[Market-farming] onion trimming

Sean Albiston lab at physics.umn.edu
Wed Apr 9 10:36:47 EDT 2008


Jason, I trim onion flats a few times during growth to help them grow
upright and the day before planting out.

I usually trim to about 3.5-4".

sean


> Maybe this has been asked, I hope not.  Can transplant onions that are
still in flats, but have been grown to 8-10 inches be trimmed back, or do
they need to be constantly trimmed to a particular height as once they
reach that height?  Johnny's suggests a height of 5 inches is ok, although
I do not want to damage them since they look good now.  The reason I am
looking to trim is to prevent further damage to the leaves during their
hardening off process (in and out of the greenhouse).
>
> Jason Jones





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