The 2 Most Important Tips for Growing Big Onions

[@rickdees251]

Hoss is the boss! What a rare pleasure this video was. You didn't waste time explaining what you were going to cover and even waste more explaining what you weren't going to cover. Which on YT can go on until our ears fall off. You got to the point. Gave real information. You didn't parrot videos you watched in the last week on a topic you know nothing about. You sir put out one great video.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Rick. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@keithdigby3267]

Exactly!

[@mothernature4895]

Lucky you. The only thing we plant in November in Canada is our butt on the couch waiting for spring.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Haha. Although you can probably grow a great garden in August and September whereas we can't.

[@casual454t1]

Ha! Love it!

[@LuckyTown77]

Garlic

[@cbak1819]

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[@robertmorley3609]

me too, in southern Ontario. My garlic is in and most of the leaves have been cleared and in the compost.

[@realairpersonality]

Yeah, I tried that "plant in November" and I ordered 1015 onions from Dixondale too. Trouble was that in the last week of December we had a polar vortex and the temp went to 3 degrees and stayed below freezing for 5 days. I covered the onions with plastic but it didn't help. Lost every damn one of them. So much for November planting. I replanted in early February and so far the onions are all alive. And I live in zone 7B.

[@josephtibold1804]

Plastic draws frost.. Don’t use

[@margaretd3710]

You always have such good information! I'm growing my first garden - just a backyard raised bed garden - at age 71 since leaving the farm at age 17, so there's quite a bit I've forgotten. So I really appreciate all of your videos. Thank you!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our pleasure Margaret!

[@Sheryl-nn1wy]

To bad about the chemical usage:(

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@gardeningwithhoss _Too_ bad for you that you're completely wrong

[@MiddleEastMilli]

What a pleasure to listen to you teach. You are a wonderful communicator. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

So nice of you to say that! Thank you!

[@sabik6065]

You explain things so well, thank you! I failed at my onions last year but hey you learn as you grow.

[@nathanbennett9025]

0:15. About two weeks ago I watched this video and thew onion sets in some dirt that was about 1 in deep now I have about 30 onion sets popping up ready to be transplanted. They are so easy to grow and love water

[@rickbeyer3424]

I have watched numerous videos on this topic, you get to the point and offer the best advice. Thank you!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roberterickson2239]

Since people from all over are watching this, remember that short day onions do best in the south and long day onions do better in the north. This sounds backwards but this relates to the amount of light available to the plant when they start bulbing. Select the right variety of onion and follow Hoss's advice and you have a winner.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You are correct sir!

[@klu570]

Great video! I had to learn the long and hard way 20 yrs ago how to do it right and you summed up everything I learned in less then 5 minutes, direct fast and to the point.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching!

[@Don-sx5xv]

This is where you learn the Science of Market Gardening. Straight to the point, jamb packed with info Thanks Hoss

[@juliewitte7599]

I planted 100 onion sets last month in NE WA. I plan to pull every other as they grow, leaving the big ones for last in my raised beds. Love your informational video.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Julia. We do the same thing -- plant them thick, pull every other one as green onions, and leave the rest to get big.

[@larrystahlman9642]

Co

[@AzureKite191]

What do you do with all of those onions?

[@maimclean7493]

U R the BEST. U get right to the point. With no nonsense. Thank you for the impromation.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching Mai!

[@jeromesassani9537]

I was always happy with a freshly picked little onion for a salad. This year I will follow your lead.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Little onions are nice sometimes, but it's always fun to grow big ones! Best of luck!

[@FairyFrequency]

That's a fantastic onion garden!!! Really appreciate your onion growing tips and advice. Greetings from Missouri... let's go for a walk through the woods and reconnect with nature ♡

[@jenniferperry6496]

I live in Colorado, zone 5. I usually plant my onions in late fall and harvest any time next year. Snow has never been an issue but we usually don't get much in the Denver area. Great videos!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Jennifer. Overwintered onions are the best!

[@angelaspotts9427]

I really liked your explanation: I started early, zone 4 in March, watered regularly; but did not know about the feeding. Why did I get so many seed stalks?

[@alph8654]

I am in Tn and I sow my onions with pelleted seeds in my greenhouse about the 3rd week in January. I do no dig with mushroom compost. Other than thinning like you do i do not add anything but water. I do water them regularly. My onions vary in size and i have some big onions and some not so big where in one corner of my greenhouse they do not get enough sun. They sre still in the ground but i am not going to water them anymore, In a week are so i will just pull them up, cut most of the leaf part off and just let them dry on the ground in the greenhouse. It works well for me and i have been doing it that way about 5 years.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Mushroom compost is good stuff. Hard to find around here, but would definitely use it if we could get our hands on some.

[@alph8654]

@@gardeningwithhoss Monterey Mushroom Co. is here in Tn and i have it delivered 25 yards at a time. All m garden is in beds and my actual growing space is about 2500 - 3000 sq ft and 25 yds lasts 2 years. I put it on in the fall and plant 2-3 crops in each bed per year without putting anymore on until the next fall. Everything grows real well in it. I am planning on getting some seeds from you this fall or winter for next season. I am looking forward to that Jambalya okra and its huge yields!!!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You won't be disappointed with the Jambalaya okra. It's really good stuff!

[@garyschmelzer]

How many leaves should the onion plant have before switching from 202020 to nitrogen?

[@Diane56ful]

I’ve always planted my onions in the Spring. I Love the small spring onions. I’m gonna plant them later in the year this year so I’ll have big onions next year. Thanks!

[@markblix6880]

My first year for small spring onions.

[@keithdigby3267]

A Vancouver Island thank you for this clear, full commentary. Rick Dees' commentary nailed it. And though our growing window is different, the advice holds. Ta. Does growing them in manure help?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes, but can't plant when it is too hot.

[@farmerbob4554]

I like everything you said (I’m here in zone 10a) about planting onions. I wish you would have commented about short, long and day neutral varieties to help out some of the newer growers. I plant first week in November and start my plants from seed in flats right around Labor Day. All short-day varieties, Texas Grano, yellow granex and red creole. After bulbing I cut way back on fertilizer and switch from 20-20-20 water soluble to CAN-27 side dressing. I’ve found too much late fertilizer promotes a large number of seed heads.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You are correct. We cut the fertilizer when bulbing starts and just water heavily from then on.

[@lilolmecj]

I live in the Pacific Northwest in America, I think fairly similar weather. Everything in the onion family seems to do great here, including the purple ones. I wonder if it is a nutrition or water issue? I planted bulbs last year, the yellow ones failed, where they were planted I just couldn’t get them enough water, very sandy type soil with bark dust, the water didn’t seem to hold. Plus too much competition from roses. But my purple ones were my first ever successful onions, not as large as the grocery store, but bigger than a golf ball.

[@swamykatragadda8661]

many many thanks to you tube and millions of video makers helping to increase livelihood knowledge. i thank you for giving onion knowledge

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We thank you for watching!

[@jerialice]

Thanks just now getting into onions!

[@esthervetuukatjiuongua-kam1971]

I am from Namibia, Africa and found your video very useful.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@roccoconte2960]

I have been getting my onion plants from dixondale farms for years now with great results.Good video very interesting.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They are good friends of ours. Great people!

[@richardparker3150]

I've heard Danny and Wanda talk about Hoss Tools before. Y'all seem to be the right people to find out about most garden plants. Thank you for this info.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Danny and Wanda are great people. Glad you found us!

[@TheGshit1]

With this piece of video, i believe you have made me a millionaire already. Thanks bro.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it Denis!

[@GracielaT-SatoCaptainMama]

This organic permaculture gardener appreciates the breakdown into the investment and payoff stage...and the reminder to THIN every other one to maximize potential of the rest. :-)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@africansistersproduce4239]

Thank you just started my onion end of October and am following your instructions. I am in San Diego so I hope they will comeout well.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hope you have a great onion crop this upcoming year!

[@rmp1809]

How’d those onions do?

[@andrewarmstrong9194]

I planted some scallions in the garden bed two years ago, I harvested most of the leaves when they were about 10 inches tall, they started growing back, I let them grow all year last year, and now they are about 2 feet tall and as big around as a broom handle. I think I'll let them keep going to see how big they get

[@eugeneschmidt7941]

I tried this last year here in Washington state with Walla Walla's and it worked great!

[@lemagreengreen]

I've settled on Ailsa Craig here in Scotland and yeah, if you give them 6 inches between plants you will get nice big 4-5" diameter onions near guaranteed with lots of nutrients, can even grow into the true giant type for shows etc if you want. Always from seed, sets not worth it in my opinion - seed onions are so easy, can start the whole bed in a single ice cream tub and they're so hardy its easy to separate them for planting. Never had any luck with any red onion in my climate - too cool I think.

[@Ed19601]

Been growing Ailsa Craig as well (52.5 latitude). Marvellous onion. Got 800 grams out of one of them but they should be able to do more

[@suburbanfarmjourney7897]

OMG, I needed this video! I'm about to grow a lot of onions in front of my house. I could never get it right. Thanks for sharing.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hope the video helps you have a great crop!

[@frasersgirl4383]

You have the best gardening videos on You Tube. Period.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

👍

[@imiahmad7563]

You are really an experienced farmer cause the type of your earth and the way you make the soil ready showing it, and you are not just wanna say something for advertising. Hope see more clips and practical info. Wish you the best year and year esp. in this corona- crises situation.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We try to post three videos a week, so content is regularly being posted here. Thanks for watching!

[@imiahmad7563]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks for kind attention and reply I will fully use of all recommendation and your experiences regarding new forms of planting and methods hope you consider them in your instructing as well. Please

[@mr19471985]

Enjoyed your straight forward information that is right to the point and very helpful to this onion grower, we do about 2000 give or take mix between Red River, Corpa, Spanish, and Walla Walla. We are in southern Minnesota, Onions from Dixondale as well.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We just harvested ours. Hope you all have a great crop this year up in Minnesota!

[@penmi]

I planted in October. I hope they get through winter

I lived in Lancaster, CA years ago and planted some onions. WOW they grow amazing out there. Didn't have to do anything to them really but water.

[@craftshark3221]

Oh , I have one of those Hoss push plows ! They are well constructed , versatile and very efficient !

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you like it!

[@WayToVibe]

I didn't think of planting them close on purpose and then just using the extras as green onions. Good idea! I suppose you can even let them get a little bigger and treat them like shallots.

[@tommathews3964]

Good tips! I feel a "Two Minute Tip" coming up on fungicides. I took Bruce's advice and really paid attention to my fungicide application schedule last season and it made all the difference in the world. Thanks for your great, informative content!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's a good idea for a Two-Minute Tip!

[@tommathews3964]

@@gardeningwithhoss I didn't have a bit of problem with them the last couple of seasons when applying the Mancozeb as he directed. None of that nasty heart rot or any other problems.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good to hear!

[@cambuxton6835]

We don’t usually have fungus. Fungi (mushrooms) yes. But fungus is rare. I think my area might be a little too hot most of the time for it. We suffer from extreme heat in my area. If that does not kill the fungus I don’t know what else will without using poison.

[@tommathews3964]

@@cambuxton6835 The foremost authority on onions and largest commercial producer in the country is in Carrizo Springs TX, right on the Mexican border and he has fungal problems. Everybody has fungus of some sort. The year I had such problem with heart rot, my plants looked great and completely healthy. Never knew I had a problem until I cut open the onions. If you don't have any problems with it, consider yourself lucky!

[@garybartek]

Question, :"after use on garden , what is the best way to rollup and store silage tarps?" fold up like a blanket or rollup over a pipe, . Goal looking for best efficiency and best way to prevent mold or other problems. Thanks, Gary

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We fold ours like a blanket.

[@garybartek]

thank you.

[@domenicomonteleone3055]

Hoss Tools you are a very informed person about the growth of big onion plants I will be following you and for your onion do you have a playlist of videos for growing onions please keep up all of your great work you are doing make more videos explain more like you are doing know beacuse farming not many peoples care to do this job but to each other own please keep up all of your great work from Canada Toronto Ontario Etobicoke North you are very intelligent person God BLESS you and your family and and keep you safe and sound Amen from.the COVID-19 Virus be safe you all

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't have a specific onion playlist, but do have quite a few onion videos over the years. That's a great idea to do crop-specific playlists though!

[@domenicomonteleone3055]

@@gardeningwithhoss thank you kindly for responding back to me yes you should start thinking about making a playlist of different vegetables or ideas you are doing and talki g about you would have many more people intrested in Hoos Tools but it wouldnt only be the tools it would be new ways for people to have a better understanding about vegetables or the things you all do it could even be how to use the tractor in a different way thank you again for responding back to me

[@tonihinojosa5130]

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[@thaliaunathomas1072]

This video is very nice it helped me a lot 😊👍

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching!

[@ralphditchburn1456]

Got containers ready and 1 raised bed. Come on spring weather. Going to minus over next few days at night in omemee. I will try beets Kale spinach. Radish and onion growing in a few days

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sounds great!

[@joelhenderson3951]

Good stuff Travis. I've took your advice the last two years and they do well. I always fertilized but I didn't know when they start bulb stop the fert. I always make big onions but now I make bigger and better I plant the 1015y which is the parent of the legend they get bigger for me.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Joel Henderson sounds good. Hope you have some nice onions this year.

[@mbbrooks123]

Great information along with the way you showed us all here.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching

[@amel2784]

Thank you! Finally the info on onions that I've been looking for. I just subscribed.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Welcome! Thanks for subscribing!

[@XaViEr3520]

I missed my chance to order from Dixondale. I live minutes away from where the 1015Y onion was created. Weslaco Texas. We see onion fields everywhere so onions are never scarce here but growing your own food is always best.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Homegrown onions are definitely the best!

[@paulk5311]

@@gardeningwithhoss what does it matter if you load them up with chemical fertilizer? to get the best benefits of growing your own food you need to get away from chemicals.

[@cadenrolland5250]

@@paulk5311 I try and stay away from chemicals if there is an alternative that is natural and just as good or better, sometimes there are. However, most of all that grows in the garden has been developed to grow best under very unnatural conditions. Softball sized onions are not a natural occurrence and need help with unnatural soil mixes, fertilizer, and watering. If you can find a natural alternative do so but if you hold back giving the garden what it needs, the garden will hold back giving you what you want.

[@kenpca]

Yeah i saw a huge yellow onion in the store recently i hope i can learn to grow huge ones like that! Im just getting started and am currently growing onions on my window shelf lol

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Feed them well, plant the right varieties for your area, plant them at the right time, and you'll be good.

[@VK-qo1gm]

Appreciate the useful info, to the point, found this channel by accident, love the straightforward, advise & tips. Thank you from Australia

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you found us Valerie!

[@jeffcauhape6880]

Thanks for the tips! Makes a lot of sense.

[@themisstra7708]

This was good information I’m using it thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@greggriffin287]

Fantastic video. Informative, to the point, and easy to comprehend. Thank you, and keep it up!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching Greg!

[@raveenb7239]

Love your videos. Very simple. Im about to go a little larger in my onion growing.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wonderful!

[@Steve-ps6qw]

I did enjoy the video, for a second time or third....i need to check out your site for more as well as that fertilizer. Thanks, very helpful

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Please do!

[@cambuxton6835]

Good soil is helpful. We get big green onions too.

[@The4everblue]

Excellent. No bullshit, and straight to the point. Thanks for posting this video. Greetings from England

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hello from across the pond!

[@harrysteve7515]

@@gardeningwithhoss please sir i'm in from western part of africa please here we have raining season and dry season which one is the best to plant onions i just want to give a try sir please reply to me.

[@cajungardener6044]

I'm new to growing onions. After watching your onion videos. I have ordered some Candy variety. Gould receive them next week. I'm in Little Rock Arkansas. Zone 7. Planning on planting them soon. But, you mentioned planting yours in November, I wondering will I get onions this year? A real rookie! Love you channel, in fact it's my new Bench watching channel! Thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Ken McClellan you’ll definitely get onions.

[@Trivit30]

I'm in zone 7 and can't get bulbs myself... let me know how you do? I purchased the drip tape kit and the fertilizer injector last year... slowly getting my ducks in a row lol

[@cajungardener6044]

Trivit30 thanks, I'll try to keep you posted. Don't have tape yet or a wheel hoe, hope to add those this season

[@Trivit30]

Ken McClellan I started with the single wheel hoe... then got the double wheel kit.... and the single tine cultivator is a awesome tool.... nice long handle too... can’t find them at the hardware store

[@elliemae4525]

@@Trivit30 Try the Company Dixondale mentioned in the front of this video. They ship all over the country and will ship at the appropriate time for your area. Hope this helps you!

[@wadehadley6765]

VERY INFORMATIVE , No B.S. video . Thank you very much Sir !

[@whoisjohngalt2704]

That's terrific how about telling everybody what time and when different parts of the country like Southwest subtropical environment mainly Florida

[@gardeningwithhoss]

If you're growing short-day onions (which you should be considering you live in Florida), you'll want to plant in November and overwinter them for an early spring harvest.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Good information, Thanks, but here in North East Arkansas, we cant get onion sets in November, is thier a good place where you an order them, other wise we have to wait till spring, and that's why we never get big good onions.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We always order ours from Dixondale Farms (www.dixondalefarms.com) in Texas. They will ship them in November if you ask them.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

@@gardeningwithhoss thank you for this information, will do this fall for next crop.

[@rosalindkincannon1078]

Whippoorwill Holler, plant your own seed in a bed or row. Transplant n set out when about green onion size

[@irishrebellion5174]

Short and too the point. Love it. Thanks dude

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching George!

[@m.forest6652]

Very good info! I still need to find a video about how to harvest my onions. They’re blooming now. Do I cut off the blooms? Do I harvest now? Is it too late? I’m such a novice! This is my first try so wish me luck!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wait until the plants start to die back and fall over.

[@CynthiaWord-iq7in]

Never too late to eat though. Pull em out and dry them.

[@syedalishanzaidi1]

What an excellent video, direct, useful and information packed.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Anzay!

[@stevenbanda2216]

Thanks bro for the information i enjoyed the video thanks once again and be blesst

[@mandiegarrett1706]

At 4:40, I noticed in the background you plant some kind of pine tree for windbreak? May I ask what kind of pine tree and spacing for them. I came here for onion and love your trees. I am in AR, zone 7b if that helps with planting onion and kind of trees for windbreak. We get very high wind around here and don't have many trees. Thank you.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Short needle pine

[@brucefussell9990]

Just found your page and live what I've seen. If you plant your onions in November, when do you normally harvest them? And how do you store them?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Down here in south GA, we have just harvested ours -- so usually in mid to late April.

[@klu570]

harvest depends on location, and location will decide type, long or short day onions. But regardless of your location onion storage is simple and involves removing them from the field when half the tops fall. Then "curing" or drying out the onion in a warm dry place with ventilation until the neck is completely dry and seals up, around 4 weeks. After the neck is completely dried out store them in at 35 to 40 degrees with low humidity and good ventilaton. A spare refrigerator works if its not opened 20 times a day. Refrigeration will remove the humidity but when the door is opened moist air fills the frig and humidity will go from 30% to about 70% every time turning onions into mush after a few months. I use my spare for beer and soda and only open it a couple times a day, enough to exchange the air for ventilation so mine works great. Onion type will decide how long they will store. Sweet onions like walla walla, texas sweet, sweet spanish, ect. will only store a couple of months, maybe 4 or 5 under controlled commercial storage conditions. Long storage onions are dryer dense pungent types and I've been able to store them for 8 to 10 months using my spare frig. method. I just pulled two large onions out today and they're still perfect after 8 months. Living in Minnesota my options are limited. This year I have 120 copra (last year, seeds are discontinued) 60 patterson in for storage and 60 walla walla (sweet onions) we will use first. I've also grown Granex, grano and 1075Y (all short day sweet) here from bunch and seed. Large Bunching onions grew best getting hardball size onions by getting them in the ground by mid to late march but to me using bunch onions is cheating. I started the sweet onion short day seeds in January, in 4 pack trays, controlling light duration and then planted them in late march, I was able to get tennis ball size onions from these but too much work. As far as I'm concerned Texas sweet 1015Y are the best tasting in the world and walla walla can't even compete, but all I can do in my cold climate.

[@queilyyenner6399]

I would like some recommendation and advice about this garden tools. I am a beginner gardener. I need some tool to till the soil for all basic vegetables and herbs.our soil is hard to cultivate. Which tool is the most appropriate for our purpose of gardening and soil.?Thank you.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Our Wheel Hoe is a great tool for managing a garden, but it is not designed to break ground. You would need a tiller for that.

[@madampolo]

I saw a video that said you needed to pull back the dirt around the bulb so it doesn't have pressure from the soil to keep it small. There wasn't that mentioned here, and he might just have too many to do that.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Some of the old timers say that, but we've never found that it really matters. I think some people plant their onions really deep, and so that may be the case for them. But we don't plant our onions deep at all and so no issues there.

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

we are growing onions from seed this year, exciting stuff. I cant wait to see if they are bigger than the sets tht i have also grown.

[@mreye47]

Great video…lots of great info and you get right to the point.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@papablueshirt]

Nice video, my onions that I tried to grow in the fall are looking nice in the spring. They made it through winter which was surprising to me. I wonder what the difference is growing from bulb sets and growing with the little onion plants you show in the video?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Plants will produce a bigger onion because that's coming from seed. The bulb is coming from an "immature" onion plant that was harvested early.

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Simple advice, well presented. Thankyou -- Liked your ideas with the drip tape and fertilizing. Its always been tough here growing onions. Frost danger not past until april or may. And pretty cool anyway. We'll keep trying - and keep learning.

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That was some good information. Thanks for sharing

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching!

[@dobson777a]

Hi from N GA. I started three types of onions this year (Yellow onion sets, Texas sweet onions with stalks, and Egyptian walking onion sets). I'm going to follow your approach using 4x8 raised beds. Looks promising.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's a great way to conserve space and get more plants in a given area.

[@mpanjilwaS]

loved this. very informative. thanks

[@anonz975]

Excellent video. Lots of important info in a short amount of time!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NOturtle]

Question, I tried growing onions for the first time this past year. They started off well and as they got bigger and had good leaf growth, they stopped growing. The bulbs really didn’t get big and many rotted. I think I may have over watered them. How often do you water them and how much water?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's hard to overwater onions. They like lots of water and lots of nitrogen.

[@NOturtle]

Only thing I can think of then is I started from bulbs rather then seeds. I also just used ammonium sulfate which is full of nitrogen. Guess I didn’t use enough

[@loganpike8764]

@@NOturtle I work for the company that Dixondale buys their fertilizer from and they use ammonium sulfate to side dress their crops with. Not sure how much per acre they use since they just order 2000# bulk bags from me to have delivered to the farm. So you are on the right track. Preplant they use a fertilizer that's higher in P & K with some along with some micro nutrients.

[@pedmonds5389]

At 10-12 weeks trim tops off leaving about 5 inches and also spoon the onions. Spooning is clearing away dirt from the top of the onion so that the top is exposed. Onions do not like fighting dirt for space. Hopefully this helps. Make sure to get softball size onions that they are not planted to closely together. Some thinning may be necessary.

[@axxeman2002]

Thank you for this great to the point video. It's my first time growing onions here in UK and I am at the bulbing stage now so I will carry on feeding. Good and informative.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ed19601]

I live in a long day area, i am planting 2 crops: one in fall and one in spring

[@chichiudaku1805]

When you plant onions in November,how long do you wait to harvest the onions?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We usually start harvesting onions in April.

[@joshmcnelly5662]

Arkansas, plant in spring with everything else. The varieties we do are ready in augest and September

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We've heard of folks in Arkansas overwintering like we do -- plant in November and harvest in spring. Might want to try it one year.

[@kansasgardener5844]

Good straight forward information. I purchased from Dixondale for the first time this year. Their website has lots of great information.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They are good people. We have enjoyed working with them over the years.

[@kevintodd8195]

In the Appalachians in North Carolina we cannot plant in November or northern Georgia, but if you're at sea level, sure.

[@KevinCasey64]

Good info but I have a question is there a difference between onion sets and the little individual plants like you were planting in the video ? Thanks

[@gardeningwithhoss]

There is a difference. We've always planted plants as plants will typically provide larger bulbs.

[@soolly357]

Great video, I love growing onions, especially the green leaves, for me its 2 for 1. Cut the greens off to eat and the bulp at the end.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We love putting the greens in soups, salads and so much more!

[@royculpepper692]

I plant the red and yellow candy. Good shelf life for both. Picked mine in June and the ones I stored in the frig are just now getting soft. I chop and freeze about four gallons of yellow for use when cooking.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

The Candy onions are very popular -- best sellers according to the folks at Dixondale.

[@m00nmanners]

Hey man, thank you so much. Not trying to be a bummer...as far as you know, are salts like the 20-20-20 your feeding, safe for consumption?

[@m00nmanners]

hey, also liked and subscribed. Thanks again for y'alls hard work.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

All good

[@metaspencer]

I really appreciate the videos, man.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We appreciate you watching!

[@yvonnesquadrilli8997]

i am from western new york and found your advice great thank you

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching Yvonne!

[@Backpacker1uk]

Nice information I am curious about the tip of the onion being cut off do you not get neck rot when you water or is that because of the species of onion and also the warm weather

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't cut the tips of ours. If we want green onions, we just pull the whole thing.

[@SladeMacGregor]

I love dixondale farm onions. The best tasting onions around.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We've been growing their plants for many years. Good people and good products.

[@THEFIRSTTIMEGARDENER-mp9vv]

Nice video. I just purchased my onion from you and this will be my first time growing onions. Im growing red and Texas sweet. Im also growing carrots among the onions which i hear is a good companion? So i want to grow over winter broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and collards. I live in north Florida short season. Was wondering which variety you sell do you think would be best to grow for the beginner gardener? I want to buy from you this week to get them started in August for late September planting. Thanks...Ed

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Cabbage- cheers Collards- Top bunch or Top chop Cauliflower- twister Broccoli- green magic

[@kennedybj1]

i got a set just to try it out for the hell of it planted them in a container in May I've got over two dozen good onions I can eat anytime I want to get one..and it's July..i live in Indiana don't know what I'm doing but it must have worked..lmao

[@sixrpgs6269]

Can I grow without liquid fertiliser and use manure & mulch instead?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes, you can use manure. But it works much better if you till it or incorporate it into the soil as opposed to just putting it on top of the soil.

[@larryrobertson3310]

i just put my onions down first week of Feb, 21, and holy poop we got hit with the worst winter storm i have ever seen here in Central Tx, never seen anything like it in my 57yrs, 2inch ice 6 inch snow , 1 inch ice , and dropped below 0 several times, we still arent out of it yet !! got some work ahead

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You win some, you lose some when it comes to gardening. Y'all stay safe!

[@Bman-1970]

How old are the onion sets that you get from Dixondale farms? I will be starting my onions from seed so I'm figuring out when my start day should be here in Michigan

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Not sure how old theirs are. But when we grow our own seedlings, it usually takes about 5-6 weeks before they're ready to go in the ground.

[@makeminefreedom]

This video says to plant onions in November but the Farmer's Almanac says to plant onions as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, usually late March or April to make sure outdoor temperatures don’t dip below 20°F (-6°C). How is it that these onions don't freeze in the Georgia winter? Just asking.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Onions will survive as long as they don't experience prolonged periods of weather under 20 degrees. It gets to 20 degrees here in the winter, but never stays that cold for long.

[@wayneleamon3186]

Travis, you said you like to plant your onions in November. I live in Southeast Tennessee, as far south and as far East as I can be in Tennessee without living in Georgia. The state line is just a few miles from my house on U.S. Hwy. 411. I know you live in South Georgia but what I need to know is when should I plant my onions, so I can have big bulb onions?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You can overwinter them like we do if your winter temps don't get below 20 degrees. If it gets that cold there, you'll need to wait til early in the year around February or so.

[@bleonard7759]

We’re probably a few miles from you...we live off 411 and have an Old Fort address. Just learning about how to grow onions too! Take care!