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Re: RE onions

bpgraham wrote:
> 
> Are homegrown onions stronger than bought ones or is it my
> imagination.I was peeling some today and they were so strong even
> peeling them under cold water didnt help much.These are from last
> summer and are getting a bit old tho still tasty.Any ideas  something
> new to think about LOL
> phillippa
> bpgraham@ihug.co.nz


Onions get "stronger" as they age in storage.  Different varieties have
various levels of "strongness".  Also, the nature of the soil in which
they're grown affects the flavor (sorry, flavour).  Soils with plenty of
sulfur will produce stronger onions.  Of course stronger onions keep
better.  I grow a Sweet Spanish and and a yellow storage onion on soils
high in sulfur.  The Sweets are edible raw (barely) but the storage
onions have to be cooked.  

I've never grown the super sweet onions (Walla Walla or Vidalia) because
they must be planted in the autumn and our winter rains make my garden a
bog.  I go to great effort to create a well-drained area for my garlic,
asparagus and artichokes.  I don't have any energy left for super sweet
onions.

There.  More than you wanted to know, I'm sure.

Steve  (Maritime...)
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