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Old February 26, 2016   #40
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Originally Posted by whistech View Post
Robert, for what it's worth, according to Dixondale, onions need 200 heat units to put on a leaf and every leaf makes an onion ring. The more leaves you have before the onion starts to bulb, the bigger the onion will be.

Here's a couple of videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oALQHr15d2Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1-dAMjs0k
Thanks Arlie that is the same thing Glenn Drowns was saying about sweet potatoes Heat Units.
Right now I am trying to get my onions to grow as fast as they can and watering every other day or as soon as the soil is dry 1/2 inch down.

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