SIX Foolproof Onion Tips You Probably Didn’t Know You Needed

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In today's episode, we discuss six tips on how to grow onions and allow them to flourish!
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1:30 Never plant deeper than the white of the onion (or will get smaller bulb, cut tops off if they are too top heavy, won't hurt them)
3:52 Don't harvest too early, leave in ground until last second
5:59 Lots of nitrogen (leaf development important, those are onion layers)
7:26 Lots of water (under-watering leads to small bulbs, avoid root rot with well-draining soil)
8:54 Seeds vs Sets (use seeds, larger onion, won't be green in middle, cheaper)
11:13 Pruning your onions (keeps weight off neck, if neck bends it stops growing, doesn't hurt it to prune, commercial growers do it)

jeffmeyers

As a seed seller, you should emphasize that there are some varieties that are just plain BIGGER than other varieties! I had a goal of 250 onions for this year. I've harvested 150 so far and may pull the rest of them before tomorrow's forecast of storms in west Michigan. I think that I have exceeded my goal! (Update: 368!)

marcidevries

Please write a book on gardening! Tips an tricks for different crops. LoVE your videos and they have helped me so so much! THANK YOU for all the information you share 🤩

battleground

My biggest onion tip, start early they are about the first crop you can sow and sets are the first thing that can be planted out.

userunknown

As usual, this was another great video! I do trim my onions per your suggestion. When I cut back my onion tops, I make green onion salt. After washing and drying the onion tops, you put them in a blender or a ninja or other food processor, and add sea salt or kosher salt, or Himalayan salt. Blend Together then spread onto a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Turn your oven to 170 and when it has preheated, turn it off, but leave the oven light on and put that cookie sheet on the top shelf. It will take somewhere between 24 and 36 hoursbut it will turn to a thin brick and then you just throw it back in your food processor and you have onion salt!

sharonjennings

We pruned our onions and dehydrated the tops and had green onion to add to quiches and stews all winter. Delicious!

lindalangley

Although I grew most of my garden from seeds I used bulbs to get my first decent crop of onions this year. I'm much more confident in growing from tiny seeds now that I'm committing to grow EVERYTHING from seed from now on. The cost of seeds just makes sense! Thanks for the tips!

farmermarshall

Whoa!! Super cool time lapse at @ 6:51!

MichelleMonstera

Thank you for this video! I was burying the entire bulbs! Very important lesson learned! I love red onions.

sharonousmankobo

LOL! That's why your ripped! You made laugh today. Thanks Luke for that and for explaining onions better to this old gardener. I am going to plant seeds (after I buy some from MIgardener).

perkinshomestead

As an advanced gardener, I learned several important facts about onions. 1. Nitrogen is more important. 2. Trim the tops. 3. Using sets causes the green center, which can never be fully cured. The last one, wow! It is so important when storing vegetables over the fall and winter to have an onion full cure! Thank you so much for that information!

shadytreez

I live in the thumb and gave up on onions 2 years ago. Watching this I have learned a ton about onions and I'm excited for next year. One question I do have though, is if you plant by seed how do you avoid the planting deeper than the white of the onion problem?

matthewwarren

I just had my first “successful” onion crop this year and you’re right! They are my new favorite crop. But—I made most of the mistakes you just addressed — not pruning, feeding phosphorus, not enough water and harvesting too early. 😢 So I’m really excited about trying these tips for next year and upping my game! Thanks for your timely, concise, and expert advice!

ngrisel

Luke, you're a plethora of information thank you! I read that when the onion bulb is the size you want you should manually bend the necks because they will keep longer. Truth? Also, when is the earliest I can plant my onion starts in my grow bags? I'm thinking of putting them out there now! And cover is it gets frosty.

lisadeluca