Quillback Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Bought some sets this spring, "Texas Sweets" supposed to be a "sweet and mild" onion. Planted them last half of March, they are supposed to be read in 90-100 days, when the tops turn brown. Many of them now have brown tops, and about all have the tops fallen over. Pulled a couple today, pretty strong, but edible. But not what I would call "sweet and mild" Should I leave them in the ground a while longer? Or is this as good as it gets?
Feathers and Fins Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 QB I usually pick one a week till I get the flavor im after and then when I get it pull them all. Onions can be fickle creatures and I think our zone takes them about 3 to 4 weeks more to get where they should be. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beaver-Lake-Arkansas-Fishing-Report/745541178798856
Quillback Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 Ok, thanks - guess I'll need to give them some more time.
Wayne SW/MO Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Onions get stronger with age and with a lack of water. I didn't plant any this spring, going to do fall, but I have never waited until the tops turned brown. I've always gone by size, if they're big enough I pulled them. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
ness Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I generally wait until the onion stalks start to fall over, which is right now for me, then back off on the watering. When most of the tops are down, I'll knock over the rest and pick them in about week. John
Quillback Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 If these onions get any stronger, that will not be good.
Ham Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Could you post a picture of them in the ground? Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
tippet7 Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 Our onions never got any bigger than the size of a ping pong ball(and that is exaggerating) our potatoes never took at all. Very disappointed in that. We are going to try them again. You are so stupid you threw a rock at the ground and missed.
jdmidwest Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 Onions are tough sometimes. The sweet ones never seem to get as good in our clay soil. I think they grow better in loamy soil. I never let the tops turn brown and I never let them go to seed either. A vidalia will not make tasting onion like it does in the place where they grow them I have been told. I like green onions with my salads and have trouble growing them. I planted some this spring from seed and my first run of lettuce is already done. Onions are just starting to get big enough to eat. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
ness Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 ...raised beds...filled with good soil...problem solved John
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