Time to plant those Onions!

It is time to start planting your garden this year.  And its hard to imagine a garden without onions.  This article should give you some ideas about planting and harvesting your onions. 

Enjoy Great Flavor with this Versatile Vegetable



It's hard to imagine eating without onions. From fast-food burgers to the Thanksgiving dressing and green-bean casserole, onions add flavor and interest to otherwise dull ingredients. You can eat the tops as scallions, immature bulbs as green onions, or mature bulbs as regular onions. It's easy to grow your own from seeds, sets, or transplants


Project Steps
1) Start Your Onions Early


Sow onion seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost date in spring. For a summer harvest, plant sets (small bulbs) or transplants in the garden 3 weeks before the last frost date. In mild-winter regions, you can plant transplants in early winter for an early summer harvest.

2) Plant In Good Soil


To grow best, onions need loose, well-drained soil free of rocks and debris. Raised beds are ideal. Amend the soil with compost or other organic matter, such as Miracle-Gro® Organic Choice® Garden Soil"> before planting.

3) Feed Your Onions Regularly


Apply a plant food that's high in phosphorus, such as Miracle-Gro® Liquid Quick Start® Plant Food, at the time of planting. Follow up with a complete plant food, such as Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food, every 2 weeks during the growing season. Water regularly, but don't flood the planting bed.


4) Harvest Your Onions


About 8 weeks after planting, scallion tops should be 6-8 inches tall and ready for picking. You can harvest green onions any time after the bulb has formed. Mature onions should be ready for harvest in mid- to late summer, when the green tops start to turn brown and fall over. Then simply pull the onions from the ground.

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