Your Onions Will LOVE You For This: 3 Tips To Grow GIANT Onion Bulbs!

In this video, I share 3 tips to grow giant onion bulbs! These onion growing tips have made a big difference in helping me grow onions with enormous bulbs in my garden, and your onions will love you for doing this. These small changes produce big results!.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction To Growing Giant Onions
1:18 Onion Plants In My Control Group
2:05 High Performance Onion Bulbs
3:22 Tip #1: Companion Planting Onions
4:42 Tip #2: Fertilizing Onions For Optimal Results
7:33 Tip #3: Drip Irrigation And Drip Line
9:30 Other Onion Tips And Make A Difference
10:26 Onion Harvest! Look At This Big Onion!
11:10 Don't Make This Mistake Growing Onions!
12:43 Adventures With Dale

If you have questions about how to grow onions, are looking for more onion growing tips, have questions about growing fruit trees or want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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[GizmoFromPizmo]

One of the things we've learned about industrialized farming is that they look great but are nutritionally pretty shallow. Always remember to add plenty of copper, iron, magnesium, etc. to the soil so that the vegetables you eat will be more than just good eye-candy. Plants turn elemental minerals into minerals we can absorb and use. The best minerals are plant derived minerals.

[sharono]

Had my husband do that a while ago. Onions peppers and Tom's are great companion plants. I ha e been gardening since I was a kid with my mamaw. She taught me organic gardening. And so happy she did. I'm in my late sixties so I've been at it for many years. This fella gardener has it right on.

[Mstymntntop]

An aha moment I had with onions this year was that onions need that green leaf growth before they reach their bulbing day length. The leaf growth is the factor in how big the bulbs get…..the carbohydrates are pulled from the green stems and transfer the energy to the bulbs. I never had an issue getting nice green onions, but did have trouble getting the nice bulbs. Got them out earlier this year and am getting nice bulbs going now.

Happy day from Carteret County NC!

[Peachy]

Another good tip is to remove the dirt from around the top of the bulb once they are established good. I learned that tip from Hollis and Nancy's channel. As soon as I did that I started having success.

[TheMillennialGardener]

If you found this video helpful, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Introduction To Growing Giant Onions
1:18 Onion Plants In My Control Group
2:05 High Performance Onion Bulbs
3:22 Tip #1: Companion Planting Onions
4:42 Tip #2: Fertilizing Onions For Optimal Results
7:33 Tip #3: Drip Irrigation And Drip Line
9:30 Other Onion Tips And Make A Difference
10:26 Onion Harvest! Look At This Big Onion!
11:10 Don't Make This Mistake Growing Onions!
12:43 Adventures With Dale

[artport]

I love the idea of companion planting.... BUT I have to say that the huge onion bulbs are the result of the 20-20-20 fertilizer... That is the biggest difference.. I have seen this before... onions are very heavy feeders... next year try planting an onion only bed and feed it heavily with the 20-20-20... you will see the difference. Love your videos and all the wonderful information and of course, everyone loves Dale!!

[ncexnyc]

Every time I watch this channel, I feel like I want to go out and add something new to my yard.

[lisabruce]

I have been growing for years and I have been viewed numerous channels. YOU are by far the most informative individual I have viewed to date. You are very clear and precise with your information and skip all of that ridiculous"fluff" .

[leeannekaden]

Thanks. I have 2 beds planted with sets. Most went to seed. I have several
r spots planted singly with starts. Next year I'll intermingle with peppers, etc. I'm in Oregon so it's long day here. I'm 82 and have gardened 20 years. Still learning.

[gregdoh]

After 12 years of gardening, I finally have a great grasp on the nutritional needs of all of the plants I grow. Last year was the first year I switched from all purpose fertilizer (10-10-10) to using different fertilizers at different times for different plants (I've added other things too such as azomite, dried kelp, compost tea, mycorrhiza, etc.). My root veggies did much better than usual last year due to switching from higher nitrogen early on to higher phosphorus when their tops are nicely formed and need more energy directed towards their roots. I still like to watch a "how-to" video every year for each plant I grow to keep learning, and my takeaway here was companion planting the onions and other alliums with nightshades- thank you!

[laurajoseph]

I love your videos. You do a fantastic job conveying a ton of information in a clear, straightforward way. My onions are terrible this year. But now I am armed with all sorts of knowledge for next year. Thank you!

[magni]

Watched first 2 minutes and subbed, your channel is brilliant, clear and concise, fast and to the point

[williamweaver]

I'm 70 yrs old because of my disabilities I can't prepare a place to have a garden I wish there were p4ople who would help seniors have a small garden here in East Tennessee I would love to watch a sm garden as well as enjoy eating out of it

[papablueshirt]

I have always planted onions as companion plants, especially with my peppers. I did it a a space saving method, it is nice to know there are other benefits as well. Thanks for sharing

[DebraofSENC]

So thankful we found you esp. since your teachings are for our area. You are truly an excellent teacher. Also, I like the way you show from start to finish.

[DyesubDave]

Perfect timing! I'll be planting my onions out very soon. I was thinking of interplanting with tomatoes but now I'll add some with my peppers as well. Thanks for this very informative video!!

[digsindirt]

Perfect timing. I harvested mine and they were pretty small. Granted, it was first time growing onions so I was proud of myself for even growing them. But now I want to know how to increase their size next time.

[suzanalbright]

Thank you so much! I have tried for several years with no success 0:06 to grow bulbing onions. After watching your videos, I sent away for sweet red and white onion starts. I also planted bell peppers and marigolds in the beds with them. My partner installed a drip irrigation system. The results were fantastic! We have harvested beautiful onions and have them drying in our shed now. Thank you so much for the valuable information that you shared here! Understanding this has made all the difference! ❤

[mollycatcolorado]

Lucky Dale! He gets his own blanket and umbrella to enjoy the afternoon relaxing on the beach 🐶.

[Grubbdub]

This is so interesting. I planted onions along the perimeter of all my raised beds. The ones with the peppers and tomatoes are massive. The others look so sad!