Thanks for the video. I got my seeds from Bakers Creek for the first time this year and am thoroughly impressed. I may have had 2-3 seeds out of several varieties that didn’t germinate. Very healthy and unique seeds. I’ll never get my seeds from anywhere else.
Yep I've had good luck with their onion seeds and they send so many too. Onion seeds do deteriorate quickly though so the germination will be much less each year. I usually buy new seeds every couple of years.
They pull apart easy. Thanks for sharing that. I have bunches of onions in 4” pots. Mine are smaller then yours. I wondered how I would be able to separate them. Now I know. 👍🏻👩🏻🌾
like all your others, great video and good information. thank you. i've grown this very variety (among others) but only once had any luck growing indoors. my onions seem to do great at first and then after 2-3 inches tall all die out. no problems with other plants.
Weird. I've never had a problem with them dying out. Last year was my worst year for onion starts, they just didn't grow very quickly and were not as thick stemmed as usual but they ended up turning out fine and got a good harvest out of them.
The onions started indoors need to be fertilised with liquid high nitrogen fertiliser about once every week. The reason for this is, the onion transplants will need maximum leaf production before they can start bulbing when set outside. Also care should be taken to never give your onion seedlings more than 6 hours of sunlight (4 - 5 hours is better), before they are planted in the field. If you give them more than 6 hours of light (sunlight or growlight) when they are still in seedling trays, they get confused and start to bulb in the seedling trays.
I always give my onion seedlings as much light as all my other garden starts and haven't had any problem with getting large bulbs. Maybe because I keep them so crowded in the pot they don't have room to get bulbs if they wanted to.
Thank you for quick and easy info. I just have one ?, although your bed does not seem deep do you dig and provide soil deeper then the borders. Especially for onions or carrots. Thank you
Nope. Onions really don't need that much depth. Carrots, depending on the variety might need more depth but I haven't had any issues with the depth of the varieties I've grown.
I have just planted some red, white, and yellow short-day onion transplants ... March 15. After these 3 weeks, I find I am in a position of moving to a new location. Can I safely and carefully dig up and move these onions to my new garden where I'm moving to? I'm concerned if they will bolt prematurely or not produce a bulb. Thanks!
I really don't use fertilizer when transplanting onions but for the seedlings I usually use a liquid fish and seaweed fertilizer and just give them a small dose every couple weeks or so while they're growing. I started fertilizing once they got about 3-4" tall.
@@gapey ok mine are about that tall and haven’t grown anymore since I move them to bigger containers about a week ago... I have blood meal on hand? My seedlings are about 4 weeks old
@@phillipsfamilyhomestead3260 I've not used blood meal so I'm not sure how well that would work to fertilize the seedlings. I would get an all purpose liquid fertilizer to feed them.
Thanks for this video. When do you start cutting onions to strengthen them before transplanting? Mine are getting too tall yet they just germinated. Again, how long do onions take to germinate? When is the best time to transplant, at how old?
Once they start falling over a bit is usually when I trim them. If yours are already germinated then you know how long it takes right? It depends on a lot of things like how deep you plant them and the soil temperature. Mine usually took about a week on a heat mat. They can really be transplanted any time you want. You could direct sow them right in the ground if you wanted to. I would probably wait until after the last frost date but they are cold hardy so you don't even have to do that they will just grow slower until it warms up.
onions are pretty cold hardy so you probably can plant them before last frost but I wait longer because my onion seedlings are still pretty small at that point. Yes, I use grow lights when I start them inside.
@@gapey thanks Tryed them from seed this year just in my window didnt get big. Was thinking of putting them out still is a chance of frost wasn't sure.
@@christineledford1800 I would say it probably depends on how well established they are. If they were just recently transplanted you may want protection just in case.
I’m confused I bought onion transplants from Dixondale they say do not put in dirt water or refrigerate while waiting to plant , but here it says put in water , what do I do
Not sure what you mean. Are they onion sets like dried bulbs? They might need to be rehydrated before planting. I never buy those. I would probably follow whatever instruction they gave you for them.
Yes I cut the tops off several times while they are in containers before I put them in the ground to strengthen the stems and roots. Once they are in the ground I don't cut them.
Yes definitely should harden the off first to get used to sun light. You can probably plant them out now if they are big enough, like the ones in this video. They are pretty cold hardy.
it's just a nickname my gamer friends gave me a long time ago when I used to use agape as a username. It just stuck and haven't come up with anything better to use.
Thanks for the video. I got my seeds from Bakers Creek for the first time this year and am thoroughly impressed. I may have had 2-3 seeds out of several varieties that didn’t germinate. Very healthy and unique seeds. I’ll never get my seeds from anywhere else.
Yep I've had good luck with their onion seeds and they send so many too. Onion seeds do deteriorate quickly though so the germination will be much less each year. I usually buy new seeds every couple of years.
They pull apart easy. Thanks for sharing that. I have bunches of onions in 4” pots. Mine are smaller then yours. I wondered how I would be able to separate them. Now I know. 👍🏻👩🏻🌾
Luckily they have strong roots but even if they do break, they grow back pretty quickly. :)
like all your others, great video and good information. thank you.
i've grown this very variety (among others) but only once had any luck growing indoors. my onions seem to do great at first and then after 2-3 inches tall all die out. no problems with other plants.
Weird. I've never had a problem with them dying out. Last year was my worst year for onion starts, they just didn't grow very quickly and were not as thick stemmed as usual but they ended up turning out fine and got a good harvest out of them.
I am so upset with buying onions from the store and having the only last a week or so before they start to go bad. Thanks for the video.
some varieties store better than others. Be sure to get a variety that says it's long storing. :)
Awesome video Paula 🤗 cant wait to see more😁👍
Thanks cool that they can be pulled apart without causing any root damage!
Hey here again, that looked good! Thanks for the video!🙏
Thank you
You're welcome!
How do you like them onions?! Great vid! Helped me transplant some Walla Walla sweets. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful. I haven't had much luck growing walla wallas myself but I hope they do well for you.
Nice and smart
Thanks!
those are some beautiful roots!
Thanks. I think this year's will be better!
Thanks for sharing this. Very cool.
Another video that was perfect timing :)
When sown, where did you put the pot? Under grow lights?
After germination moved under lights.
The onions started indoors need to be fertilised with liquid high nitrogen fertiliser about once every week. The reason for this is, the onion transplants will need maximum leaf production before they can start bulbing when set outside. Also care should be taken to never give your onion seedlings more than 6 hours of sunlight (4 - 5 hours is better), before they are planted in the field. If you give them more than 6 hours of light (sunlight or growlight) when they are still in seedling trays, they get confused and start to bulb in the seedling trays.
I always give my onion seedlings as much light as all my other garden starts and haven't had any problem with getting large bulbs. Maybe because I keep them so crowded in the pot they don't have room to get bulbs if they wanted to.
@Arun Kumar This is probably more important for short day varieties. I give my long day onions 10-12 hours. They bulb at 14+ hours
@@yuppiecruncher Interesting. My long days have never bulbed prematurely in 16 hours of light.
Thank you for quick and easy info. I just have one ?, although your bed does not seem deep do you dig and provide soil deeper then the borders. Especially for onions or carrots. Thank you
Nope. Onions really don't need that much depth. Carrots, depending on the variety might need more depth but I haven't had any issues with the depth of the varieties I've grown.
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Onions look great I will have to try that next year looks like fun 💦🐝☀🌶🚜🐤💙
You should!
I have just planted some red, white, and yellow short-day onion transplants ... March 15. After these 3 weeks, I find I am in a position of moving to a new location. Can I safely and carefully dig up and move these onions to my new garden where I'm moving to? I'm concerned if they will bolt prematurely or not produce a bulb. Thanks!
Why you have cut before transplanting them
it makes them stronger
What fertilizer did you use? And when did you start fertilizing your onion seedlings? And how often did you fertilize?
I really don't use fertilizer when transplanting onions but for the seedlings I usually use a liquid fish and seaweed fertilizer and just give them a small dose every couple weeks or so while they're growing. I started fertilizing once they got about 3-4" tall.
@@gapey ok mine are about that tall and haven’t grown anymore since I move them to bigger containers about a week ago... I have blood meal on hand? My seedlings are about 4 weeks old
@@phillipsfamilyhomestead3260 I've not used blood meal so I'm not sure how well that would work to fertilize the seedlings. I would get an all purpose liquid fertilizer to feed them.
I also have a 24-8-16 liquid fertilizer mix on hand but I should probably dilute it quit a bit right?
@@phillipsfamilyhomestead3260 yeah definitely
Hi, just wondering, did you cut the stems down to help transplanting?
Not really. Cutting the stems helps them grow stronger.
Thank you, will try this
Thanks for this video. When do you start cutting onions to strengthen them before transplanting? Mine are getting too tall yet they just germinated. Again, how long do onions take to germinate? When is the best time to transplant, at how old?
Once they start falling over a bit is usually when I trim them. If yours are already germinated then you know how long it takes right? It depends on a lot of things like how deep you plant them and the soil temperature. Mine usually took about a week on a heat mat. They can really be transplanted any time you want. You could direct sow them right in the ground if you wanted to. I would probably wait until after the last frost date but they are cold hardy so you don't even have to do that they will just grow slower until it warms up.
When should I cut these back? I won’t be able to transplant them outside until end of April/early may
I cut them back every time they start getting so tall that they start bending over like when they got to about 5" then cut them down to 3".
Do you use grow lights and can you plant them before last frost
onions are pretty cold hardy so you probably can plant them before last frost but I wait longer because my onion seedlings are still pretty small at that point. Yes, I use grow lights when I start them inside.
@@gapey thanks Tryed them from seed this year just in my window didnt get big. Was thinking of putting them out still is a chance of frost wasn't sure.
@@gapey Do onion trandplants need a frost protection blanket at 28°F?
@@christineledford1800 I would say it probably depends on how well established they are. If they were just recently transplanted you may want protection just in case.
Did you routinely trim your onions indoors?
Yep. Almost on a weekly basis.
Okay cool
Why are sets so much bigger then seeds started at home?
because they've been grown longer.
How deep does the soil have to be?
not too deep. Maybe 6-8".
That's cool
I’m confused I bought onion transplants from Dixondale they say do not put in dirt water or refrigerate while waiting to plant , but here it says put in water , what do I do
Not sure what you mean. Are they onion sets like dried bulbs? They might need to be rehydrated before planting. I never buy those. I would probably follow whatever instruction they gave you for them.
Did you cut the tops off? and why?
Yes I cut the tops off several times while they are in containers before I put them in the ground to strengthen the stems and roots. Once they are in the ground I don't cut them.
@@gapey thanks for the reply
I'm in Zone 5b. I started onions from seeds inside and I'm not sure when to put them outside. Also do I need to Harden them first?
Yes definitely should harden the off first to get used to sun light. You can probably plant them out now if they are big enough, like the ones in this video. They are pretty cold hardy.
@@gapey Thank you very much.
Also why do they call you Gapey?
it's just a nickname my gamer friends gave me a long time ago when I used to use agape as a username. It just stuck and haven't come up with anything better to use.
I like Gapey, you should keep it. Do you still play? If so, which games are you into?
@@chadbartle7694 No games in several years. Just don't have time for it anymore with all my plants and stuff taking up so much time.
@@gapey it's a much less stressful hobby lol