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02 Apr 21, Debbie h. (USA - Zone 9b climate)

Can you plant onions that already have a green stem coming from it? Like ones in fridge if not used fast enough .

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22 Jun 21, Jayne Matzkin (USA - Zone 9b climate)

I've done it. You take the outside layers off until you reach the layers the green stem is attached to and plug it in your garden. They become a bigger version of themselves. I see this a way of not wasting that onion and tossing it.

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07 Oct 22, Janelle (USA - Zone 10a climate)

Yes, I just did exactly that this summer. Instructions on previous reply are correct.

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08 Apr 21, Anon (USA - Zone 4b climate)

Put the question into google and it will explain how to do it.

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25 Mar 21, Jean (Australia - temperate climate)

My onion bed is prepared with plenty of chook poo, and top soil containing sheep and cow manure..plus lime and water retaining dressing.. Are there any other element missing or anything l'm putting on that is not necessary.? Why do the onions have thick necks? Am I leaving the onions too long before harvesting when seed stalks appear? I would appreciate your advice. I live in Lake Clifton 6215 WA on sandy soil which we are building up with compost and manures , lime etc

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26 Mar 21, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Onions don't need really rich soil, as in heaps of nitrogen. They are a bulb and need Phosphate. With the sandy soil better to build it up with mulchy compost, it can have a bit of chicken/sheep/cow manure in the compost. Or at the end of your growing season add manures grass clipping leaves etc to your soil and turn it and water (rain hopefully) during your fallow time, If you do that over 3-4-5 months then you should have really good soil to start with. You may need to add some lime to balance the soil ph back to 6-7. If you have big thick leaves stalks that means too much nitrogen.

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16 Mar 21, David (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I just transplanted some onion seedlings into a garden bed and it is March. Will they develop normally despite being planted early?

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17 Mar 21, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

You should be ok. Good idea to check planting times before buying/planting seeds or seedlings. You also have to consider your local conditions.

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28 Feb 21, Barbara Esparza (USA - Zone 9b climate)

Are there any onion sets that I can plant in Texas zone 9b that are more heat resistant?

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02 Mar 21, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Plants generally have a temperature range that they grow in. That is why most crops are seasonal in a district. Try planting out of that range and you could fail.

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