Planting Bulbing Onions (Round Onions)


                           

Most savory recipes include onions, and homegrown onions give your dish that extra complex flavor and aroma. Onions are easy to grow if you know a few basic tips, and you need to know what type of onions to grow in your area.

Onions are a cool-season crop, meaning they like to grow in the cooler months of the year. Short-day onion varieties bulb well with 10 to 12 hours of daylight, and are best suited to being grown from late fall through late spring in Southern California. 

Along with timing, there are different methods to getting your onion plants in the ground.  Check out the following resources for information so you can grow a successful onion crop. As you watch the videos and read about growing onions, take note of the following information: 

**Types of onions  
**When to plant  
**Soil preparation  
**How to plant  
**Fertilizer requirements  
**Water requirements 
**When to harvest  
**Onion storage 


Growing Onions in Southern California (posting)
Good information which covers the basics of growing onions in our area.


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How to Grow Onions from Seed and From Transplants...in Fall (video)
Comprehensive information on all aspects of planting onions.


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HUGE Onion Harvest // How to Grow Huge Onions! (video)
All about when to harvest and curing onions, and tips on growing huge onions.


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DIXONDALE FARMS - Onion Growing Guides (comprehensive library)
Dixondale Farms, located in Carranza Springs, Texas, is the nation's largest growers of onion transplants. Some of us have purchased their onion transplants and have grown beautiful, tasty onions! The following link is to their comprehensive onion growing guides, and you will have access to their entire website, well worth exploring.


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