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Is anyone else having problems with their onions bolting?
I've never grown onions before so I don't know if I made a mistake or it is weather related.
The transplants were from Dixondale Farms (via a generous BronxBoy.) The varieties were mostly short day and included Yellow Granex, Texas Supersweet 1015Y, Contessa, White Burmuda, and Candy(day nuetral.) They were planted around mid-February with some plant-tone and mushroom compost added. Since they are short-day, I guess fall planting would give me better results?
I bought a tomato plant from a guy who was growing a bunch of onions from Dixondale a few weeks ago and his onions were already bolting too.
I guess I'll be eating a lot of green onions the next few weeks!
Any advice for next year?
Thanks,
Danita
Oh, forgot to mention, that I just picked up a pack of Granex seeds to start for fall planting. When should I sow the seeds to have fall transplants?
This message was edited May 22, 2009 10:59 AM
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