How To Grow Onions

Learn how to grow onions with this video tutorial from Quickcrop with expert grower Klaus Laitenberger. Onions are one of the most popular vegetables for growing in home gardens and are one of the first crops of spring. They can be stored over winter thus making a versatile crop
They are used in a huge range of culinary dishes, both raw and cooked.
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[@ShanomoBro]

Just wanna say, I really appreciate all the knowledge that was shared in these videos, have literally no idea what I'm doing so these are a real boon!

[@Quickcrop]

It depends on where you are, here in Ireland and The UK we recommend sowing in the first few months of the year, onion sets can be planted mid to late march or earlier if grown in a polytunnel or cloche

[@AK-ru3sg]

Wonderful. Straight forward and so pleasant to listen to.

[@khalidyar]

the onions and the accent of the onion grower were just great ..

[@Quickcrop]

But the taste of the onions was even better!

[@khalidyar]

on line we cannot comment on that :) but i will take your words for it..

[@Quickcrop]

filming more videos throughout the summer, they won't be finished until August or September, will keep you posted

[@andrewsteele7663]

Really excellent content, thank you, the onions look amazing

[@georgeminns]

you dont have to waste the spare sets, just plant them really close together in pots of compost and use them as spring onions :3

[@ELBlDu]

corinthians1:3 onion sets cost about $3 for a bag of 50 sets. Wealthy? Where did you draw THAT conclusion from to be SO JUDGEMENTAL!? If they were SO wealthy, they would proly have someone ELSE plant for them. Some ppl plant them as mentioned, and use for green onions, (spring) Some ppl MUST be judgemental when they obviously have ZERO experience, and care more about putting others down to elevate their useless and worthless lives. Think about HOW judgemental your comment was. IS THAT WHAT YOU PREACH on HOW to treat others in YOUR bible? You have issues buddy. Obviously you are MISSING THE POINT~! You dont need to be a dickbag to everyone you encounter, even if you disagree. ISNT THAT WHAT YOUR BIBLE TEACHES? Mine does, and YOU are a PERFECT example WHY ppl are moving away from religion. Hypocritical remarks and behavior and NASTY superior comments like yours turns ppl off, think about what you are doing on a DAILY basis. Perhaps you should PRACTICE what you preach and get an attitude adjustment to ATTRACT ppl to your bible, rather than to drive them away by saying and living a hateful jealous life under the pretense of "corinthians". Pretty obvoius you are unhappy with your station in life, so that gives you the right to criticize others for helping ppl...? How is THAT living a christian life? How bout you deal with your OWN issues and look for the positive in others, as your bible teaches. You must have been absent the day they handed out "understanding" what you read, happiness, compassion for others, empathy, and a brain attached to your heart. You MUST think your religion makes you SUPERIOR to others. Thats what I got from your nasty little remark. Hypocrite.

[@danielkennedy9894]

Thank you for sharing all your valuable knowledge! Peace

[@mingtooter]

Great pair of lads! A nice useful video thanks x

[@michaelmcguinness10]

Enjoy all your videos .Thanks.

[@attilaminksz6630]

Lovely. Have you ever heard about onion fly??

[@MovingDungeons]

Man you guys are great, I have a lovely allotment in Hertford just north of London. Last year I had a couple of issues here and there with my veg and I did not know what the problems were but now I know so much such as bolting, white butterfly, how to rake diagonally over the parsnip seed that should be planted in May and so on. Thank you so much for your videos they are fantastic. I will post them up on my allotment facebook group and other social networks. Keep up the great work. :)

[@Quickcrop]

That's great Neil, its always nice to get such posiitve feeback. I'll look out for you on Facebook.

[@ELBlDu]

good video, I learned something about the shoots on the onion sets. I have found that its most important to plant the right kind of onions for your zone, as in "long day" or "short day", and WHEN you plant sets vs bundles/starts whether they bold or not. Its a good idea to know or they will bolt every time.

[@Quickcrop]

Yes, definitlely, that does make sense.

[@salinajane3435]

E.L. Bl/Du i

[@danboquist]

Very informative. Thanks.

[@alanmcvey333]

I start my sets in fibre pots which I put in a cold frame when the leaves are about 5 inches tall plant out in a prepared bed

[@FloraForever]

I'm growing mine from seed, hopefully they grow well :D

[@Quickcrop]

Good luck, but remember to sow early.

[@nathansmall7074]

@@Quickcrop like now ?

[@alexg5513]

Fantastic Video 🧡🧡🧡

[@sheelaghomalley3292]

I just pop the rejects in between plants in a border. I get lots of great crop from them.

[@amh2440]

Sorry but where do you store the onions after harvesting them? In a cool dark room or warm and sunny room? Thanks

[@Quickcrop]

Hi, I dry onions in a bright dry place (just inside the dooor of the polytunnel) before plaiting for storage. Onions store better where it is warm and dry so the house is better than a cool, dark shed. Onions stored in a shed can rot due to sweating when warm air enters a shed after a cold night, this causes condensation to form on the onion skins.

[@terrim.602]

I am quite confused. I have been watching many videos that say to grow sets and not the tiny looking onions like you show in this video. I grew my own starts and transplanted them and they turned out great, but I want nice and uniform onions like shown. The extensive research showed not to grow those because they are biannual. Will you please address this confusion? Thank you

[@philiptatley8346]

leave them to dry until rain is forecast? in ireland, niver.

[@jembo1959]

Thanks great video.

[@ChRiStRiDa7]

Is it better to cut the bulbs off before they flower? If it flowers does it go bad or taste more woody??

[@sam111880]

Curious if you grow onions in 5gallon buckets or uses a backyard garden how much buckets or area do you need to get a year supply? And when you get a year supply how do you preserve them passed 2 to 3 months ?

[@waldoalcantara3862]

I love your videos. The ones you just hanged how long witll it take to cure and how long can you make use of that?

[@user-vi9zn8hi6y]

GREAT VIDEO

[@kalangeronald4720]

are onion good to plant in nastery bed

[@mabellim2798]

please do a video on growing pumpkin. Thks

[@wayne_george]

I really love the vids guys. Just wondering though about when I can sow onions?

[@paulmano8430]

How often do you water onions when you start

[@helenstanding3960]

Hi can i grow onions in a greenhouse ?

[@skyknight8441]

Where do you get the seed or small onions.

[@kenholt6244]

hi, is there a reason that you don't trim the roots when you string the onions. Thanks Ken

[@paul-ne1bh]

why not make a video on how to grow sweetcorn im shaw a lot of people would like to now

[@natalierose6572]

what? can you learn how to write?

[@umarishaque3936]

Are bolted onions inedible? the which have flowers?

[@amargongon]

what is the best soil and conditions for planting any of the onions family in a pot or raised bed? manure and all

[@Quickcrop]

Onions prefer a loose, loamy soil rather than heavy clay, with well-rotted compost.

[@Reymond112386]

So basically you plant one onion to harvest 1 onion?

[@abcdefghijklmnop2492]

hahahaha yeah fuck thats hella work

[@ultragamer4960]

abcdefg hijklmnop Not really

[@moon_wolfk7456]

Well... You plant a small onion and it grows bigger and then you harvest and eat it. Then you start over again by planting the middle/roots/seeds and so on.

[@laurensmith7124]

so you just planted the small onion sets and they grow very large? where can i find onion sets any store in particular

[@Quickcrop]

Hi, During the planting season you can order onion sets from Quickcrop. Regards, Tony. www.quickcrop.co.uk/search/onion

[@XTwillyTrooperX]

COOL!

[@ervinaccsh3242]

great video

[@Quickcrop]

Thanks, onions really are so easy to grow.

[@nuchannel1231]

How long you hag them till you can eat them?

[@tammyhollon5437]

+nuchannel123 You can eat them immediately. He's hanging them...so they won't rot. :-)

[@SuperKingslaw]

Interesting there was no mention of long day or short day or intermediate day onion differences!

[@RichWoods23]

That's because Ireland only has one climate zone -- wet temperate wet. Sometimes with added wet. Joking aside, at the latitude of 50-60N, in Ireland and the UK the onions grown are what North Americans would think of as long day onions. Because the climate is comparatively mild we can sow seed in October and plant sets in March to get a harvest from June through to August.

[@tammyhollon5437]

Hi. Thank you for the video. What kind of onion bulbs did you plant in this video? Thank you.

[@Quickcrop]

+Tammy Hollon Hi Tanmmy - Andrew unfortunately was so busy - I didn't manage to get an answer from himself - but I believe the variety used in the video was Shallot 'Red Sun'. If Andrew confirms differently I will be back to you as soon as. Thanks for now for watching and leaving comments.

[@Quickcrop]

+Quickcrop - Tammy - Sorry I mispelt your name in last comment - bad typo on my part

[@nicchauvin1096]

What's wrong with the onions that made a flower stalk? Why was that rejected?

[@Quickcrop]

The onion has gone to seed, it will no longer develop as a bulb and will not store

[@poodleoodle7689]

Great video but I thought the onion with the scape was still good?

[@Quickcrop]

The onions will still be edible but the quality will degrade. Seeded onions don't store very well either.

[@gardeningplus7271]

Hi, How to control onion maggots with chemical.Do you know,thanks

[@Quickcrop]

White onion varieties are prone to onion maggot attack. Grow red onions and Japanese bunching onions, which are somewhat resistant to onion maggot damage. It often helps to sprinkle onion planted areas with ground cayenne pepper, ginger, dill or chili powder to repel females and prevent them from laying eggs.

[@christysirishallotment1269]

What month was this harvest ?

[@Quickcrop]

Hi, these onions were ready in August. Late summer is a good time to harvest them, before the cool weather arrives. Regards, Tony.

[@christysirishallotment1269]

+Quickcrop thanks for the reply jus curious because the tops of my onions have fallen over but maybe it's just the couple of days bad weather we had recently

[@Quickcrop]

Hi Chris, your onions may well be feeling the effects of the wet weather. They should be fine with the fallen stalks, when they're ready the leaves start to turn yellow.

[@christysirishallotment1269]

+Quickcrop great, thanks so much love all the quick crop videos

[@loadapish]

I heard a funny story about an onion thief. I think its an indian legend. A guy was caught stealing 1 hundred onions. Goes to court and gets fined (lets say £3000) the guy says if he pays that money he will be in debt for years and he cant afford it so the judge says ok you can eat the 100 onions or get 100 shoe beatings 😄😄 so the guy says fine ill eat the onions. After 15 onions he is finding it unbearable and begs to change his punishment. He wants to take the beating. So he kneels down hands behind his back and takes the first 5 hits. He is feeling very sore and still has onions burning inside him. He takes another 12 hits from the shoe, alternating the side of the face. So by this time he is well and truelly bruised and damaged and begs to change the punishment. In the end he had to pay the fine 😄😄

[@hayatlak355]

there is a top n there is a bottom. wonder whos the top!