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Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

If you want big onions for 2008 you need to get them started now. From Dec 12 to end of month for large and after for dinky onions.lol or cocktail onions. Have fun!

12/17/2007 7:00:36 PM

Bethlehem CT

Hi Marty
What is the best variety to grow for the absolute biggest onions?

12/17/2007 11:03:35 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Kelsae or Ailsae onions.

12/18/2007 5:52:19 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

Marty, what kind of care will they need from now till spring? Peace, Wayne

12/18/2007 6:30:35 AM

western PA

great, i have been looking for info on this!

where can one get the seeds?

12/18/2007 8:05:45 AM

Netherlands

Going to start mine next week. I would go for Kelsae. Ailsae tend to be somewhat smaller.

12/18/2007 1:12:24 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

24 hour grow lights for the first 3 weeks they are up. 65 degrees is all they need once they are up. You may use a fungicide when planting so they do not neck rot.About February move to window for some real sunlight. Reimer Seeds has both onion seeds.

12/18/2007 5:58:12 PM

seedy one (Marty S ) the 24 hour light part is very funny.

12/31/2007 4:03:55 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Oh look what the Dog has dug up again....quick someone bury it again only deeper this time.

12/31/2007 5:36:53 PM

GR8PUMPKIN.NET(Shannon)     

I did not dig any thing up it is just a well known fact that bulbing in onion is day length sensitive. Which means the plants will start bulbing early while the plants are small. Resulting in small onions.

1/26/2008 3:18:56 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

No problem early in life,24 hour light for first 7-8 weeks is standard practice in the UK.

1/26/2008 4:06:42 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

Works good for me.Last year had one 8 pounds.You need the full day light when they are bulbing in Late May,June and early July. The ones I planted later were smaller.

1/26/2008 5:01:40 PM