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Tue, Apr 25, 06 at 18:28
| Hi. I have some big yellow onions that I bought at the store. I didn't use them up and now they have sprouted really thick green plants. Can I plant them and grow onions? How does that work? Will I get a bunch of onions? Do I need to separate the onion? Can I grow them in a container? How do I keep away maggots from eating them?
Thanks so much! Crystal |
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| Here is what works best for me. 4 gallon or so Pot. Fill pot almost half way with wood chips. Fill rest of pot with rich potting soil. (I use mushroom dirt with about 2 tablespoons each of crushed lime and greensand.) I top this with wood chips and I sprinkle that with a bit of diatomaceous earth. This time of year I would set it in partial shade. Keep soil moist, you should have great drainage with the wood chip bottom. It will probably go to flower. It may make more than one plant. It may devide after going to flower. Onions are a great mystery. Taste some of the flowers, they are hot and spicy in a salad. If you know someone in your area that has fun growing onions, get their advice. Onions act different in different soils, latitudes and climates. |
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- Posted by username_5 5 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 25, 06 at 21:51
| You can plant the onion and it will grow, but forget about the bulb, it is all downhill from here. The bulb is beginning the second year of it's life where it's sole mission is to produce seed. To do this it will use up the bulb which is it's stored food reserves from last year. I prefer to feed them to the soil and it's inhabitants. If you want some vertical interest in a container planting you can stick an onion in the middle and it takes the place of those spikes you often see in containers. You can also harvest the greens that grow and use them in soups, relishes, dips or whatever. They have a nice onion taste. The bulb though is no longer suitable for eating, its quality will continue to deteriorate rapidly. |
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- Posted by Terri NE(t3103@yahoo.com) onSun, Apr 3, 11 at 11:16
| How do you plant this bulb(onion with green sprouts) with green sprouts already,just like a regular plant and how deep, what direction should the green sprouts be, up?Do you make a mound of dirt ,how far apart,how much sun? Would like advice as I have one in my kitchen that every one wants to know about,and I want ONIONS,but have never grown them, Thanks for any advice! |
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| Just plant it deep enough so that the tip is not covered. What you will get is nice green thick leaves early on. If you leave it alone, it will bolt, flower and poduce seeds. You can then plant the seeds. BUT it might not be the right kind for your area to make good bulb. |
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- Posted by dougromedy north florida (My Page) on Tue, Apr 30, 13 at 16:47
| A friend of mine thinks I should cut the bottom half of my onion off and then plant it. Right now I have i sitting in a bowl that's half full of water. Do I need to cut the onion at all? Mine looks like it may be 3 plants. Do I need to separate them? And if I grow this, am I only going to get seeds and no onions? If so, how many seeds do they produce on average? |
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