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furrypurrykitty -> RE: Garden question? Does anyone know about planting onions? (4/11/2008 1:44:32 PM)
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I found something on GardenWeb that said onions are two-year cycle plants IF you grow them from seed. My parents grow onions from sets each year, but I'm not sure why yours don't produce "fruit." Are you making sure they get plenty of water? What kind of soil do you have? Maybe the onions would like some fertilizer.
I found some info on another website that said, "If during the period before harvest, the stems begin to swell at the base, immediately bend the stems over. This should prevent your onions from going to seed."
Here's a link to an onion fact sheet: http://extension.usu.edu/files/factsheets/onionsf.pdf
Hope you have more success this year - homegrown onions are so good!
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