Planting Onions - February 2011 -- The Vegetable Garden

Planting onions from seed and transplanting into the garden. Or take the easier route and buy your transplants. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana Cajun Country

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[mrouterrim]

what is the diffrence between trans plants and scallions , they look the same

[webcajun]

@mrouterrim ... Onion seeds are planted close together then dug up and spaced out so they can form bigger heads……Donald

[mrouterrim]

@webcajun Thanks But will scallions get bigger if u let them

[webcajun]

@mrouterrim ... No, they are grown mostly for the tops......Donald

[Sorren11]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing.

[webcajun]

@Sorren11 ... You're welcome......Donald

[webcajun]

@raindrops40 ... Down here in Zone 8 I plant my seeds in the fall, in the garden. I let em grow all winter and those that I’ll transplant will be spaced out in February. It doesn’t get cold enough down here to hurt em at all. Good luck with your onions, they’re really easy to grow……Donald

[raindrops40]

Thank you so much for the great information. I've been putting off growing onions for years, it looked so complicated. But, you gave me just the courage to start my candy seeds, and now I have tiny sprouts! Hopefully they will be transplanted sometime in April, thanks again WebCajun

[webcajun]

@ShonitaMG … I think you’ll find onions are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in your garden. If you give em time and allow them to grow they’ll produce an excellent crop. Planting now means you’ll be harvesting around the end of May or in June. When chopped and frozen approx 10 - 1 gal. freezer bags last us all year…..Donald

[ShonitaMG]

I bought me some Georgia-Vidalia onions to start growing. But we can't really call them that cause I'm growing them in Texas. Lol! This is the first time I have ever grown onions. They were sets that were so puny, so I started them in transplant pots till they got at least an inch bigger. The green skinny tops break off so easily but they grow new stronger thicker tops to replace them puny stringy ones. Your idea to go ahead & cut the tops makes it easier. And thank you for showing me how to pl