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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt
Today, the leaves are falling, it's 75F, windy, and the garden looks so empty. January is a little over a month away, and for us, that means onion planting time. That made me think of looking up onion garden soil preparations. I found this site first thing and liked it so much - I'm making a link here: http://www.garden.org/foodguide/brow...ng_started/494
I remember Worth wrote a reply on a thread about adding something/s to the soil that helps make onions grow large and sweet. I just don't remember what thread that was on? |
Onions like plenty of fertilizer more so than tomatoes and water keep the soil PH the same as tomatoes on the acid side and use no sulfur to lower ph.
One thing my ph is high and they are still doing well.
One thing I read in the link is they dont care for tight soil.
Well yes and no.
Many people grow them right on top of the ground, this will make them become nice and flat.
Also choose a short day length onion for our area.
My onions are doing nicely and in the ground now.
The three big red HOT store bought onions I set right on top of the ground are starting to put out roots too.
Worth