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Re: Revisiting--Thanks! Re: Another Fall Planting question

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Point your browser to Virginia Tech's Cooperative Extension onion info at
http://www.ext.vt.edu:4040/eis/owa/docdb.getcat?cat=ir-fv-vegh-on.
 Lots of good info about the photoperiodic sensitivity of onions to light.
But they seem to have neglected to mention which applies to VA.   You may
have to phone them or visit one of the offices to get some of their
information sheets - Office locations and phone numbers for VA are listed by
county at
http://www.ext.vt.edu/offices/.
For bulb types,  If your growing season is wintertime, use short day
(Vidalia, Grano, Granex types).  If your growing season is summertime, plant
long day (like Walla-Walla).
The VA gardening tips at
http://www.ext.vt.edu:4040/eis/owa/docdb.getcat?cat=ir-fv-vegh-gt (excellent
web site BTW)
recommend planting garlic and shallots in October and starting onion seeds
for transplants in February. Bunching onions grow several, some quite a few,
separate stalks from one set or seed and do not form bulbs.  The
photoperiodic  properties have to with forming bulbs so it doesn't really
matter for green onions as long as climate conditions are right for them to
grow.

Olin

-----Original Message-----
From: Kristina Eide <eidekris@hotmail.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 12:04 PM
Subject: Revisiting--Thanks! Re: Another Fall Planting question


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>So Olin, do you know if northern VA (zone 7--7A?) falls into southern or
>northern latitudes when it comes to onion planting times?  I've read about
>long-day/short-day in a couple places but I just don't get it.  I probably
>just need to find someone knowledgeable/experienced locally to tell me
about
>it.
>
>I'm really new to onions.  What are bunching onions, anyway?  Does that
mean
>you plant a bunch of seeds close together and they make small bulbs instead
>of big onions?
>
>Thanks--
>
>Kristina
>
>
>>From: "Olin Miller" <millero@worldnet.att.net>
>
>> >...Onions planted from seeds now may go to seed next spring, ruining
>> >your crop. ...
>>I assume your comments apply to northern latitudes.  The normal planting
>>time for onion seeds in the south is fall.  Bunching onions are seeded and
>>harvested as green onions throuhout the winter.   -Olin
>>
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