Growing Onion

Allium cepa : Amaryllidaceae / the onion family

Feb	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Sep
S				S
	T	T	T		T
		P	P

(Best months for growing Onion in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 8°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 5 - 10 cm apart
Harvest in 25-34 weeks. Allow onions to dry before storing.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Lemon Balm, Borage, Carrots, Beets, Silverbeet, Lettuce, Amaranth
Avoid growing close to: Peas, Beans

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15 Nov 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Pick them and then leave in the sun for a few days to brown off.
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24 Oct 17, Danie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Why shouldn't onions be planted close to beans and peas?
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17 Oct 17, Danie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Do I have to roll the leaves of the plants to enhance bulb forming at this time before they are harvested to prevent new growth?
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04 Oct 17, Vincent Mulenga (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I'm in Zambia can I grow onion rainfall whan should I plant my ?
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20 Oct 17, Danie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I would plant onions (seedlings) in March and harvest in October/November or plant seed in trays during February.
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19 Sep 17, mayoche (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): can I grow onion in rain seasons
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08 Jul 17, thulani (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi, i would like to plant onions in mpumalanga and my area were I live its cold mostly when its rains its pours. So can my onions grow very well in such environment?
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03 Jul 17, Paris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I'm about to start growing onions from seeds and it says keep them under cover until early spring when they are ready to be planted out, I'm just wondering exactly what undercover means. Does it mean inside undercover or just out of direct sunlight outside. "Undercover" is very vague and I don't want to mess these up.
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04 Jul 17, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): When we say 'undercover', we mean somewhere which will not have extremes of temperature and cool down at night. e.g on a covered deck : or in a cool greenhouse.
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12 Jun 17, Margaret Shaw (Australia - temperate climate): I have planted about 100 spring onions about 2 wks. ago, all looking good, do they benefit from any fertiliser during the growing period. I dug in a small amount of compost before planting. Thanking you, Margaret.
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