Long Day Onion Varieties
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Comments (10)I had the same experience last year with Big Daddy - Copra and Ringmaster weren't much different. I decided for me - I was not far enough north geographically for those long-day onions to bulb-up. I think I was right. None of the long-day onions we planted stored well for us. This year we wanted to try Highlander because there are not that many intermediate-day onion options - and Highlander was touted as an early maturing onion. It was a good decision because the onion grew very well here and bulbed-up nicely. You can see the difference between Highlander and the other long-day onion bulbs if you compare them in the photos? The other long-day onions apparently didn't have sun and temperature necessary to complete their growth - the bulbs are narrow and elongated - the necks are thick because we had to pull them to protect them from freezing temps - and like I said - they did not store long!...See Morewhat happened to my onions?
Comments (6)Onions are a very unique crop when it comes to their growing needs as they are day-length sensitive. Onion plants are readily available from many sources both locally and online. Normally any place that sells any other garden plants will also sell onion plants. Even Walmart sells them here as do most local nurseries and farm stores. Unfortunately they too often sell them long after the proper planting time which is late winter/very early spring just as soon as the ground can be worked. So many order them from one of the several online suppliers like Dixondale Farms or grow them from seed by starting them indoors in December. As Farmerdill said in your location you will need to grow long-day varieties only. So research long-day onion varieties. Plan to plant them just as soon as your ground thaws enough to stick them in the ground and just barely into the ground. Don't wait as you only have until the middle of June for top growth to develop before the shorting days triggers bulb development, mulch them well with straw or hay and feed them heavily. Dave...See MoreShort Day or Long Day Onions in Zone 6b?
Comments (1)Long or intermediate day. Short day onions are for areas where the ground does not freeze in winter....See MoreWANTED: Have: Short Day Onion Plants (3 varieties)
Comments (2)Sorry, I accidentally posted as Wanted first. If anyone here in the St. Pete area wants any of my extra Dixondale transplants, let me know. I have Texas Legend (the new short day variety this year - more nutritious, bigger, and longer storage than the Texas sweet). I also have yellow granex and southern belle red hybrid (which did well for me last year even planted in late Jan). I don't need a trade for them but am looking for purple carrot seeds, oakleaf (red or green) lettuce seed, arugula seeds or transplant, borage plants, snapdragons, and maybe some other things that I can't remember....See Moretheforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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