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02 Jun 24, Karen Ventura (USA - Zone 8a climate)

what type of onions should be planted in zone 8, ie: long day, short day etc?

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27 Jun 24, Laura L Ellington (USA - Zone 8a climate)

in Zone 8 intermediate and sort day onions can be grown along with bunching green salad onions.

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05 Apr 24, Cami (USA - Zone 9b climate)

any advice on best onion variety for zone 9b? I have tried texas grano but have not seen results yet (2 weeks and counting...). I live in southern california

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08 Apr 24, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Since you are having problems with your Texas Grano -- I would recommend going to an Egyptian walking onion (or other walking onion). Video abojut the onion can be found here: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=walking+onions&mid=17F7CAB6E4A914745E4A17F7CAB6E4A914745E4A&FORM=VIRE Additionally: the walking onion originated from a cross between the Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum), and the common onion (Allium cepa). The Egyptian walking onion, Allium x proliferum, is a member of the allium family and a great addition to the perennial vegetable garden. Egyptian onions go by many names, including tree onions, topset (or topsetting) onions, and walking onions. The seeds are slow growing, and can take several years for them to grow and flower. That’s why people grow them mostly from established bulbs. Every part of the Egyptian walking onion is edible, including the bulb in the ground, the stems, the flower, and the aerial bulbils. There are different varieties -- some zones 3-9 others 3-10. I would select a 3-10 for your area -- additionally some types grow substantial bulbs under ground -- others have small underground bulbs -- so select your variety based on your need. There are white, brown and purple walking onions. There is also the RED CATAWISSA WALKING onion -- which is not classified as an Egyptian walker -- but is still a walking onion: this variety for its larger sized bulbs and topsets that are much larger than the typical walking onion. All parts of the plant are edible. Walking onions are a standard choice for permaculture gardens and food forests -- they are very low maintenance - and very reliable -- so a good choice for anyone having difficulty growing regular onions.

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27 Mar 24, Peter (Australia - temperate climate)

Last year I had quite a few of my small Onions and Parsley cut off at the base. I suspect the culprit is a Blue Tongue Lizard, i have noticed full grown and baby Blue Tongues in the garden. While I dont want to hurt the Blue tongues, I want my crop to grow. I saw somewhere that Lizards dislike Vinegar. I am going to spray a row of Onions with Vinegar and see if this keeps the Beasties away. Has anyone tried this, or any similar way to deter Blue Tongues. Cheers. Pete.

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25 Oct 24, Nadege (Australia - temperate climate)

I imagine the best way would be to cover the plants with some wire bird netting, it can be easily bent into shape and onions and parsley will be able to grow through it but I'm not sure the lizards will climb the wire. the other alternative could be to have a dedicated feeding spot where you could provide small amounts of green waste for the lizards so they don't come after your plants.

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04 Mar 24, Mary (USA - Zone 8a climate)

Do onion sets do well in a container?

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07 Feb 24, Brenda (USA - Zone 5a climate)

What do you mean when you say plant out

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12 Aug 24, Vicki (USA - Zone 8a climate)

Plant out means to plant your transplants out into the garden.

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07 Feb 24, (USA - Zone 5a climate)

Hi, it means to take the seedlings you've grown from seed, and plant them in the ground or bigger pots.

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