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Saturday, March 24, 2018
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Garden Rebel (Team Rebel Rousers)
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Lebanon, Oregon
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Some people are unsuccessful at planting onions because of a couple of basic reasons. In my area (Oregon) I like to get them started early. Before April. It is too early for tilling because the soil is wet, so I use the broadfork to loosen the soil, and at the same time adding new stuff. My soil is pretty loose anyway because I have been making and adding to it for 25 years. Perlite, coir, ect. The other reason is that growers will plant the bulb too deep. They will just rot and die. That bulb needs to be just under the surface. I dig a deep hole and add some fertilizer. Then backfill with a little soil and carefully lift the onion so the roots stay deep and straighten out. Takes a little practice but you will not lose very many to rot. Oh, and sprinkle slug bate around the perimeter. Once they discover your onions they will mow them down.
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