I'm having good success with the Texas 1015Y Short Day onions this year, getting pretty big for only growing them in the holes of concrete cinder blocks, they're almost filling in the entire hole.
I grew those for a few years before Candy. I'm on the upper end of the short-day latitude, so I think that's why intermediate day onions work better for me. But 1015Y are very good for short-day areas!
So temperature fluctuations causes them to bolt? good to know. I will definitely use this info to force in door grown common onions to bolt, annoying part is figuring out how to make it self pollinate as i don't wanna have to hand pollinate it. Though a Onion Garlic hybrid does sound interesting as there is a actual patent describing it, however the process is complex and annoying as they are culturing the ovule embryo after fertilization of the male and female gametes usually male garlic pollen and female onion egg cell. Though like most F1 hybrids odds are the F2 plants that come from the F1 seeds will have the same problem of all F2 seeds, buuuuuut a little bit of variable never hurt anyone. I am assuming we are talking about gardening here not farming as patent laws for seeds can be annoying, which my personal opinion aside -living things shouldn't be able to be patented- aside it's just not really worth the trouble of buying F1 or F1 hybrid seeds if the companies that made them are even selling the seeds and not just plants that are fully formed already
If you see a flower stem barely showing, can you cut it off like garlic scapes & will the onion bulbs continue to grow like garlic bulbs will continue to grow when the scapes (blossom shoots) are removed?
I tried that last year on some of mine, and I didn't feel like it helped. I almost felt like it hurt them because it gave them less foliage to photosynthesize and grow bigger bulbs. But I know others do it and have more experience than my small test.
I'm not an expert by any means. It's something I'm trying this year. I haven't had much luck with onions. I just found out this year I should use starts instead of bulbs that can be bought at the big box stores.
Great info, delivered in a quick, no nonsense manor. I love it!! 💚🤍💚🤍 From a 'green' gardener in East Texas
Great video Jill! Always helpful info and pleasantly delivered 🌻Thank YoU!!!
Hello from Mesa Az!!!Oohh wow! Thanks for the valuable information 🥰🙏🏼
I'm having good success with the Texas 1015Y Short Day onions this year, getting pretty big for only growing them in the holes of concrete cinder blocks, they're almost filling in the entire hole.
I grew those for a few years before Candy. I'm on the upper end of the short-day latitude, so I think that's why intermediate day onions work better for me. But 1015Y are very good for short-day areas!
Jill, you’re such a treasure!
Thank you for all that you share!!! 😊
Excellent, thank you. 🧅😊
Great advice as I've not had much success with onions! Will try new kinds now.
Very interesting video explaining the mechanisms at work. Thank you Ji
I’ve had several of mine to bolt this year and our temps have been up and down this spring.
Thanks-very helpful!
Great video Jill! I have a question about your chicken tunnel. Have you done a video on your chicken tunnel? It looks so interesting.
Can you use the onion greens once the just start to bolt?
Yes but they are generally large and tough.
So temperature fluctuations causes them to bolt? good to know. I will definitely use this info to force in door grown common onions to bolt, annoying part is figuring out how to make it self pollinate as i don't wanna have to hand pollinate it. Though a Onion Garlic hybrid does sound interesting as there is a actual patent describing it, however the process is complex and annoying as they are culturing the ovule embryo after fertilization of the male and female gametes usually male garlic pollen and female onion egg cell.
Though like most F1 hybrids odds are the F2 plants that come from the F1 seeds will have the same problem of all F2 seeds, buuuuuut a little bit of variable never hurt anyone. I am assuming we are talking about gardening here not farming as patent laws for seeds can be annoying, which my personal opinion aside -living things shouldn't be able to be patented- aside it's just not really worth the trouble of buying F1 or F1 hybrid seeds if the companies that made them are even selling the seeds and not just plants that are fully formed already
If you see a flower stem barely showing, can you cut it off like garlic scapes & will the onion bulbs continue to grow like garlic bulbs will continue to grow when the scapes (blossom shoots) are removed?
No, from what I understand, they aren't like garlic in that way, sadly. Once it starts sending up that flower stem, the bulb won't continue to grow.
@@thebeginnersgarden Bummer deal!
Do you have any tips for pepper plants that are slow growing?
They usually don't take off until it gets hotter. But if the temps are good, they respond well to fish emulsion.
Do you ever trim the onions down to around 6",7" I keep mine trimmed down.
I tried that last year on some of mine, and I didn't feel like it helped. I almost felt like it hurt them because it gave them less foliage to photosynthesize and grow bigger bulbs. But I know others do it and have more experience than my small test.
I'm not an expert by any means. It's something I'm trying this year. I haven't had much luck with onions. I just found out this year I should use starts instead of bulbs that can be bought at the big box stores.
I thought something bad happened to u on the thumbnail lol.