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Growing Onions, Leeks, and Shallots

October 14, 2011 - GrowOrganic

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Why onions vary in flavor and storage time

In our new video Tricia discusses choosing onions to fit your climate. Short day onions do well in the shorter summer days closer to the Equator (Texas, we’re talking about you) and long day onions thrive in the long summer days closer to the North Pole (e.g., Minnesota). Our video’s animated map shows the different regions for short day and long day. Intermediate day onions have characteristics more similar to the long day onions. The day length differences between onions also signal…

Shallots and leeks—the lesser known onion cousins for your garden and kitchen

They’re a big family, those alliums. From the familiar onions and softneck garlics, to the less famous but intriguing shallots, leeks, and hardneck garlics. Some gardeners even use alliums just for their flowers, like Allium giganteum with 3 foot stems and purple flower heads the size of softballs. Gardeners agree that for superior flavor in onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks there is no substitute for growing your own. They are easy crops, planted in fall and growing until mid-summer harvest.…

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Cool Season Gardening gift basket December 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Introduce a tomato gardener to the joys of cool-season growing. The pouch of our Roo gardening apron has seeds for garlic, shallots, potatoes, and vegetables—and a how-to book from the man who gardens… read more»	What to plant in your winter garden November 1, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Don’t leave your garden yet! Late fall and early winter is the time to plant some easy edibles, and scatter the sweeps of wildflowers that will be a delight come spring and summer. Tricia has winter… read more»
Win prizes at 8 blogs in our online Garlic Planting Party October 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley The giveaways are over, but you can find great garlic recipes and garlic growing info at the blogs listed below. Shallots too! Timing tips: * Best time to plant garlic? After the first frost… read more»	Singing the praises of ‘Music’ garlic November 5, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley What is it about ‘Music’ garlic that makes it the most popular seed garlic with our customers? Hardneck First of all, it’s a hardneck garlic and all the hardnecks have more subtle flavors… read more»
What is your USDA plant hardiness zone? October 26, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley How can I find my USDA plant hardiness zone? Click on THIS LINK for the new 2012 USDA plant hardiness zone map. You can search it by zip code. Do you live in an area (like Nevada County) with varied terrain… read more»	Why onions vary in flavor and storage time October 13, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley In our new video Tricia discusses choosing onions to fit your climate. Short day onions do well in the shorter summer days closer to the Equator (Texas, we’re talking about you) and long day onions… read more»
Shallots and leeks—the lesser known onion cousins for your garden and kitchen October 12, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley They’re a big family, those alliums. From the familiar onions and softneck garlics, to the less famous but intriguing shallots, leeks, and hardneck garlics. Some gardeners even use alliums just for… read more»	Growing garlic—what’s the difference between softneck and hardneck varieties? August 4, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley Growing garlic in your own garden lets you play with flavors you cannot find at stores. We carry more organic seed garlic than any other garden company, at the best prices, so plunge in and get garlicky.… read more»
Organic Garlic Seed: Pre-order now! August 10, 2010 - Darren Garlic Seed Ready for Pre-Order: Now’s the time to stock up and order all of your garlic seed. We start shipping starting late August, and many of our varieties sell out during the Pre-Order stage.… read more»	Onion Transplants! September 29, 2009 - Amber The sounds of hustling warehouse folk - the pungent smell of Allium cepa, its Onion Season 2009! There is nothing like it, a sea of green scallions as far as the eye can see, makes one want to bake… read more»

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Mitch Soboleski Says:

Nov 5th, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Patricia, do have any videos on your raised beds? Any tips? I like the looks. Is it hard to replace soil as its fertility diminishes?
Thanks,
Mitch

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