Good morning! I hope you are all having a great weekend. I woke up to about 2 inches of snow this morning so no gardening going on outside for me. I hope you all enjoy this week's gardening tip video on planting onions!! Happy Gardening!
Great video! We tried sets for 2 years without any luck. Last year I learned about the sets being second year onions but we had already planted the sets! So this year we started our own seedlings! Hopefully we get a good harvest this year. Thanks so much for your advice!
I literally just planted all the tiny ones today thinking they would need more time to catch up. I'm glad I learned this before planting the bigger ones later.
👍I've been burned one too many times by sets. So I planted starts grown from seed in the fall which have wintered over nicely, and I've now got round two of starts almost ready to go outside. Looking forward to lots of tasty onions. Oh, I'm doing the same thing with shallots.
Yeah, I gave up on sets about 10 years ago. I bought this package for the video and I'm not even sure what I'm going to do with them. Maybe plant the for green onions.
Just made my first order from Dixondale Farms. Used your link and got ~40% off. Or they had an unannounced sale? Very happy with that, either way. Looking forward to getting & planting the varieties I ordered. Will be my first time growing onions.
Glad you got a discount, it must have been a random sale because I don't have any affiliation with them other than just loving them and buying from them for over 10 years.
@@StoneyAcresGardening our nights are still in the 30’s with with teen’s in the forecast but our days highs 40’s. You think it would be okay to still put them in?
Your last frost date is the most important factor, and the ability to work the soil. Plant 4 to 6 weeks before your last frost, but you can only keep those seedlings for at the most 3 weeks from the time they were shipped, so the clock is running.
Your timing is always perfect. I just picked up some zebrune ‘shallot-onion’ seeds from Baker Creek and I have no idea what I’m doing. I may be too late, but I have a much longer season so....mebbe?
Am growing Red Burgundy Heirloom from seed plus seedlings (transplants) , and green onions(bunching). I can already see the seed basis will be tuff. Here in AZ, zone 7b, we now have just shy 12 daylight hours 3/13), and in my heated greenhouse are growing slowly. (we are having snow right now too). They are also a good companion plant with strawberries... Do they like a more acidic environment?
I plant both long day and short day in zone 6a. I plant at the same time in around midMarch. The short day comes up first (and sometimes a few long days) then the long days come up. Then I transplant. Maybe next year I'll try in jan or Feb but I start mine outside will this still work?
@@StoneyAcresGardening Same here. I've had some success with sets, but it's hit & miss whereas growing from starts almost always works well for me. My only issue with starts is the robins & flickers seem to think my little onion starts are worms & they pluck them out of the ground. So I've learned to place little stakes with flash tape around my onions. That seems to keep the birds away.
For green onions I do 2 different methods. First I use some of my smaller seedlings, I plant them closer together (you not worried about spacing) and deeper (to have a longer blanched tip). Or another option is to grow bunching onions, they are grown close together and do not really bulb so they are great for green onions.
I’m not sure why you are advising not growing onions from seed. I live in PA and I start my onions in late January under lights in the house and they are ready to plant now. Last year I harvested about 20 pounds of beautiful onions.
So...another video says to cut off onion tops (bulb onions) to use in cooking but that’s not at all what you are saying. Will the green tops being cut stump bulb growth?
Yes, I try to leave those tops alone. For green onions, I usually just plant a smaller patch and I plant them deeper to get that longer blanched tip. Bunching onions or chives are also a good option for green cooking onions.
@@StoneyAcresGardening short day variety. In years past purchased long day variety without any knowledge of what that meant and was met with utter disappointment. I spoke with the onion firm you recommended and they advised me to plant short day and provided the map you mentioned. I noticed onion seed packets for sale in our area and read the back of the packet...didn’t buy it...clearly stated LONG DAY..! Here we are in AZ! Oh well....live and learn!
Good morning! I hope you are all having a great weekend. I woke up to about 2 inches of snow this morning so no gardening going on outside for me. I hope you all enjoy this week's gardening tip video on planting onions!! Happy Gardening!
What is the fertilizer ratio you use for your onion transplants?
10-10-10 would be the best, or 10-20-10.
@@StoneyAcresGardening thank you
Thank you for your onion knowledge. I bought onion plants from Dixon Dale based on your recommendation..
Good choice!
Great video! We tried sets for 2 years without any luck. Last year I learned about the sets being second year onions but we had already planted the sets! So this year we started our own seedlings! Hopefully we get a good harvest this year. Thanks so much for your advice!
You're welcome! Good luck!
I literally just planted all the tiny ones today thinking they would need more time to catch up. I'm glad I learned this before planting the bigger ones later.
I have just found the smaller ones are less likely to bolt.
👍I've been burned one too many times by sets. So I planted starts grown from seed in the fall which have wintered over nicely, and I've now got round two of starts almost ready to go outside. Looking forward to lots of tasty onions. Oh, I'm doing the same thing with shallots.
Yeah, I gave up on sets about 10 years ago. I bought this package for the video and I'm not even sure what I'm going to do with them. Maybe plant the for green onions.
Very well explained.
Glad you liked it
Just made my first order from Dixondale Farms. Used your link and got ~40% off. Or they had an unannounced sale? Very happy with that, either way. Looking forward to getting & planting the varieties I ordered. Will be my first time growing onions.
Glad you got a discount, it must have been a random sale because I don't have any affiliation with them other than just loving them and buying from them for over 10 years.
Just got my set last week from Dixondale!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I love Dixondale! Our group order is going in today!
@@StoneyAcresGardening our nights are still in the 30’s with with teen’s in the forecast but our days highs 40’s. You think it would be okay to still put them in?
Your last frost date is the most important factor, and the ability to work the soil. Plant 4 to 6 weeks before your last frost, but you can only keep those seedlings for at the most 3 weeks from the time they were shipped, so the clock is running.
Your timing is always perfect. I just picked up some zebrune ‘shallot-onion’ seeds from Baker Creek and I have no idea what I’m doing. I may be too late, but I have a much longer season so....mebbe?
I'm sure you will be fine, get them planted soon!!
Do those pumpkins in the back ever go bad?😄 Thanks for another great and informative video.
They are getting to the end of their storage life. we need to get them eaten soon. We had a bunch this year, we have already eaten 5.
If I plant sets and they go to flower, does it help to cut the flower stalks before they mature? I'm planting both sets and plants
I have found that it does. But you will still want to use those onions up first because they won't store as long.
Am growing Red Burgundy Heirloom from seed plus seedlings (transplants) , and green onions(bunching). I can already see the seed basis will be tuff. Here in AZ, zone 7b, we now have just shy 12 daylight hours 3/13), and in my heated greenhouse are growing slowly. (we are having snow right now too). They are also a good companion plant with strawberries... Do they like a more acidic environment?
Onions like PH between 6 and 7.
I plant both long day and short day in zone 6a. I plant at the same time in around midMarch. The short day comes up first (and sometimes a few long days) then the long days come up. Then I transplant. Maybe next year I'll try in jan or Feb but I start mine outside will this still work?
No in zone 6 you would need to start indoors that early. It would be too cold for germination outside.
@@StoneyAcresGardening ok thanks. I'll probably just keep doing it like I am then
What growing zone are you in?
We are zone 6b - Last frost May 15, first frost October 1st
@@StoneyAcresGardening I’m in 8a but not sure about my frost dates and not sure how to find out
Sets is what i have most.luck with.
I've found the opposite for my garden, but I'm glad they work well for you, they certainly are the easiest way to plant!
@@StoneyAcresGardening Same here. I've had some success with sets, but it's hit & miss whereas growing from starts almost always works well for me. My only issue with starts is the robins & flickers seem to think my little onion starts are worms & they pluck them out of the ground. So I've learned to place little stakes with flash tape around my onions. That seems to keep the birds away.
can you start onions from a whole onion by putting roots in water?
春耕 sending my support
Thanks
Is there a certain method to follow if you want to eat green onions?
For green onions I do 2 different methods. First I use some of my smaller seedlings, I plant them closer together (you not worried about spacing) and deeper (to have a longer blanched tip). Or another option is to grow bunching onions, they are grown close together and do not really bulb so they are great for green onions.
I’m not sure why you are advising not growing onions from seed. I live in PA and I start my onions in late January under lights in the house and they are ready to plant now. Last year I harvested about 20 pounds of beautiful onions.
You misunderstood, I said growing from seeds directly in the garden. I encourage using transplants you grow yourself or buy. Which is what you do.
So...another video says to cut off onion tops (bulb onions) to use in cooking but that’s not at all what you are saying. Will the green tops being cut stump bulb growth?
Yes, I try to leave those tops alone. For green onions, I usually just plant a smaller patch and I plant them deeper to get that longer blanched tip. Bunching onions or chives are also a good option for green cooking onions.
When is bulbing time?
It depends on the Day length onion you are growing.
@@StoneyAcresGardening short day variety. In years past purchased long day variety without any knowledge of what that meant and was met with utter disappointment. I spoke with the onion firm you recommended and they advised me to plant short day and provided the map you mentioned. I noticed onion seed packets for sale in our area and read the back of the packet...didn’t buy it...clearly stated LONG DAY..! Here we are in AZ! Oh well....live and learn!
Where did you buy those onions sets from ..?
I got them from the nursery department at our local farm store. You should be able to find them at about any nursery section.
Got mine from Lowes homestore
Thanks in Toronto they’re still settling up for spring e.g Lowe’s I went by last week..🇨🇦