Our "Edibles" #24: Tidbits on "Onions"

Very interesting … since being on this site I have come to realize that growing “food” is not quite as simple as “throwing a few seeds into the ground”. I have always had a respect for farmers … but even more now.

Thanks Deb for all the tidbits!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Thank Deb

I grew red potatoe this year

I am attmpting to use them to find them all black and rotten inside

Disappointed I am.

Could this be cause by a month of steady pouring down rain or lack of something in the soil

It was a new area and new soil

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

I’ll ask my brother on Saturday when I see him.
My guess is the water but I’m not an expert on farming at all.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

When we grew potatoes, it was in an area that had good drainage, although there was a river right beside the garden. I would figure, like yourself, that it was caused by the steady amount of rain without a drying out period and/or good drainage. ... just a thought.

-- jroot

Good info about the onions MsD. Thanks for sharing.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Great tips on onions MsD…Bunting…look up “boron deficienty” sounds like your potatoes may need more boron in the soil.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20