Onions are super easy to grow from seed as long as you start 10-8 weeks prior to transplanting. I usually add 20 seeds per cell and the seeds grow into long blades of grass. The First couple weeks in April is a perfect time to transplant onions as they are cold tolerant, however, I'm waiting for my fertilizer and mulch to "cool" a little so they don't burn my starts. I decided to test transplanting my starts into a bigger pot while I wait. I've never transplanted onions twice so we will see what happens.
If this is your first year with onions, and the starts are ready to go, here are a few tips after you harden off the seedlings. (Letting the plants sit outside during the day for a few hours at a time to acclimate.)
If this is your first year with onions, and the starts are ready to go, here are a few tips after you harden off the seedlings. (Letting the plants sit outside during the day for a few hours at a time to acclimate.)
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| Sweet Spanish Yellow Onion (Awesome in Utah) |
- Harden off the plants
- Make sure the soil is moist, making it easy to separate the onions
- When you pull the clump of seeds & dirt from the container, carefully separate the grass like blades and their roots
- Cut roots that are longer than three inches
- Stick your finger deep into the soil creating a hole
- Twirl the grass blade helping the roots into the hole
- Bury the onion until the white/red area is covered
- Water every other day until roots establish (maybe two weeks)
- then water one a week until harvest.
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| Red Onion |
