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Re: Onions gone to seed

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Original Message From: Francoise De Smet <francois@pottsville.infi.net>
Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Onions gone to seed


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>Earlier this spring I planted onion sets given to me by my neighbor, so I
do not
>know what varieties they are. Neither does he. They were white, yellow and
red
>sets. I have planted onion sets before and always got big onions. This time
the
>sets grew green leaves and then went to seed. Is there a reason for this?

You may be reasonably certain they will not bulb if they have already gone
to seed or, if they are also bulbing, they will not keep well in storage.  I
suppose they would be edible as green onions but you may find the scape goes
down through the bulb.

Without knowing what you planted it really isn't possible to tell what it
will grow into.  At the northern US latitudes, you should plant long-day
onions  (onions with their growing season during the long summer days).
Most plants seem have a built-in survival mechanism that cause them to
produce seeds whenever they experience stress.  If you had unusually hot
weather early in the season, it may have been the cause.  Here in AZ,  high
temperatures and inconsistent watering often cause onions to bolt to
eed.  -Olin


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