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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] organic onion plants
  • Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:20:25 -0500

I'd like to weigh in on this. We use our high tunnels to grow quality onion
transplants for our operation. We seed them in our high tunnels in Oct-Nov
rather thickly in the row/bed. They grow all winter and give us gorgeous
transplants in the spring. It allows us to do Walla Walla sweets which need
an over wintering to do their best - and outdoors here is a little too cold,
but the tunnels are perfect. We also grow bunching onions - both white and
purple - to "spice up" our winter offerings. The resulting transplants are
the best we have ever seen or grown - and the exact varieties we want.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm
http://aunaturelfarm.homestead.com


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> From: Windsoap AT aol.com[SMTP:Windsoap AT aol.com]
> organic
> onion plants
>
> We started growing our own onion plants, even tho we live about an hour
> from a major onion plant growing area. We have been very successful with
> it.
> 1) we know they're organic
> 2) since they're not subjected to freeze and thaw, they never try to
> divide or go to seed. (onions are biennial)
> 3) we grow the absolute best varieties for us.
>
> Johnnie's and Cook's both have excellent selection, Willhite's has a good
> selection for the South. I get Red Creole onion seeds from Vilmorin in
> Paris and those are the best red for the south. If anybody knows where to
> get them here, please share.
>
> We grow the plants in a poly tunnel with underground hot water pipes,
> plant them Oct 15 (as in 1015 onions).
> Wendy Akin
> Akin Farm
> Texas
>
>
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