George Shirley wrote:
On 5/20/2015 1:35 PM, wawwiz wrote:
If some of you haven't figured it out yet, I'm kinda new to gardens
so please be patient with me. Question: Im about to plant a bunch of red
onion sets, they are
about an inch or so in diameter, What I want to do is trim the green
tops as they grow for salads etc. will this kill the onion
underground or if I leave a little of the green will it continue to
grow thanks in advance
Generally they will continue to grow and produce tops but don't cut
them to short, leave a few inches and the plant will get the sunlight
it needs.
See if you can find some scallion starts or "bunching" onions. When
the get big enough pull them all and plant a few back to grow more.
I've got some we've been growing for about 25 years now and they're
still producing.
I pull them, wash them, cut off the roots, chop them, put on a cookie
sheet and put in freezer for at least an hour and then vacuum bag them
for later use. If you're in a temperate climate you can just pull a
few when you need them.

I plant the bunching onions , get 'em at the co-op for like a buck anna
quarter per pound . I'm still pulling onions I planted last year . The
romaine is doing exceptionally well this year too , nothing quite like
ground to table in under an hour . Coming soon : cherry tomatoes , I
kinnardly wait !

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