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Growing Onions, Leeks, and Shallots
October 14, 2011 - GrowOrganic
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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…
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 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»
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October 13, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
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… read more»
October 12, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
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… 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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