The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so ...

Growing Onions at a Glance. Common Name: Onions, dry onions, storage onions, bulb onions. Scientific Name: Allium cepa. Hardiness Zone: 5 to 10. Soil: Well-draining, loose, very slightly acidic pH ...

There are, however, bunching varieties that produce a true bunching onion or scallion with either small or no bulbs. For dry onions from sets or plants, 100 or more days are required from planting ...

Bulbs: Bulbing onions can be harvested at any point that the bulb is the desired size. ... Pull the bulbs gently, and place them in a warm, dry well-ventilated area out of the sun for a few days.

After about a week, the bulbs will be ready to dig up to cure and later store in a cool, dry, dark environment of about 40 degrees F, as advised by the National Gardening Association.

Storing your onions on trays or in open bins helps with air flow around the bulbs. Plus it makes it easy to keep an eye on them so you can quickly spot any that start to go bad or sprout.

Short-day onions are a better choice for the deep south, because they only need 10-12 hours of light to initiate bulb formation. In our area they will most likely only produce small bulbs.

BOISE — The International Fresh Produce Association expects to publish comprehensive food-safety guidelines for the dry bulb onion supply chain by early August. The guidelines from the IFPA and ...

Shallots are mild, aromatic members of the onion family, usually planted in autumn. Harvest them in a couple months with ...

Common Name: Onions, dry onions, storage onions, bulb onions Scientific Name: Allium cepa Hardiness Zone: 5 to 10 Soil: Well-draining, loose, very slightly acidic pH (6.5 to 6.8) ...