marlingardener
Central Texas, zone 8
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:50 am Post subject: Onion harvest started |
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We started harvesting our onions this weekend. We plant 1015s (a sweet white onion that does particularly well here), reds, and yellows. The harvest usually stretches over a couple of weeks. As the tops die down, we pull and hang them in the barn to dry.
Onions drying in barn ( photo / image / picture from marlingardener's Garden )
There is good air circulation in the barn aisle, and they onions are out of direct light. Our barn smells pretty heady for a couple of weeks, and when the garlic harvest starts, whew! 
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Jerry Sullivan
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One of the great things about GS is getting to see the other side of the equation. The first time I see onions are in the marketplace.
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GMB27
Devon
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| Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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In the UK, onions wont be ready for months yet! Great looking onions though, im jealous!
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Pricklypear
Southern Arizona
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What a beautiful onion harvest. They are gorgeous.
I experimented this year with growing onion from seed.
It all worked out. I have about 40 onions. Help I got right here on this forum got me going in the right direction.
Maybe next year my onion harvest will be as worthy and beautiful as yours. Congratulations.
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cherylad
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S. Liberty County - Texas
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Those look great Jane! We had one onion out of hubby's garden the other day. No where near ready... but just had to taste one!
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bhapimama
Humboldt County, California
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just put some seeds in the ground today - will be my first attempt at onions. I'm trying the "Walla Walla" variety - we'll see how they turn out 
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EJ
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Now those are what I call onions! Mine are pathetic this year thanks to the drought. I am to ashamed to even post a piccy. Very envious as I do love growing onions.
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whistler
British Columbia
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great! My husband would be in heaven with all those onions!
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mart
NE Texas
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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I also planted the 1015`s and they are getting huge ! Been eating off them for a month. Having hamburgers tonight.
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Philip Nulty
The Midlands,Ireland
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Oh that sight of all those lovely onions!,..i envy you,..i well remember looking at similar in my own shed but 5 years ago,..sigh!,..a good harvest Jane!.
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