tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post111862843147578882..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Onions In The GardenFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-75303683196051222372010-09-06T10:32:56.152-05:002010-09-06T10:32:56.152-05:00Hi akadietcoke,
Not to worry - you're just gro...<b>Hi akadietcoke,</b><br />Not to worry - you're just growing more free food! The onions themselves may or not still be good - just dig up a few and see how they look. If they're still okay, go ahead and use them like you would any onions.<br /><br />If they've rotted or otherwise look inedible, leave them be and enjoy your surprise crop of fresh green onions. I did this last fall; you can read about it in my garden blog post, <a href="http://inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2009/10/garden-journal-10809-growing-short-day.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Garden Journal 10/8/09: Growing Short Day Onion Varieties in Spring and Free Green Onions in Fall.</b></a> <br /><br />Wondering what to do with all that bounty? Check out these posts: <a href="http://inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2008/06/garden-journal-entry-6708-what-to-do.html" rel="nofollow"><b>What To Do with 125 Scallions</b></a> and <a href="http://foodiefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2008/06/wanted-your-favorite-recipes-ways-to.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Wanted: Your Favorite Recipes 7 Ways to Use Green Onions</b></a><br /><br />Happy eating! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-76957165383683401152010-09-06T09:00:02.190-05:002010-09-06T09:00:02.190-05:00I planted onion sets for the first tiem this year....I planted onion sets for the first tiem this year. When the greens fell over I didn't pick all my onions, and now i've noticed that they have resprouted. Is this good/bad? Should I leave them alone? Help me farmgirl :-)<br /><br />I live in Minnesota - zone 4, if that helps.akadietcokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-15668743985445253902010-01-23T11:35:27.643-06:002010-01-23T11:35:27.643-06:00Most all the farm stores and nurseries that sell v...Most all the farm stores and nurseries that sell vegetables in the Willamette Valley sell onion seeds, sets, and starts(small plants). Of all of these - the starts are absolutely the easiest and most reliable. Seeds need to be started indoors here and are easy to mess up. Sets are easy to get and not too expensive, but tend to go to seed and that will give you a woody center and an onion that won't keep long. Starts don't have any of those drawbacks, are available in the spring just when they should be planted. If you wait for the spring sale you can get them at a Wilco Farm Store for about $2.50 a bunch (about 50 plants).<br />I just ordered 30 bunches online. If you look, you can get some great deals on bulk shipments - <br />Lynne, Salem Or.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-61437148791792330772007-09-24T23:04:00.000-05:002007-09-24T23:04:00.000-05:00hey there...i like this article that you made in p...hey there...i like this article that you made in planting onions. i, too, love planting herbs in my small garden, usually in pots. hope to hear from you more. my email is rainieregos@gmail.comRunningEnthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750104650747671344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1960657733806982062007-08-18T14:23:00.000-05:002007-08-18T14:23:00.000-05:00We live on a farm in Western Oregon and have had l...We live on a farm in Western Oregon and have had luck starting a storage onion called "Copra" from seed in the late winter early spring. We transplanted them out of the container as soon as possible. We just harvested our crop this year and their average size is slightly smaller than a baseball. THey are and will keep all winter with good flavor. Territorial seed offer them as seeds and sets: http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/Copra_P1989.cfmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994736472959938846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-23952596876854642352007-08-18T14:22:00.000-05:002007-08-18T14:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994736472959938846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-768171374527836922007-06-15T18:07:00.000-05:002007-06-15T18:07:00.000-05:00I have been told to keep the bulb of the onion un...I have been told to keep the bulb of the onion uncovered. Is this correct thing to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1169400397729988312007-01-21T11:26:00.000-06:002007-01-21T11:26:00.000-06:00i know this is an older post- perhaps you'll see m...i know this is an older post- perhaps you'll see my comment, though...<BR/><BR/>i was just reading online that one of the big issues with indoor seed starting in onions is that people give them too much light- too many loght hours. part of the short-day-long-day nature of onions, to long of days (and short of nights) too early makes the oio bjulb up before it has leaves/stalks to support large growth. <BR/><BR/>could this be your issue in the past?<BR/><BR/>we have done onion sets and plants we have bought, but this year we are trying heirloom seed. not because we have to have everything from seed, but because we want good storage onions, something the Red Yellow and White signs at the store dont guarantee. <BR/><BR/>perhaps we'll fail perhaps not-- we are, though, also ordering prestarted plants from http://dixondalefarms.com/<BR/><BR/>tabitha & karlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1169016501755754172007-01-17T00:48:00.000-06:002007-01-17T00:48:00.000-06:00i'm fm asia n would like to grow spring onions. I ...i'm fm asia n would like to grow spring onions. I do not have a garden n would like to grow in pots. What is onions set because we don't have then in supermarket..u mention they r for planting n not for eating? I want to grow those SO for cooking. My mother did mention that the bottom part of the spring onions roots can be planted...is that true?<BR/>Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1166904809465008962006-12-23T14:13:00.000-06:002006-12-23T14:13:00.000-06:00Hi Anonymous,The onions I buy at the supermarket a...Hi Anonymous,<BR/>The onions I buy at the supermarket are simply called onion sets. They're just teeny onions but are grown especially for planting, not eating. They appear right outside the front doors to the store in three huge bins (one for red, one for yellow, and one for white) I think around mid-winter. If you live in a warmer climate (we're Zone 6--well, WE'RE Zone 5, but everybody not down in a little valley is Zone 6) you might find them earlier. They probably won't be in the produce aisle. Good luck! : )Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1166506170438016632006-12-18T23:29:00.000-06:002006-12-18T23:29:00.000-06:00*smacks haed* no wonder the onion seeds and sets n...*smacks haed* no wonder the onion seeds and sets never really amounted to much. I'm wondering what the onions you get at the supermarket are called? The closest thing I've seen in the supermarket lately are boiling onions. Is it too soon to be looking for them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1143387751061497872006-03-26T09:42:00.000-06:002006-03-26T09:42:00.000-06:00Hi Kitchenmage,I've bought Walla Walla sweets befo...Hi Kitchenmage,<BR/>I've bought Walla Walla sweets before, but I've never tried growing them. The flavor was really nice, but I bet they'd taste a hundred times better out of the garden. Hmmmm. Will have to look into finding some sets. (Because you know I won't start them from seed, LOL!)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1127602290647575932005-09-24T17:51:00.000-05:002005-09-24T17:51:00.000-05:00Can you get Walla Walla sweets out there? They are...Can you get Walla Walla sweets out there? They are our local favorite and make the best "scallions on steroids" ever. I think that they lose a bit of the sweet if they are stored very long but that's what generic yellows are for, right?kitchenmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992982861785057694noreply@blogger.com