Planting Onions from Seed
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- In many growing areas NOW (early January) is the time for planting onions from seed. This video covers the basics of planting onions from seed indoors.
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00:00 Intro
00:23 Timing
01:15 Planting Onion Seeds
02:50 Care
04:07 Variety Selection
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Im super glad that you cut right to the subject ,offer good details in each sentence and dint waste words needlessly. Well done. Professional
Thanks! I try to do just that!
This video stuck with me all year! I ordered my seeds last week so i can get my onions started on time. Can't wait for new videos this spring. Sending love from NE Ohio. 💚
I'm right here with you girl! Hamilton Ohio. Thanks for the reminder and the tips. This will be the first time I'm actually doing this from seed so I'm excited! Now I know all the things I've been doing wrong by watching several videos. Happy growing ❄️
Glad to hear you're growing from seed- best of luck!
Really to the point and I’ve learned a lot - different kinds of onions , steps and tips for strong production growth👌🏽
In zone 7 DE and getting ready to plant my onions. Thanks for the refresher.
Ah, perhaps this is why my kale and lettuce seedlings got so leggy- the heating mat that I'm so used to using when starting flowers and summer veggies. Awesome onions tips too, of course. Thank you!
Yay!! Thank you. Just set up my first grow rack and need to start my onions!!
Exciting!!
As someone in zone 4a I am extremely jealous that you're starting seeds right now
You'll be sowing seeds before you know it!
Good I'm doing the same as you had really good big onions I do put wood ashes on ground where I put my onions and side dress with compost tea. KC, Missouri.
@@pamalajjohnson9576 why wood ash? We have alkaline soil & unless we burn hardwood we do not use the ash except in our bird pens & houses
4b same here. …
Here on the west side of Indy and this video reminded me that I needed to get my stuff ready! I will be starting my onions right behind you! Thanks Jenna!
Have fun sowing those onion seeds!
Excellent video! You packed so much info into this video from start to finish of onion starting
Thank you!
Patterson for me zone 6 b. I plant in a tin and gently tease them apart. Ty - I love your videos
Planted my onions last year per your recommendation and they did great. Thanks.
I'm so glad to hear that!
Glad you put this video up. It remined me I need to start my onions seeds.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Jenna, such a great inspiration you are and always explain things great. I'm in N.Y zone 6a gonna start my onion seeds tommorow!
Happy sowing, Nora!
Straight to the point. By far the best onion from seed starting video. Thanks!
Thank you!
Lovely too hear from a fellow gardener, my Best Wishes for the New Year 👍❤️
Same to you!
It’s always a great pleasure to see growth 👍❤️
It is indeed!
I agree with William: get right to the point. Started my onion seeds 3 weeks ago in my grow tent in PA. Good video.
Growing in 5b Denver. Thank you for your pleasant, but not excessively chatty videos!
You're welcome!
I have mine germinated in Central IL! 6A. Thanks for the tips.
I am in Arkansas, zone 6a. Starting my onions from seed this week! Thanks for the helpful information!
Happy sowing!
Started onion seeds Jan. 15th for the first time. I'm in zone 5a North Central PA. 2 varieties of long day Spanish onions from Renee"s and High Mowing. Looking good so far. Could not wait any longer to get growing. Tired of building bird houses! Have started Kale and . 4 kinds of tomatoes from saved seeds .Starting nevada lettuce, broccoli, peppers etc... I wish Feb. weather would return. We have received more snow in March so far! Enjoyed your video. Don"t worry about the barn.
I so appreciated your concise, informative video. First year planting onion seeds (Jan) in zone 5b. They were starting to look scraggly and I was unsure what to do next. Now I plan to trim and thin a bit, putting some into plugs. Thank you! Excited again.
Thanks, Joan! Best of luck with your onions!
Thank you. I will try this year . Hope you have a great harvest every years
Glad to hear you're going to try it!
I am in Alaska. Just starting my seeds for onions and shallots. Thanks for your video was just what I was looking for.
Glad it was helpful!
I APPRECIATE the reminder!!! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for the reminder. Last year was the first time I grew onions, I think you solved my problem of small onions. I started my seeds to late and planted them to late, SW Ohio. I always look forward to your videos, thank you.
You are so welcome!
Growing in 7a! My onions will benefit from these tips!
Such helpful info. This will be my first year growing from seeds. I've gardened for 40 years and have never done that . I'm excited to try several varieties and see which does best in my western Illinois garden. Previously, I bought seedlings .
Best of luck, Susan!
I was wondering if I should trim my onions and you answered that question, thank you. I will be giving them a hair cut tomorrow.
A little north and east of you, outside Columbus. Giving this a try this year. Thanks for the tips.
Hello neighbor!
Thank you for the reminder!
You're welcome!
I'm in Hot Springs, Montana. Our growing season here is alittle different then the rest of the state, we tend to warm up earlier in the spring which is nice. We are in a plains, lots of sage brush and Russian olives. This will be my first time growing onions from seed. So wish me luck. and thanks for great videos, they make me feel like all things are possible. lol
Best of luck, Carol!
Thank you for this video. I have been trying to locate a helpful onion seed planting videos. ❤ I’m planting potato onions this year.
Glad it was helpful!
I recently found your channel. I'm really glad I did. I like your explaining things once, so many repeat and repeat. I got it the first time! I also appreciate fast forward, you just rock! I'm in Oregon in a little valley surrounded by mountains and forests. It's a hard area and even though its zone 8a it has a short grow season. I do have nice soil. Thank you, I'll be eagerly looking forward to more of your comparison tests.
Hello and welcome Debbie! I am glad to hear you have good soil in your neck of the woods- and I hope this growing season goes great for you!
Thank you, I hope yours is fantastic as well!
Super helpful, just about to start my onion seeds...I'm so excited!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm in 6a in Kansas, certainly excited to start the garden flow again!
Me too!
5B Upper Michigan. I never really thought about starting onions this early but I think I'll try it. Started them in April last year and was going to start earlier anyway.
Hi neighbor to the north! Give it a shot!
Awesome! Zone 6a in NY! Will be starting my onion seeds today! Thanks for the reminder!!! ✌💗🌈🐢🌱🌻🐝
Happy sowing!
6a as well! East Cleveland! I am doing a raised bed first time and watching this to learn. Great stuff definitely subbed I need all the Ohio outdoor growing advice as possible. I did container outside last year and had decent success and really enjoyed it. I also have an indoor lab so that helps with getting stuff started indoors while waiting for winter to end in June
Great to hear from a fellow Ohioan! Best wishes for a great growing season!
Thanks so much. I'm in Minnesota and I fail at onions, but this year I am determined to succeed!
You can do it!
Thanks for the useful info. I have always direct sowed seeds right into my garden beds in the fall here in the Arizona low desert, Zone 9B. I just pluck out any that come up too close together and spread them out throughout the garden, as I read they are supposed to deter some pests. So I end up with a few rows where I sowed seed, and then just random onions spread throughout the rest of the beds wherever I had a gap to fill, and I harvest in July. After watching this video, I just sowed seeds into a tray for the first time to try it out. Looking forward to seeing how it goes!
I hope it goes well for you!
Oh I started mine (zone 6a) on Dec 31! Thanks lady!! 😁
Perfect!
thank you for sharing information about onion farming information that is very useful and adds inspiration to my farm
You are most welcome
6a here too. I came across your channel yesterday and I have been soaking these videos up. I am planting onion seeds today for the first time. (EEK, I hope its not too late) I usually do sets. The last couple years they just have done horrible! Thank you for all the time you have put into these videos, I feel like I am taking a crash corse.
Best wishes for great onions!
I'll be starting mine in a few days!! Currently setting up a gutted basement bathroom to a grow room!
Hooray! Have fun with that new grow room!
Thanks for the reminder!
You're welcome!
Thankyou so much for responding. I will definitely try them and see what happens 😊and i will let you know.
Please do!
Perfect timing Jenna. I'll be sowing my onions this weekend in zone 6a New Hampshire.
This year I'm growing yellow of Parma, Barolo and purple haze red onions and white sweet spanish. I typically like to transplant in the first week of April.
Nice! I'd love to hear what you think of the Purple Haze onion!
I grew Yellow of Parma last year. It’s a good onion, and stores well. It did seem to have a tendency to “double“ for me. About a third of them actually split inside.
They’re still perfectly good and usable, but you can’t make onion rings or anything with them.
Thanks for the reminder. I've been focused on growing "cut and come again" batches of lettuce in the Seed Shed, and forgot to start onions for Spring planting.
You're welcome!
I mean...I couldn't help but sub. You are a WEALTH of information and bountiful energy!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏽
Wow, thank you so much!
I planted mine last week. They sprouted yesterday. So exciting! I am in Missouri. First time planting from seeds I always planted bulbs onions. They never have done very well now I know why! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Hooray! I'm glad to hear you've got yours planted- best wishes for a great harvest!
I'm in zone 5b in West Michigan and our snow tends to stick around for a long time. I'm definitely going to start onion seeds this year. They didn't grow very fast last year when I direct-sowed them. I'm just going to have to wait longer than I prefer. I'm so itching to grow! I do have my dwarf tomatoes growing, though.
I know what you mean! I'm itching to grow too!
6b in Ontario. I started onions yesterday. Sweet Spanish. Looking forward to watching them grow.
Nice!!
I live in Ohio as well and have not had great success groing onions, but with all your helpful tips I'll likely have a much better crop this year. Thank you for these wonderfully thorough videos, Jenna!
Best of luck!!
Hello neighbor! I'm in Ohio too! It's sometimes difficult to get onions to grow so know that it's not you. I'm not that great at starting them from seed but I do have great success buying onion starts. For the first time last year 2023, I grew onions the size of softballs! It's a lot of hard work and constant maintenance with feeding and watering. Your onions have to be topped off a few times during the growing season. Don't throw the tops away because you can use them in soups and stews and different meals that require chopped onions. The tops can also be dried in your oven on the lowest setting and then scrunched up into pieces. They can be stored in a jar with a lid up to two years or more. I hope you have a good year and can grow some really big onions! Good luck on your journey!
I'm 6b in SW Missouri. Even though we are only an hour from the Arkansas border, elevation puts us in a cooler growing zone. I am excited about getting my onions started for the year! Yours look amazing! I look forward to gleaning more tips. I lived in Mt. Vernon for my first ten years and had family up around Vermilion.
We are Neighbors, I live just north of Springfield, Mo. Was born and raised in Andover, Ohio. Also have lived in Oberlin and Ashland. Hopefully getting my onions started this week.
I hope your onions do fantastic this year, April!
Best gardening channel I have found. I love that we are in the same zone. Thank you for the wealth of information you share!
Wow, thank you so much, Gina!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Hey Jenna! I'm a bit stressed and wondered if I could get your 2 cents on a situation with my onions. I'm a fellow Ohioan and started some long day varieties from seed down in my basement under really great grow lights. I don't have a timer and was very inconsistent with how many hours of light they received. It probably averaged 12-16 hours per day depending on when I would remember to turn them off at night. I recently came across a guy giving onion growing advice and he mentioned that you must be watchful of the duration of time you expose your onion seedlings to light or your onions will begin to bulb and you won't get a good bulb for that growing season. EEEK, I never once considered this! Do you think there is truth to this? I pulled up a few sacrificial onions plants from their cells to inspect but didn't see signs of bulbing. Would you suspect I my little onion plants are doomed? I am trying to determine if I should pick up some starts at the store or if I may still have a chance of my young plants bulbing this season. UGH! Any knowledge/thoughts you can send my way would be so very valued!
I’m in the panhandle of western Nebraska in 5A. This is my first year growing from seeds. I’m getting ready to give mine their haircut. Thank you for the very informative video.
I'm so glad to hear you're growing from seed this year- best wishes!
My great uncle Bernard was a potato farmer - he stored his potatoes and onions in creates he made from pallets - this allowed for good airflow and used materials he had hanging around
Thanks for the reminder! God bless and keep growing.
You are so welcome
Im in Central Ohio. I will say I am impressed. I can never get my onions to grow anywhere near as large as you. great channel. keep up the great work
Thank you!
Growing in Indiana. Very similar climate to the O. Great video! Gotta get those onions started!
Hi neighbor to the west!
I'm going to try trimming, that's a great idea. I grow Walla Walla onions in north east Oregon. About 80 miles south of Walla Walla Washington. Needless to say that they grow well here also.
As advised I planted in planters January 18 and thanks for the heads-up
I'm also starting the starting bulbs in my planters as soon as greenhouse has in stock until they are 4 inches above ground then planted on top ground only burying roots
Wonderful!
Hey me too!! New Springfield ohio! I'm trying g to become self sufficient. Your vids help forsure. Thank you much
Great to hear from a fellow Ohioan!
Excellent video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! I did not know I can start seedlings this early in NY. Thanks
Yep! Great way to get your gardening fix this time of year!
Great tips. New information for me. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I just started my onion seeds yesterday! I can’t believe I remembered to do it 😏 (also in zone 6a here)
Nice!!
Im growing onions for the first time ever this year outdoor. Im in New Mexico. I had success with corn, squash, jalapenos, and pumpkins. I want to add onions, garlic, and some other herbs to that. The video helped me alot. Thank you.
Best of luck, James- I hope your onions do great this year!
Your feelings from this harvest. I cry with happiness when I cut this onion
I cry too
We didn't grow onions last year because out freezer still had quite a few packages left. I like the info you just shared. I never tried starting onions early. I wold rather buy onions from a market than trying to grow them from sets lol. We just never really got any nice size from sets. Enjoyed your advice! Bunching Onions do very well up here in zone 4a. Take care!
You may have told me this before- but do you just chop up your onions and freeze them? I did a few freezer boxes like this last year, but never got to use them as my storage onions lasted long enough.
I have the bunching onions that have not done well the last couple of garden seasons. I want to try the winter sowing method using the milk jugs to see if this will work. Thank you for sharing your video. Be blessed and stay safe and healthy. Looking forward to learning more this year from your videos. I am in Harrison township Ohio zone 6. Also looking into purchasing a few raised beds to give some of my veggies more space.
I hope your bunching onions do great this year!
Thanks for the reminder! I like that!
You're welcome!
Ah, just seeing this and literally ordered onion seed just last night. Thanks for this.
Yay! Happy sowing!
This year I will be growing onions from seeds for the first time. I usually grow from onion plants from the nursery but am having a harder time finding the varieties I like. I am in zone 8b Washington State, Western side. Thanks for a great video.
Best of luck!
I’m a zone warmer (7a/6b line) in Maryland but at similar latitude to Central Ohio. I’m planting mine as soon as my cell packs arrive from Amazon which should be on Monday.
I actually plant about the same time you do but toward the earlier side (mid March). I also grow long day and intermediate day.
Happy planting! Hope those cell packs arrived on time!
Hey Jenna, zone 4 here, definitely going to start my seeds early this year. didnt have a single onion last year! second try is the charm!! :) best from minnesota.
Second try IS the charm! Best of luck!
Thank you Jenny.
You're welcome (and it's Jenna 😉)
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
Amazing video, will start my Onions seeds this week..
From zon 7, SWEDEN
Have fun starting those onions seeds!
I just sowed some Purplette onions a few days ago (along with some lettuce for my grow room) and will get my leeks started in a week or so once i get the seeds. Northern IL, 5a.
Wonderful!
Just started mine here in IN! I made the mistake of starting mine the end of February last year; harvested a handful but they were tiny. Hoping for a great ‘23 harvest 💚
I hope you have a great '23 harvest too!
From Indiana too! I started my seeds in March and they did not amount to anything. Each year is a learning process. Sl glad I found this channel!
Great lady is great work
Organizing my seed starting room now, onions are my first seeds to start, followed by peppers and ground cherries! Most other things I wait til April.
Have fun organizing that seed room!
Yup, I'm definitely doing this nowish😄
Yay!!
I'm in zone 6B Maryland and I'm planting mine this week.
Happy sowing!
I started the first two dozen on Monday! Doing more tomorrow :)
Nice!!
Been doing seeds last 3 yrs. Same zone. Springs ain't been the same. Going to raised bed for early crops. Cool rain till June then hot and dry. Onions didn't make it. Good vid.
I agree- the springs have been tricky here too. Never predictable!
In vermont i will start at the end of feb or just before zone 4b,and always use seed,plus you can get way more variety’s which is always fun for any vegetable
Watching from the UK. We have different varieties here but the methods are the same ! Traditional to sow onion seeds onBoxing Day(26 th December) here, so I’ve sown mine in seed trays in my greenhouse.
I like that tradition! I may have to borrow that 😄
I’m in Northern NH 4B. I have been starting onions for the last 3 years and get great onions. Actually they grew too big for me so I chose smaller bulb onions for this year. I start mine mid to late February and plant outside late April or first week in May. Our last frost date is around May 25th.
Nice! Too big is not a bad problem to have!
Very well presented and informative. I also like your farming clothes. Thank You!
I am starting my onions today actually. i live in the high mountains of Montana and we are zone 3. Im grateful for all your wonderful advise on here because trying to grow anything up here is a crazy challenge!!! we have bizarre snowstorms blow through every month of the year and have to compete with deer, elk, moose, bear, and all! hahaha!
You’ve certainly got your work cut out for you! I thought dealing with rabbit and deer was tough!
@@GrowfullywithJenna LOL! well, the critters are a challenge for sure but if you go look at my recent Short video on here? You'll see what the REAL challenge is!! We just got hit with a blizzard and it drifted over our entire house! We had to dig our way OUT of the doors and then tunnel our way to equipment and animals. Now is 38 below zero windchills to cope with. CRAZY!
I've never grown onions from seeds. Always started with Starts but have had them bolt on me. I am going to start seeds this year. You just showed me a mistake I was making by trimming as they grew outside. Excited and nervous to try this.
Good luck!
South central WI. I usually start my onions on New Years day, this year I went with the winter solstice, maybe something magical will happen. Walla walla, red globe and yellow of parma, plus I started my carentan leeks.
The red onions were a bit slower to germinate but everybody is up and growing.
I start my onions in a potting mix of 40% leaf mold, 40% aged compost and 20% aged worm castings (everything that I produced). I use aged compost and castings because it potentially has less nitrogen. The longer the bacteria are active in the compost and worm castings the less nitrogen. I'm not sure if it makes a whole lot of difference.
All I feed my seedlings is compost and worm casting extracts. Did this for the 1st time last year and everything did fine. Aiming to be completely sustainable.
Good to see a new video!
I hope something magical does happen!
Sounds like an excellent seed starting mix!
I started my onions from seed today!
Hooray!
Great video! I am about to plant some onion seeds in a moment. I don’t think I have ever grown onions from seed. I hope they grow well. I have to learn more about the different types as far as short, intermediate, and long day varieties. Be well.
Best of luck!
Started mine a couple days ago! SW Ohio 😊. Also started some pansies!
Glad to hear it! And thanks- you reminded me to get some pansy seeds!
Nice. I like starting seeds
I do too