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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Multi-planting onion starts
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:11:14 -0600

My best guess is soil conditions.  Our soil is somewhat heavy - nice, but certainly not sandy.  Maybe they just can't "move" enough! 
 
Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm


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Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Multi-planting onion starts


On Jan 25, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Wiediger, Alison wrote:

If you are growing for your own use, it may be fine.  When we tried it, we got onions with flat sides and our customers wouldn't buy them.  


Interesting. Mine always come out normally rounded overall; maybe an occasional one that's flattened, but not a significant percentage.

I wonder if it's a difference in varieties, or in soil conditions? I've grown a number of different varieties; usually most of the crop is Copra and Redwing, but I've trialled quite a few others.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale






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