The secret to grow the largest, most flavorful onions, there is to start with onion plants, rather than sets or seeds. Putting established plants in the ground gives you the tremendous advantage of a head start on the growing season with earlier onions.
Our onion plants are field-grown in Texas and shipped directly to you from the fields, ready for planting. Unless otherwise noted, we will ship your order according to your hardiness zone:
8, 9, 10 January–Early February
7 Late January–Mid-February
6 Mid-February–Early March
5 Mid-March–Mid-April
4 Mid/Late April–Mid-May
2–3 Mid–Late May
Onions are categorized into three growing types:
- Short-day onions will produce bulbs only where the total amount of sunlight received is about 10 hours—which is the amount that the southern states receive in the summer.
- Intermediate-day onions will produce bulbs only where the total amount of sunlight is approximately 12–13 hours—which is the amount that the mid-section states receive in the summer. Intermediates are also known as day-neutral onions.
- Long-day onions will produce bulbs only where the total amount of sunlight is 14–15 hours. That is what the northern states receive in the summer.
In order to grow the healthiest; best tasting onions, the pH level of your garden soil should be 6.0-7.0. A soil tester will take the guess work out of determining the pH levels.
