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Re: RE onions (Candy)

Excuse my lack of knowing, but I`m a amature gardener,and a  darn`ed determined
one.

what is a short day/ or long day onion?


TWilli58@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 98-08-17 01:26:41 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
>  I have also grown without regard to timing this past summer an onion called
>  candy with no long/short day requirements.  i have not harvested any yet,
> but
>  they are forming nice but smaller bulbs -- thus far about 2 to 3 inches,  but
>  they are still growing,  tho I think they are almost at max size.
>
>  Janet
>   >>
> This year, I grew onions for the first time.   I grew Candy because they were
> advertised as not being a long or short day variety and I thought that gave an
> amateur like me a better chance.  Anyway, they grew beautifully and ended up
> about 3-4" in diameter.
>
> The only problem I had was that some were damaged by root magots.  Any ideas
> on how to deter these?  I'd prefer to not use chemicals if possible.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
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