but I still love growing them every year. Make some really good chutney.
The video I was looking for - very informative.
Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching.
I planted green onions last spring moved them into raised beds late. They did not do much growing. Our average winter temperature is minus 20 to 25 degrees F. Today is Thursday 5 May 2022. It looks like most of the green onions have survived and are growing nicely
That's great to hear. Those types of temperatures are too cold for most onions. Hardneck garlic may be able to take it if established and mulched, but onions aren't quite as hardy. Most onions are alright til around 20F (I'm sure some varieties are better than others). You may do better waiting until it warms up to plant.
You missed the point. The green onions were planted late last summer and survived the winter. They are up about 4 inches and doing very well. Our winters are minus 25 degrees C / 0 F.
I’m confused because farmers around here (South Georgia) just planted in February and already have harvested there onions. They never planted in November
Great video. Very informative and thorough.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for that. I still have to get my sets in. I've been so busy I haven't been in the garden much.
I feel you. You definitely still have time. I may be a little early, in fact, and it has been so absurdly warm it is actually concerning me. I've had seed garlic for 3 weeks and I'm holding it because it's just too warm right now. I think as long as you get them in within the next 2-4 weeks or so, you should be alright.
@@TheMillennialGardener my sets last year gave me onions through the winter and all summer too...which was a good thing because my seed planted ones didn't even grow ...possibly because of how wet it was in the spring and early summer.
@@Iloveorganicgardening that's a drag. I would recommending starting seed onions in trays. I plan on doing that in January and giving them a shot. I've never grown onion from seed. We just got hammered with 6 inches of rain yesterday from Eta, so hopefully my onions don't rot!
@@TheMillennialGardener speaking of garlic... I put mine in on 10/30 in Raleigh, NC. Was this too early due to the warmer weather we've had recently? They started putting out green shoots about 7" tall. Is this bad?
@@wbbanner there is a chance it may have been too early since it's been such a warm November. I think with garlic and onions, it's better to be a little too late in milder climates like ours since there's no risk of the onions or garlic being damaged by cold here. The real tell will be when you go to harvest in the spring. If the bulbs didn't develop or they're all tiny, it was too early. I planted my garlic a week ago and it's already sprouting and is 1-2 inches tall. It looks like a huge cool-down is coming next week, though, so our warm temps may be coming to an end for awhile.
Very useful, very beautiful gardening video.
Thank you! And thanks for watching.
It’s pleasure watching the sets.
Great information.
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That was a great video and very informative thank you.
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Very informative! Thank you
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Just found video, thanks for the information, very helpful.
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As always, well done video. I have never planted onions before but was interested in doing so. This video provided all the essential information I needed to know. One a side note, you created a wonderful gardening area. Knowing your love for fig trees, do you have any fig trees that produce in June?
Thank you, I appreciate that. When your figs produce depends entirely on your climate. If you live in more northern climates, I don't think any fig will produce for you in June unless you play tricks on it by keeping it in a container and waking it up early in a greenhouse or something. If you live in a southern climate like I do where heat units begin building in March, a Celeste can produce ripe figs for you in June. Celeste's are known to bear fruit in June in warm summer climates like you'll find in Texas, Lousiana, southern Alabama & Mississippi, the warmest regions of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. My very young in-ground Celeste tree was ripening fruits in early or mid July this past year, and it's only going to get earlier and earlier each season provided we don't have a freak bad winter. If you want very early figs, look into Celeste, Improved Celeste, Florea and Ronde de Bordeaux. Unless you want to grow figs for breba crops. It is not unusual for breba figs to ripen in June, but I do not grow figs for brebas.
thank you for really useful information
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I grow in zone 5b and for table onions I plant my bulbs upside down and they grow down then turn up to emerge out of the ground leaving you with a U shaped white end that's about an extra inch longer of the tender white onion
Great video. 👍🏻
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I wish I could find someone who was in zone 7a and would post videos of when to start everything inside and out! This seems to be a very difficult location to figure out! 🤷🏽♂️
so helpful, thanks for sharing!
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Hi. Greetings from NYC. New to your channel and have been binge watching. Love to garden when out on Long Island. I am learning quite a bit from you. Love your dog too. But I have a question? Does it ever snow in that part of North Carolina in the winter and if it does would your plants suffer from the elements?
Jonathan Dunn thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! Back in 2018 when I moved here, we had a 100 year freeze that coincided with a low pressure system and we got almost 4 inches of snow. Amazingly, Charleston, SC, got over 6 inches. There are no plows or salt trucks here, so the roads were not really usable for days. I lived in NJ and PA for 31 years and 12 inches of snow on salted, plowed roads is not nearly as bad as 4 inches here. It turns into solid ice.
We haven’t had a flake since. It can snow here, but it is a once in a decade thing. Our average January high is about 57, so even if it were to snow overnight, it would be gone almost instantly, with the exception of those weird, extreme freezes you get once a generation.
If you go inland, it snows. Raleigh usually picks up 4-8 inches of snow a year. So does Charlotte. I’m right up against the ocean, so I’m in the warmest part of the state in terms of high temps, and second only to the Outer Banks in terms of lows. Off the coast, there is usually some snow everywhere else in NC.
thanks so much for the video, really enjoyed the info....so have you ever planted onion seeds...? I didn't know any better so I bought seeds...anyway all the best from freezing NY! Dale is just adorable!!!
You're welcome. I actually planted some onion seed in trays over the weekend for the first time. I'll be trying to plant the starts in January-ish. We'll see how they do. You can start seeds in December or January in NY, actually. If you're in Zone 7 NY, planting starts sometime in February would probably work out pretty well since the worst of the cold should be over for the most part. Dale says thanks.
Will different varieties of 'green onions' (I have a red torpedo and the basic green bunching ones) cross pollinate? I planted them early last spring, they're both making it through the winter, so I thought I'd make the best of it and save the seeds when they bolt.
Where do you ever find onion sets in November?
If you buy them in the Spring when they are available they don't last very long.
First time trying to grow these , do you have a video of what they look like when they start to come up and when they are ready for use ? Thanks again 🤗☕
Yes. This video will help: ua-cam.com/video/K4JAfAyIrO8/v-deo.htmlsi=rR-lcY1nXwv-AyE2
Best of luck!
Thanks!
Great video, curious how they came out! I planted some just like yours recently myself
This is the video I was looking for. Someone gave me some onion sets last month, and I was waiting until late fall to put them in, as I was told they don't bulb well from spring planting. I wasn't certain this would work, but it looks like I was on the right track. So, if I save these sets over the summer and plant in the fall, is this what you have done, or did I miss something? Also, I'm keeping them in a dark closet. Is that where they belong?
I just checked them and they were already sprouting, and some were dried out, so I just stuck them in a planter with my watermelons on June 1st, hoping they do something. Oh well.
If I want to use grass cutting from my lawn as mulch and my lawn contains A LOT of clover, do I need to prepare it in some way so seeds from the cutting don't overtake my garden?
Thank you for your videos!!
Would it work to plant sets now and just before they start trying go to seed. Dig them up. Cut the tops off. Put in the refrigerator until Nov.?
Onions need to mature at maximum day length. They can't be planted in the summer, because they'd try to mature at the wrong time when the day length isn't correct. Because they're time-of-day sensitive, they have to be planted at a very specific time of year based in your maximum day length.
i planted some indoors in March 2024 before spring for the soup kichen
Quick question- I planted onion sets this year with my tomato plants. Unfortunately I was away for a few weeks and the tomatoes went nuts and seem to have forced my onion greens to fall over into a tangled mess in between the tomato plant. Can I trim the green tops off the onions!
Thanks for the info, first year growing onion sets. 🤞 🧅
Best of luck to you! Thanks for watching!
My area it’s more expensive to buy at the grocery store. Are onion sets safe to eat for pickling or are they treated or processed differently?
Sorry to show my extreme ignorance but am planting these for the 1st time and don’t actually eat onions but everyone else in my family does. Can you explain what “bolting” is and why I need to avoid it?
Hello I'm in New Jersey I'm using 5 gallon containers how many bulbs should I use for each container and can i plant garlic sets the same way???
This is the worst way to grow onions, by using onion sets, because what you will get is a large above ground plant but a bulb (the onion) that is about the size of a golf ball. These sets are grown from seed but then removed from the soil to be sold. This disrupts their growing cycle. Once you plant them they will grow but instead of growing a large onion, they go to seed. Plus, I have never seen any sets identified as long day, short day etc.
The best way to grow onions is from seed or seedlings but you must get the right ones for the planting zone you are in. Onions do like water and a lot of fertilizer and they can tolerate cold temperatures, including being buried in snow.
I’m in NC as well. It’s now spring and I bought onion bulbs like a big dummy from Walmart. Could I just plant now in spring and harvest seeds to wait for winter?
Thank you
You're welcome!
“The soil needs to be light and loomy” can you tell me what that means? (peat moss / vermiculite) ?
"Loamy" essentially means fluffy with good drainage. You want it to have "give." Do you know how when you put your foot in a garden bed you'll sink an inch? That's what you want. Peat moss adds a lot of loam to soil. Think potting mix where it's a mix of peat moss, vermiculite/perlite, compost and organic matter. My garden soil is pure compost with a lot of organic matter mixed in, so the drainage is very good and it's very soft. Since it's in raised beds and gets no foot traffic, it's very light and airy. If I were to step in my raised beds, my feet sink an inch. That's what you want because when onions, carrots, beets, turnips, etc. are grown in that light soil, they can get large because it's soft without much resistance.
Hope I’m not too late with planting. I’m in same area as you and just got onion sets. Viewed on another channel that sets will not produce large onions only starts will. Know anything about that? Thanks
I'm new to onions in this location, so I'm going to find out. I planted both and we'll see which do better. Onion sets are less consistent. It's worth a shot, though. My onions grown from sets look incredible right now. They haven't started to bulb yet, but the green growth is impressive. They're like tree trunks.
NC here to but foothills. Planted mine in the fall and out of 36 4 have bolted so far, I feel so much failure right now.
Hi. So this is my first year planting onions. Listening to your video I am too late. I live in Oklahoma and should have already planted these. Is that correct?
Bolting means they flower, right? I ask because I bought some onion seeds from Baker's Creek, along with some herb seeds and so many of them I questioned how in the world there were seeds for some of them. That all being said, what if I find a specific kind of short day onion that I want to seed save (eastern NC, near Emerald Isle area) to plant again next season? How do I get seeds? Isn't that from the bolting part? Sorry, I have only had minor success with onions so I'm asking soooo many questions on sooooo many channels. LOL! Thank you for any advice you can offer. #NewSub
Switching the garden over and pulled all the dud bulbs. They had bolted and collapsed and got covered and forgotten. Can I plant them again? I'm in 9a and was going to wait, maybe put in the fridge?
I'm in Georgia and the back of the onion set package says to plant at the end of feb
Those maps are pretty generic. You have to cross-verify the variety and make sure it's appropriate for your location. If you're in Georgia, you should be growing a short day variety. *Maybe* you could get away with an intermediate day variety if you're closer to the higher latitudes in north Georgia, but I would strive hard to find short day varieties. Yellow Granex is king in Georgia - that's the Vidalia onion. It performs very well in your state, and I highly recommend that if you want a fantastic yellow onion.
THANK YOU FOR REPLYING. IS IT TO LATE TO PLANT?
Iv got bulbs but just now got my garden ready in Indiana is it to late to plant them this year or will they still have time to grow?
Okay soooo I planted onions this summer about 1 month ago and have nice green tops…. I will feed them *fertilize* but …. What will happen to my onion sets?
Do you have any experience growing longleaf pines there? I know they grow here in Georgia and I’ve heard they grow where you are too.
Jason T they are literally everywhere you look here. Some of the pine cones are almost the size of footballs. I don’t grow them, though. They’re growing like weeds on the side of the road, but I recall them having a pretty long taproot.
Can I use pine shavings as mulch? I use it on my chicken coop bed but I haven’t seen anyone using it as mulch and don’t know why
Absolutely.
@@TheMillennialGardener thanks
Nice video
Thanks for watching!
Great and informative content. Unfortunately I’m just seeing this. Is it too late to plant here in NY? (Late May)?
Do you have a follow up to this for harvesting the onions?
Actually, I do! With a side by side comparison to seed grown onions. See here: ua-cam.com/video/4OGDMrEMypE/v-deo.html
How often should I water my onion sets after they are planted? I’m in Connecticut (Zone 6). Once a week?
It depends on how much rain you're getting. I didn't have to water my onions during the winter because our rainfall rate consistently beat the evaporation rate. My soil never dried out. Onions are prone to rot, so they're not something you want to overwater. They do better in slightly drier conditions since they're buried fairly deeply and have pretty extensive feeder roots. When you first plant them, you may want to keep the area slightly moist until the green tops start showing, but after that, you don't need to water them a lot during this time of year unless we go through a pretty intense dry period. I hate telling people when to water because it's like cooking. It's a living, breathing process that changes with the conditions. Telling you once a week may not be enough if every day is 87 and sunny, and once a week may drown them and kill them in a damp spell.
You got rid of your silly looking flat brimmed ball cap so I finally signed up for all your stuff. You’re not totally NUT. This onion vid was to the point without deviation and was easy to watch beginning to end.
I live in an area where the soil is almost clay. I remediate a bit. But, no manure. My onions did fine, even with little watering. We are trying to be frugal, so since water is not free. I grew white and reds last year. And, had to carmelize some onions to store. This year, I’m trying yellow too. My message is, I don’t think onions are difficult to grow. Ours did fine without all the benefits mentioned. No offense to the writer, he could be right - but, it doesn’t have to be perfect.
If im just gonna take the onion leaves, can i just live the the bulb burried and let for the leaves grow again??
Are pine needles good to use as a mulch?
Absolutely! Pine straw is fantastic.
Can you store the sets in the refrigerator until fall? I am in zone 8 a
I don't know how long the onion sets will store for. You certainly can try that as it's your only option since they can't be planted now. Worst case is you'll have to buy fresh sets in the fall. For what it's worth, my seed-grown onions are growing even better than my onion sets. Despite planting them 3 months later, they're bulbing better and faster. I'm impressed.
Awesome! Love it. Good explanations.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful.
Can you water them with tomato feed when start to grow ?
If you mean something like MiracleGro Tomato 18-18-21, yes. That product is almost a 1:1:1 ratio of NPK, so it's great to use all year long on most vegetables. It's practically a 20-20-20.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks. I use Tomato feed on Cucumbers but will also use bit on O ions occasionally. Thanks
How long does it take for onion sets to grow
That depends on the variety, type, where you live, your average temperature, etc. Impossible to answer, because it's different for everyone.
Do I trim down my onion?
I do not prune onions. I let them grow.