tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post9149679217658872092..comments2023-11-01T02:24:03.678-05:00Comments on A Farm Wife's Life: Onions - A Garden PostJanet Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312866682687248984noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post-89299768746223455942013-03-27T11:59:45.982-05:002013-03-27T11:59:45.982-05:00So I've had TERRIBLE luck with onions and neve...So I've had TERRIBLE luck with onions and never did when I was growing up, we always had a bunch. But the last few years I only get a few and they aren't very big. Last year I was so upset at the "sets" that I planted I went and bought the bundles. Needless to say, neither yielded much, I'd say ~10-20% of what I planted! I'll be trying again this year though as we eat a lot of onions it seems like!<br /><br />Do you have any "secrets" to getting big onions? Growing up we always thinned the rows later in the summer, but wondering if you have any other tips? I've heard a lot of things from people about covering the onions up as they grow and push up out of the ground and then the total opposite, to just leave them alone. Any suggestions? Not that I need it after last years disaster, but wishful hoping, right? :)JSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007395010972725954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post-40048178415215034742013-03-22T10:14:38.618-05:002013-03-22T10:14:38.618-05:00I've recently started planting onions and they...I've recently started planting onions and they're pretty simple for me. My mom used to dig up the potatoes, dig a huge hole and burry them for the winter. Weird but we always had potatoes come spring time! Also, I nominated you for the Liebster Award! Congrats, I felt you're such an awesome blogger and I love following you! http://kelseyhomolka-keepingupwithkelsey.blogspot.com/2013/03/liebster-award-round-2.htmlKelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03136279775880642000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post-78271866577953356162013-03-20T09:07:35.370-05:002013-03-20T09:07:35.370-05:00I get mine at our local Ace Hardware. We have a lo...I get mine at our local Ace Hardware. We have a local green house that has them too. I was at Lowes yesterday and saw they actually had some of the plants too, but Wal-mart around here never carries them. If you have a True Value instead of Ace you might check there, cause they might have some...or a Farm and Home storeJanet Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312866682687248984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post-35780427110852868352013-03-20T08:34:26.636-05:002013-03-20T08:34:26.636-05:00Where do you buy your plants? I've always used...Where do you buy your plants? I've always used sets and maybe that's my problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post-70641829020957997492013-03-19T23:04:54.467-05:002013-03-19T23:04:54.467-05:00Onions are one thing I've never planted! I alw...Onions are one thing I've never planted! I always need one though. Maybe I'll plant some this year!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423029433065907454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9026289810505019932.post-4715696941108839802013-03-19T20:03:42.000-05:002013-03-19T20:03:42.000-05:00I haven't had much luck with onions, but that ...I haven't had much luck with onions, but that doesn't stop me from planting a bunch every year! You are so lucky to have nice weather to actually be outside working. It's too cold here yet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com