tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post3029434625938392562..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: Garden Journal 6/2/09:Harvesting Spring Onions Grown from Purchased PlantsFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-90965612607942354042009-06-06T19:57:40.662-05:002009-06-06T19:57:40.662-05:00After many years of gardening and growing produce ...After many years of gardening and growing produce for a local Community Supported Agriculture project, I too came to the rather embarassing realization that I was planting the wrong sort of onions for my location in Virginia--smack in the middle of short and long season regions of the US. This year I planted Red Candy Apple, Candy, and Super Star (all intermediate.)<br />-Heidi Lewis<br /><br />http://summerbeamgarden.blogspot.comfolk cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871536584829723249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-56539032517224316312009-06-03T16:27:29.752-05:002009-06-03T16:27:29.752-05:00We get an "F" for growing onions success...We get an "F" for growing onions successfully. Never enough rain. But we can buy 50 pound bags of locally grown onions from the Mennonite store for less than ten bucks, so I don't worry about it much.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-81937550775212657912009-06-03T08:43:48.530-05:002009-06-03T08:43:48.530-05:00this is my first year for onions, so i went relati...this is my first year for onions, so i went relatively simple - bought one bunch of red onion sets and one bunch of sweet yellow sets. the yellows have fared better than the reds, but i think i'll definitely end up with a successful harvest.<br /><br />i think i'm most scared about storing them correctly so they won't rot. will need to read up on that before harvest time comes.jenniferhttp://www.almosteden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-48804988854189321742009-06-02T18:13:11.126-05:002009-06-02T18:13:11.126-05:00We had green onions growing in our backyard when w...We had green onions growing in our backyard when we moved here. They're the "walking" kind; they sprout a small set of bulbs on top, the weight topples the stalk, and then the new bulbs plant themselves. Hence, the "walking" name; they travel.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-57836839210713840942009-06-02T14:06:35.560-05:002009-06-02T14:06:35.560-05:00I hope my onions turn out this good Susan!!I hope my onions turn out this good Susan!!Brunohttp://brunosdream.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-4706013778367564962009-06-02T12:48:25.503-05:002009-06-02T12:48:25.503-05:00I had roughly 4 dozen onions in a mix of "regular"...I had roughly 4 dozen onions in a mix of "regular" red, white, and yellow that I bought in sets from the market.<br /><br />Then my husband came across a candy variety he had liked from the farmer's market last year and bought me a couple dozen of those as starters.<br /><br />Then a fellow gardener from church offered me some of his onions that were more mature....so I planted those to.<br /><br />I only have about 300 sq ft. of vegetable garden all total...and the moral of the story is basically that I probably have far too many, but we will enjoy them!<br /><br />Thanks for updating, I enjoy visiting your blog and learning new tips and tricks for my garden (I also never knew that onion size was driven by the length of day)<br /><br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043862331439827080noreply@blogger.com