How I Grow Softball Size Onions From SEED!!! 6 Months From Seed To Harvest! 2024 + Curing/Storage

[@courtneyk3497]

As a new gardener trying to figure everything out, the start to finish explanation is extremely helpful!

[@jeanettemyer1818]

Great job Bre! Beautiful onions 🎉 This was my first year growing garlic and onions… I’m in Virginia and got hit hard with ALM (allium leaf miner). Didn’t even know that was a thing. Your video here is the first I’ve even heard of someone acknowledging ALM. I wish more people over here knew about it because it was pretty hard losing all that I planted. Hopefully next year using some covers will save my crop 🤞🏻

[@ke3347]

Onions are my favorite thing to grow in the garden. There’s something satisfying about harvesting something all at once and carrying loads into the garage

[@lifewithrebeccaa]

My bf planted onions for fun (he saw them at a local store and got inspired) he planted pretty late in season and they are still pretty small. I will go give them some fertilizer like you suggested ❤ I love your videos. The vlogs are wonderful. All the garden content I LOVE.

[@marleigh9194]

Incredible! This is my worst year for onions and also my 3rd year growing. My main issue was my new puppy Bailey rotten girl. I’m so loving your tips.

[@glomontero6011]

Thank you for ur how much I grow in my backyard . That is all the space I have & im very new and not having much luck or good weather make for bad harvests. I feel that now that I found ur channel my luck may change.

[@growingmyown]

Amazing harvest,I started some of mine indoors and sowed some outdoors and they were all ready to be harvested the same time.

[@emekasearthgems3376]

You grew some nice, big onions! Thanks for sharing the info!

[@jdb8153]

Thank you Allium girl,!

[@ArmanBossing]

Hi Bre i love always watching your garden. God bless

[@LyThiHangDailyLife]

The harvest looks so abundant

[@kennetheasterly9455]

You’re a very skilled young lady! That’s something special how you grow such beautiful onions!! You have put lots of time and love into them!! Wow is all I can say about this harvest

[@takingtally]

I appreciate it !! ~Janelle in Ohio

[@abbylynn8872]

I loved growing onions here in Seattle. We grow for our food banks and grow starts to give away at the food banks and pea patches or community group gardens. One of the local temples was getting started with gardening for young members. Onions are an good beginner veg to grow in limited space. We crowd ours, but we are in the city. So there is that. We also start onions to just grow onion sets. Based on the community and how easy the veg is to grow is how we select what to grow. Plus we keep a few and let them go to seed. ❤❤❤

[@ralsharp6013]

Amqzing onions 😊

[@terriespock5384]

Hi Bre. Enjoyed this video. Thank you for all the info you give. The onions are beautiful and big. You must be so excited with such a good harvest. Have a great week and I look forward to your next video.

[@itsbreellis]

Thank you so much! You as well!

[@lottidd6037]

!Love onions. Those are beautiful.

[@itsbreellis]

Thank you!!

[@lisag9036]

I have never had any luck growing onions from seed, other than super skinny scallions 😂good tips! Can’t wait to implement some of your ideas next season ❤😊

[@RondoVH]

New subscriber here, really love your videos! Your explanations are really detailed and thorough which I appreciate! I also love that you don't add any background music. The royalty free music a lot of youtubers use tends to get repetitive and I love just hearing the blue jays and chicken noises in the background of your videos :)

[@myhomeandgardenchanneldwel7777]

It is my first time on your channel and I have just subscribed. Nice harvest such a wonderful garden. Keep up the good work. All the best on this journey.

[@alyssanew6966]

so excited to learn from you! my onion harvest this year was TINY! looking forward to trying again next year. thanks, Bre! ❤

[@itsbreellis]

My first few years were the same! Onions can be tricky to learn in the beginning! Hope this can help you out for the next year!!

[@jeanniecarter3933]

What kind of onion seeds did you use. Please

[@di4085]

Can't wait to see you do a video on braiding of your garlic and onions. Very nice Harvest. Where did you get your onion seeds from and is it the same source for the rest of your seeds? 🎉💜

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

This is my second year of growing onions from Dixondale farms. They are doing wonderfully. The first attempt at growing onions was a failure which is why I tried Dixondale Farms in the first place. I’ll be harvesting this years onions very soon. After listening to this video I am going to attempt to grow onions from seed next year in a small space but still do what has been working for me. If that goes well it may be how I continue going forward. I so appreciate the details you share about how you go about growing. Sometimes I can make those ideas work here and sometimes I can’t but it’s great having such detail to sorta help me along. I harvested my first attempt at growing garlic a couple days ago and was pretty happy with that as well. Congrats on a fabulous onion 🧅 harvest!

[@toniatalley1977]

I freeze dry all my onions. Love it so much. And my peppers too.

[@williamwaters4506]

I never had much luck growing onions.

[@ShakinaRiley-v1j]

Your onion is looking amazing, I hope you showed us your onion harvest, just like your garlic harvest.

[@mindypaul6045]

Thank you. I’m just learning to garden. Trying not to kill stuff! 😮😊

[@sleep12212]

👻 hah. I've been gardening for years and I still kill stuff. My pack of Chihuahuas did most of the killing by rolling around in the beds and crushing the seedlings.

[@mindypaul6045]

@sleep12212 Having trouble with pesky grasshoppers! There are more every day!! They ate my carrot tops, my dahlia (all that is left are sticks) and my salvia blooms.

[@Scuttigirl]

What a lovely video about how you grew your onions ! Thanks for all the details. What was the onion seed name again ? Thx so much ! So happy to find your channel.

[@Volfor321]

I planted around 70 onions in mid February. A freak weather system moved through a couple of weeks later with really high winds and very cold temps. I took a gamble and lost. Hopefully I can get the timing right next year and end up with a harvest like yours. Very jelly here

[@potagermalo]

Wow magnifique 😊 A bientôt

[@ionianatlas7037]

Those are the best onions I've ever seen !

[@nangbolton6024]

I’m trying onions seeds this year but they not grow for me. I like and thank you every your videos. Fc from Canada ❤

[@minicaestilette3010]

That's some Beautiful Onions I never planted Onions but I been researching about trying to grow more veggies

[@markfigueroa2594]

Your amazing

[@LarissaDening]

I always enjoy your harvest videos Bre. Great tip about cutting the seedlings too. I’ll try that next year!

[@Beesunflower369]

Thank you! First season growing onions on my own and I didn’t do great. Very helpful video.

[@marvinbrock960]

The grow zone chart for short/Intermediate/ long day … They are all over the place depending on where you look… I live in Arkansas, about 40 miles West of Memphis, TN, some place me firmly in the Short Day zone, others show the in the middle of Intermediate.. 🤷‍♂️. We get Georgia’s killer heat and humidity but also the Midwest cold in Jan and Feb.. Congrats on the great onion success! Onions are one of the few plants that still elude me.. not this year! 😂

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- I am so sad that I moved from my big house in CT to move down south. I have hardly any room, I *love to plant tomatoes, garlic (sometimes they don't grow), and peppers* !

[@nunyabeezwax9991]

Good job! Garlic and onions are my fav to grow. Hv you attempted overwintering some? Plant in late summer/early fall. Best green onions in early spring.

[@georgeratkowitz8023]

Smart and beautiful 😻

[@bailybeckstrand664]

Good job Bre 🎉

[@kunwarssniazi]

You share very detailed information in a short time. Upto the point. 🎉

[@ROCKETKNIGHT-ph7xp]

nice! congratulations! have a good time at the farmer's market.

[@itsbreellis]

Thanks! I’ll actually be using all of these throughout the year, I don’t do any markets.

[@ROCKETKNIGHT-ph7xp]

@@itsbreellis Wait... you don't sell your produce at the Farmer's Market..... 🤦‍♂

[@humanbeing4368]

@@ROCKETKNIGHT-ph7xpyou don’t grow food to utilize through out the year? 🤦‍♂️

[@phillipmartinez6949]

Those are incredible looking onions! Thank you for all the great info. I took notes and will try them from seed this year.

[@patriciaterry5539]

New subscriber here! Thanks for the info! I plant to grow some onions in fall.

[@DennisD-yv4ys]

Wow amazing 😳 hope mine do half as good and I'll be happy

[@lorimcmichael5846]

Wow! Well done Bre!

[@christinag40216]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@SusanHilesCreates]

Wow! I am super impressed. I think any size onion is good. 😊. Mine are still small. I direct sowed the seeds in my raised bed in mid-April, so I have another few weeks to go. I live in NJ. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks with us on growing onions! 🧅🧅🧅

[@bellelacroix5938]

This tutorial is amazing I love it I love growing onions garlic potatoes and peppers they're my favorite for some reason I like a project this though is so involved and I appreciate how thorough. A couple of questions though how deep do you plant seeds and when do the tops come off before you use the onions? ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ronaldmuise2343]

Nice bulbs ,,,!i hope mine turnn out like those big onions .its my first time planting them. I've been doing a lot of research on all the videos and hopefully it pays off.

[@tauriel4034]

Thank you.

[@kaszapps]

This was SUCH a great vid, congrats on the huge harvest. Do you have a video on how you store your onions? Im trying to make a small storage area for my onions, garlic and potatoes at home.

[@rosedasilva3716]

Hi Bree I would love to know what zone are you in . Where did you get your onion seeds from ? And what kind ? I’m in zone 7 b Long Island NY and I have a hard time understanding which tips of onion is best for my zone . I love your videos . Thank you so much for sharing your garden skills you are great . 👏

[@fcjcheah]

Very helpful info on growing onion 🧅! Thank you

[@tinablum9089]

What was the name of that softball onion? I am having trouble finding it on your seed links. Thank you!

[@seanimadavha1051]

I love your content bri, show us more of your snapdragon please.

[@kaymack5304]

I must have had beginners luck with growing onions for the past 3 years because I always got a great crop. Not so much this year so I will be referring to this video next winter.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- *How much Neptune's fish && seaweed did you use?* Also, which website do you buy it && in what size?

[@AndreaWilliams-fm4mu]

Curious if you have tried to freeze dry caramelized onions or roasted garlic and how the flavor is after the freeze drying process....

[@lottidd6037]

Thanks for sharing tips on how to plant, grow onions. 📝

[@itsbreellis]

Of course!!

[@keithcarey6016]

Can you succession plant onions to get a later harvest or are they dependent on the sun so you just get smaller onions at the same time?

[@rickthelian2215]

Hi Bre, did you use the onion tops when you cut them? I start my onion seeds in Sydney Australia inn February/June outside in pots then transplant them later for harvest from November😊 Bre If you have any sprouting onions you should plant for seeds as they flower the second year.😊

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hey Bre, I am new to your channel recently. and I love all the things you are doing. I am in Minnesota and have tried to grow the onions from seed and it is a disaster every year. They tend to fall over come out of the soil and get dry so fast and moldy if I try to water from below. I have tried to sow tsp full of seeds in a solo cup to prick out later, another failure. This year for the first time I have ordered and used Dixondale farms starts. What do you do with the seeds to get them to grow right? Thank you for the video today, Steven

[@sewingSue]

Where I live, in February it is still snowing and very cold.

[@krenee2266]

I have a weird onion curing expierence that Id like to see if you would like to test out. I grew onions last year for the first time. Ive been a gardener for a billion years lol but I had just never grew onions for some reason others then bunching onions. Anyway I started mine from starts & put them in a little late but still got about baseball sized heads. Pretty good for a last minute decison. HOWEVER not paying attention lol I did something I apparently wasnt supposed to do & when i was drying instead of leaving the greens on I cut them all down to within about 1-2 inches of the top. Then laid them all out on a cover on my covered porch to dry. I moved them around several times over the few weeks since there was no under air flow but here is the thing. They All with the exception of maybe 3 lasted the entire year. I mean I obviously used them but they never went bad. I had them hanging in my kitchen in an open air bag & I used the last one the same month I planted the starts the last year in April. These were the Candy variety & everything I read said this were NOT storage Onions & only should have lasted maybe a few months?? So I was wondering if it was because I cut all the leaves off & they cured differently? Anyway you have so many I was wondering if you'd want to give it a try maybe with your smaller ones & see if my theory works for you too? I planted later then last year again this year because they didnt get starts in my local store until weeks later this year & apoarently its extremly difficult to grow that variety from seed for some reason. But im intermediate day too & will be trying your suggested variety this year as i want to grow from seed. Anyway let me know if you decide to give it a go. Ill be repeating it again this year either way. Happy Gardening!😊

[@naferitt]

What an incredible onion harvest 😍 thank you for sharing your process! Were you foliar spraying the onion tops with the fertilizer like you did with the garlic?

[@marlenarae6830]

Thank you for this video - my onions don’t look like they are close for harvesting so I’ll watch for the flopping

[@Truongthikimcuong92]

Nice ❤❤❤

[@christinatessmer4841]

What size soil block did you use for the onions?

[@PharmSilver]

My onions never bulb up that big. Even did a seed start vs a Dormant plant start comparison and both were similarly small. Season not done yet but only golf ball to racket ball sized here. Feeding plenty. Decent water. Only thing I can think is they only get about 5-6 hours direct sun rest is partial sun. 🤷‍♂️

[@candyeast6997]

One way I haven't tried starting onions was soil blocking which I would like to do next year. What size block did you use and where did you get them from? Just regular seed starting mix? Sorry for the questions but I grow 150 and want to be sure it's correct. Thanks!

[@Javi_One-fv6ic]

Do the rows of onions have to be that far apart? It just kinda seems like you could fit another row of onions there

[@lindagowin7270]

New to this channel. Great video. What soil mix did you use for your soil blocks?

[@amandadeen4990]

Im in zone 8a (SE North Carolina).... can i ask which zone you're in? Your tips were much appreciated. Also a garlic growinv video I saw too.

[@wendylawson6588]

So so u put a cover over your seeds under grow light x

[@stacysb5449]

How long do they cure? How do you know they’re done curing?

[@tamararobinson2069]

YAY!!! So exciting!!! Beautiful harvest. Do you eat or grow leeks? I did for the first time last year & they grew so well I’m doing again this year.

[@loris3002]

When you liquid fertilize, do you always foliar feed? Awesome onions!!

[@capeeddy]

I just discovered your channel today. I subscribed immediately after seeing this video, it's full of great information. What state and zone are you growing in? (Edit) Scratch that question. I just watched your Q&A video. 😊

[@zoeyingst9685]

At what point do your onions go to seed? I have some onions in my garden planted prior as I just moved and I’m hoping to get seeds from them but I’m not sure when I can expect it. I’m in South Africa btw so it’s winter here

[@RT-wq8bd]

You have such a green thumb! What zone are you growing in?

[@tinatriestoplan8316]

Very nice harvest! So happy for you. About fertilization: ive heard to stop all fertilizing once the onions start to bulb up, but you cut back only 3 weeks ago. Mine are bulbing & i havent fertilized in a few weeks. Can you go into more debth about this please? Should i start back fertilizing? This is my first year attempting onions & so want to get some nice bulbs. Thanks.

[@itsbreellis]

I could have cut back a bit sooner, but I stopped come the beginning of June. 3-4 weeks before I harvested. I do the same with the garlic. I think as long as you did early on that’s the most important. Once you stop seeing green growth be put on that’s a good indicator that you should be good to stop. If they are already bulbing I would just leave it as is, you should be in the clear to be done. Every year is a new trial, and everyone has different preferences! Hope your first year is a good one!!! It took me a few years to get some beautiful onions!

[@itsbreellis]

& thank you!!

[@kimgilbertsen8216]

Bre, another great vid! You are using intermediate day onions. Where are you located? Do you know what your latitude is? I am just south of Salt Lake City, Utah and my latitude is approximately 40.45° north. I am in zone 7 and my last frost date is typically around Mother’s Day. I should probably not plant my onions out until the beginning of April, one whole month later than you. I am just thinking out loud now… 😇

[@booklover2285]

What is this onion called?

[@joybochsler7160]

What is your soil mixture?

[@1jw298]

Do you think planting by seed is better than by sets?

[@morgorth3242]

if that all for you ? how long can you live from that? or do you share it with ur nabours or friends??

[@tammya236]

Hi, I'm new to gardening (zone 9b). When I reached how to grow onion I found this "All onions and leeks are biennial, meaning that they normally take two years to grow from seed, flower and set seed again". I planned onion seed and only grew a 2in green stem with a bulb about a 1/4in. I thought this happened because they take two years. Did something go wrong? Am I supposed to leave them in place for them to grow later this year? I feel lost. Please help☹️

[@farmchannel1231]

🥰

[@monettecarole]

I am new to your channel. It would be helpful to know what state you are in or zone. I am up in MASS.

[@nidhids]

Is it a must that the necks flop over? What happens if you just pull it when you pull the majority? Just curious.. also those onions look AMAZING!!

[@itsbreellis]

You can break the necks yourself but I’ve always read that if you wait for them to do it you have better storage. The neck will still feel thick if it isn’t ready so it could take longer to dry out during the curing process. You could still use them fresh no problem, but unsure if you were to pull them before they are ready.

[@itsbreellis]

& thank you!!

[@roosgramma9125]

I am interested in what part of Kansas you are in. Now I don’t expect you to tell me your address that would be creepy, but I’m in Kansas too and well you are doing great with your garden. I’m in eastern Kansas. We moved here 5 years ago and it is completely different environment from where we moved from. Lots of trees and the weather is different.

[@talbothattingh9855]

Just a Question, I feel that we grow our own food but with the amount of effort plus fertilizers it end up costing just as much as buying in the shop ?

[@PlantObsessed]

The one she is using is 70$ a gallon where I am this year. Prices are nuts this year. It was 35$ last year.😢

[@0MissElizabeth0]

👋Hi again - I am melting to death in California, its been 107°-112° the passed several days ~ so I'm just wondering when it rains there, is the weather hot or cold?

[@2006marsha]

It also has to be the soil that you have. I have no chickens to harbor good soil.😔

[@TheNatureBoy1]

Are yall from austintown?

[@kenneth-mc5fg]

I will take the ones you throwing away sweet lady

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- You say from seed. Where do you get seeds from? You may say it later on but I'm too inpatient lmao. 3:28