DRY BULB ONIONS 

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	Early Yellow Globe ONION, DRY BULB 3g seed Check Latest Price (long day) 100 days. [Introduced about 1930.] An early maturing, medium-sized (2-1/2 to 3") light yellow onion of medium firmness, and flattened globe shape. 'Early Yellow Globe' is mildly pungent, and suitable for winter storage and cooking. Resists pink root. For Mid-Atlantic and north ...
	Yellow Ebenezer (Japanese) ONION, DRY BULB 3g seed Check Latest Price (long day) 100 days. [Introduced 1906 from Japan.] Early maturing, medium sized (2-1/2 to 3" diameter), yellow onions of medium-pungent flavor and good keeping quality. Bulbs are slightly flat-ended with brown bulb scales and yellow-white flesh. Good variety for sets. For Mid-Atlantic and north. ...
	Yellow Sweet Spanish ONION, DRY BULB 3g seed Check Latest Price (long day) 110 days. Large, dark yellow, globe-shaped bulbs. Flesh is creamy-white and mild-flavored. Thick necks should dry well before harvest. Use for bunching when young. Tolerates mildew and thrips. Pkt ...
	Granex - hybrid ONION, DRY BULB 1g seed Check Latest Price (short day) 80 days. Similar to the "Vidalia" onion. Bulbs are large and thick, and noted for their exceptionally sweet flavor. Produces high yields and is resistant to pink root. Does especially well in the Mid-Atlantic and south. Widely adapted variety. Pkt. (1 g ...
CULTURE: Onions require a light, fertile, well- drained soil with lots of organic matter. Maintain soil pH in range of 6 to 7. Soil that is too acid or alkaline will cause slow growth and late maturity. Sow seeds in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Sow 1/4” deep, 1 to 2 seeds per inch, in rows 12 to 16” apart. Thin to 3 or 4” apart depending on the bulb size of the variety. Onions are heavy feeders requiring an abundance of potassium and phosphorous for good bulb formation. Nitrogen should be abundant during the period of active leaf growth. Onions and weeds do not mix. Experiments have shown yield reductions of 4% per day in the presence of weeds, or 50% reduction of yield in two weeks. Cultivation should be shallow since onion roots are near the soil surface. A layer of organic mulch will help suppress weeds and will aid in maintaining moisture and nutrient levels. TRANSPLANTING: Sow seeds indoors, 1/4” deep in flats in mid-February through mid-March and transplant outdoors 4” apart. Do not prune the tops because the harvest will be significantly decreased. HARVEST: When most of the tops have fallen over, pull onions, cure in partial shade for 2 to 3 weeks until necks have thoroughly dried. Clip tops to within 1” of the bulb. Breaking over the tops by hand to accelerate harvest harms the keeping quality of some varieties and helps the keeping quality of other varieties. PESTS AND DISEASES: Practice crop rotation of at least 3 years to control pests and diseases. Compost all onion residues. LONG DAY (LD) AND SHORT DAY (SD) TYPES: Varieties are designated as LD or SD. LD types begin to form bulbs when day length is longer than 15 to 16 hours. Plant LD types in the spring from Virginia northward. SD types begin to form bulbs when day lengths are longer than 11 or 12 hours. SD types are spring or fall-planted in Virginia, and fall- planted in the South. SEED SAVERS: Isolate varieties by a minimum of 150’. For pure seed, cage plants or isolate by 1/4 to 1/2 mile. PACKET: Open-pollinated varieties, 3 g (about 700 seeds) sows 50’ direct seeded or 245’ as transplants. Hybrids, 1 g (about 225 seeds) sows 15’ direct seeded or 75’ as transplants.