| Since I have not died from eating my bunching onions, I now consider myself an expert. You said that you did not want green onions, so I assume you want the bulbing type. Dixondale farms is an excellent source, and their site has good information. I bought from them last year, with very good results. However, you can buy some of the same named plants from Wal-Mart or Lowe's, for a lot less. That is what I am trying this year. For our area (southern parts of the US), a short day onion works best. IMO, you just cannot beat the 1015Y. It does well here. If you buy small plants, the time to plant is now. In fact, for my area, January 15 is the date to shoot for. If you buy from Dixondale, they will use your zip code, and send the onion plants when the time is right for your area, unless you ask them not to. I tried the onion sets (small bulbs) and had horrible luck with them. I planted in the fall, and most bolted the following spring. Onions are very sensitive to temperature, and if you have intermittent warm and cool spells, the bi-annual onion will think it is time to send up a bloom stalk. Unless you want to save seed, that is a bad thing. You can eat an onion that is forming a bloom stalk, but the bulb may not be solid, and (in my experience) cannot be stored with much success. Good luck,
John |
