Planting Onion Seeds For Beginners
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Onions Grow Best From Seeds You Plant Yourself! No question, you'll grow better Onions if you simply plant your own seeds. There are actually 3 ways to plant and grow Onions: either from Onion sets, Onion starts, or like we're doing today, from your own Onion seeds.
Its super easy, although there is a few rules you have to observe that make Onion seeds slightly different than regular vegetable crops. We'll cover it all today and you will soon see just how simple it is to grow buckets of fresh, sweet Onion bulbs from just a few cents worth of seed!
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Just wanted to say that this explained the nuances of starting onions from seed better than anything else I have ever seen. I was currently making the mistake of too much light, so thanks for that tidbit. And cutting the stuck ones was also a brilliant tip.
Thanks so much Clint! Much appreciated!
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You are the only one that helped me with what to do after germination out of at least 15 videos. Keep up the complete videos. Thanks
Hey thanks Greg, glad to be of service! The light levels really are key.... It's what controls the whole crop going forward.... Best of luck!
The best explanation I’ve seen so far for growing onions, thank you!
Thanks, and thanks for watching! :-)
Seed viability of the alliums (onions, leeks, chives, garlic, and their relatives) is fairly short- usually 1 to 2 years. So it’s best to plant onion seeds the same year you buy them- they may not be good next year or three years from now.
Great point Gary!
The way you deliver your videos are so eloquent and helpful. Thank you!!! I am brand new to growing from seed anything more than a tomato plant. I am doing a whole variety of organic veggies this year and onions is one! This is so so helpful!
Right on Lydia! That's when it gets exciting. When you start to move beyond what you know and branch out into the endless varieties of veggies. Its a real turning point and your mindset changes from fear of messing up to just being a sponge and absorbing everything. Best of luck, you got this!
Good heads up on the number of hours of light needed, even as seedlings 🌱. Thanks!
Thanks Mary! Its super important! It can mean the difference between tiny bulbs and bulbous bulbs!
Excellent video! Being a Northern grower, it's good to have learned about the different onion varieties!
Thanks Greg! It really is the difference maker in terms of how big your harvest is! :-)
Thanks so much! I’m used to growing potatoes, radishes, and other yummy treats, but this is the first year I’ll be planting the humble onion!
Right on Stacy! Best of luck! 🙂
Excellent tip on clipping the loops! Going to grab my scissors right now.
Ha ha right on! I had a tray where every single one of the buggers looped!
This helps so much. Thank you. From South Africa.
Hey man you’re one of my new favorite garden gurus! Love your personality and tips
Thanks Sabi!! Always appreciated!
I didn't know what to do about the onion loops. Thanks for this video!
Ha ha Awesome Suzanne, glad it helped! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms yes, I was about to dump them and start over! 😂
I LOVE your videos! So clear and informative. Thank you
Thanks for that! Always nice to hear! :-)
I've been growing Veg for 12 years, tried onions first time last year and failed. That changes this year. Thanks as always.
Have a great weekend!!!
Shane my man.....you got this! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks for the vote of confidence.
Thank you. Very timely, as you know. This will be my first attempt at growing onions. I plan on planting seeds the end of next week. Wish me luck!
You got this Janis! A little bit cooler than tomatoes and peppers and reduce the light after they sprout!
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thank you for sharing!!! I'm definitely working on growing better onions!
Awesome rhonda, best of luck! :-)
Thank you for the tip about cutting the shoots to 3 to 4 inches!
Just found this video Planting Onion Seeds For Beginners and as it it explains some of the things I am doing wrong. Thanks again for the great videos and sharing your knowledge.
Right on Francis, hope it helps! Once you get onions down, they become very low maintenance and routine. :-)
What a gift you are to us new gardeners. Thank you! Happy growing!
Cheers tammy....thanks so much for the kind words and support! :-)
After the garlic huge success, this month i am planting onions from seed. Thank you for sharing
I love your videos. I was looking for a good one on onions from seed. Thanks.
Awesome, thanks for watching!
Omg I was looking for something like this last year! Unfortunately this video never popped up until today. The germ temps and light requirements will be helpful, as my attempt last year was a fail and I’m sure it had those two things as top factors.
Thanks 🥂
Thanks Leanne, I hope it helps for 2022! 🙂
Onion seeds of a named variety are quite important for 2 more reasons than you mentioned: 1. the long term storage quality (preferably 4 to 6 months) and 2. the shape of the mature onion (a mature onion with a recessed or convex root bottom is poor to handle when processing in the kitchen).
love you videos.... hello from Austin Texas... thank you for teaching us newbies... I loved your garlic video you inspired me to grow some this year 2021 garlic time in fall...
Right on jacqueline! You live in a fantastic place to grow!
Nice video. I'm in Maine, about 45° latitude. For 2 years I bought plants. They grew
well, but a bit expensive. $10-18 per bunch of about 60. Last year I tried from seed,
just to see if it would work.. 1 order of Patterson pelleted seed from Johnny's, $7
1000 seeds, no big deal if this experiment failed, but they grew! Why pay $20 for
100 onions, when you can grow 800+ onions for $7. This year I'm all in.
Already have 100 Ailsa Craig's started and sprouting
150 Patterson's just planted 3 days ago
150 Cabernet's just planted 3 days ago (red storage)
Will be planting 150 Expression's this weekend when the Ailsa's come off the heat
mat. Sounds like a lot of Onions but I have 1, 4' x 8' dedicated bed, and also plant
them as companions around Brassica's, Tomato's, Peppers, and Carrots to repel
insects, and critters. It worked. Plus I want to know which stores the best for next year.
TYFS, Mark and Rosa Again, Great video!
Wow i just got done seeding some onion ,i never used sets i always use to buy plants .but are very easy to grow from seed ..love your channel thank you
Right on joseph, what kind did you plant? Best of luck! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ailsa Craig Exhibition , walla walla onions and also leeks
Tadorna Organic Leek Seed .all came from Johnny’s Selected Seeds
@@josephpitch9648 right on! Gonna be a good year!
Great video. I learned I need to decrease the light because right now they are getting 14 hrs per day. I started them on Feb 8. Last yr was my first attempt at onions from seed and I had marginal results. There were other issues, like heavy neglectful weed pressure. But I will decrease the light as you have instructed. Thx for the help!
Right on Craig, I think you can really nail this down. And when you plant them out, really mulch them, The Onion starts are so tall, a nice thick mulch will really choke out those weeds! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Dude, you're awesome. I feel like I have a gardening coach, lol. I have been sending so many coworkers and friends to your channel. You are a great communicator. And you genuinely care enough to respond to everyone's comments.
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such good timely information, as usually provided no matter the subject
Thanks Pamela, appreciate that. Almost Friday BTW! :-)
Nice method to grow onion from seeds for beginners , i learn something new from you and will start to order onion seeds to plant them in my garden well, thanks for sharing to us such informative
Right on, best of luck with your Onions this year! :-)
Watching from masbate Philippines
I love planting but I don't have enough money to buy more seedlings. But watching this vedio I always inspired
Never have started them by seed but have some in soil right now...good timing!
Right on Lisa, look forward to seeing how they do for you! :-)
doing onions here for the 1st time. I like in north texas and will be starting seeds end of nov to plant out in early January using short day onions (red & white). You're video was fantastic and super helpful
Right on Anthony, best of luck! Let us know how epic your crop is next summer!
I live in Central Texas...when should i start my white Spanish onions?
This is my first year growing onions from seeds also still doing sets but my seed onions did sprout today yay
Right on samuel, best of luck! :-)
Thanks for the information about long and short onions. I'm in swelteringly hot Florida, and I'm learning that we pretty much plant in reverse of most states. I'll be planting my onions this fall. 😂
Cheers Lori, thanks for watching!
Another south Florida grower here.
I'm definitely going to implement some of these tips. I have been trying to grow onions for 3 years lol
Good explaining!
Thanks Abe! :-)
This was great! I learned so much. Thanks!
Cheers Lisa, happy to help!
Thank you for this Jeff! I am getting ready to start my onions from seed for the first time and had the question in my mind about the time for light indoors for long day types. I'm in mid-south Oregon, near Cascade foothills.
Just stumbled across your channel today via the pepper starting video.
I hope you've watched some of his many videos. They are very good.
Right on Steve, thanks for watching!
There are intermediate days too. But I love your videos!
excellent information, thanks, got my seeds today, starting them tomorrow.
Right on AR, what varieties? Love the Onions! :-)
We love green onions. Since we live in SoCal, it's easy for use to grow year round. I prefer scallions/shallot because its' easier to grow. I don't like growing from seeds, as it takes way too long to harvest. Fastest way to grow onion is saving the sets or get store bought by using the bottom inch. Harvest usually takes about one month from planting. Since we only harvest the top green part, I have been harvesting for two months and still going. We will save some of the bulbs for next year. And last, try growing it in aquaponics, it's faster and you can grow more in smaller spaces. Smaller containers work fine too, especially if you can put it indoor in cold weather climate in the beginning.
Green Onions are awesome! Can't get enough of them! Chives too.
I actually like chives more
@@funtimes20243 yeah, me too! Super sweet.... Love em!
@@funtimes20243 My wife like chives more too. We grow them in containers, and it always comes back sometimes in the winter because we don't have frost. Been in the pots for 3 years now. Grows back really fast after cuttings, just like weeds.
Just the information I needed to know. Planting onion seeds this weekend. Thanks Jeff.
Right on Mike, let me know what varieties you choose!! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I have a hybrid candy variety from Gurneys. 1st time growing onions 🧅 👍
@@MichaelRei99 Sweet man, I look forward to the results!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms you know I’ll post them on growing better!!
Excellent video!
Thanks Anne! :-)
Great information. Thank you for sharing
Cheers Raymond, thanks for watching!
Where I live in the Midwest I plant storage onions because the spring is so short that it just basicly feels like summer
Totally Sean. Different climate altogether. And tricky because one minute its frost, the next minute its hotter than hot!
Brilliant. Very well presented. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
THANKS!
Cheers Howard
This was very helpful thank you
Cheers MJ.
I've always wanted to try onion from seed. I've only used sets up to this point. Looking nice and green out there Jeff! I think our snow will be gone in about 2 weeks (unless we get another round :) ) can't wait
Do it Dave....once you go your own seeds, you'll never look back. Don't even do cell trays....while neater, you can just do one large pot with 100-200 seeds.....they just pull apart so easy and you can plunk them into the ground in the spring. Sooooooo easy. No more sets!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms sounds great! I've done that with green onions / shallots, but never for full sized. I'll give it whirl next spring!
@@OakKnobFarm Same concept and practice Dave...you'll ace it! :-)
loops are caused by too coarse soil medium, use more sandy soil, (the seed is what gets stuck) (the black part,) after germination the black empty shell catches on bigger soil objects, try it... more sand less loops , it will germinate just fine in fine sand.
Thanks!
An utterly charming presenter and presentation. Exactly where I am at with my onions the video was very clear and not boring.Whatever your name is great work and good luck. Will share on my FB and join your FB page. Thank you m8.
Great tips.
Thanks Carol! :-)
Well done.
Im only gardening for my 2nd year now. I have failed so far this year at planting onions. So today i have more short day seeds coming to try this again. Ill definitely be using a couple of tips from you. Thanks for your video. Nicely explained too.
I just subscribed to your channel.
Happy Gardening.
Oh wow. This was highly informational. Not only am I way late on starting these, I also really need to look over what soil I use because my last batch grew mold and the germination rate was way lower than expected... I'm still gonna try one more time this spring, though. Your advice will be very useful for that.
Thanks for watching! I think you still have time. It'll all depend on how well you can get the seeds started and then into the ground. Best of luck! 🙂
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you! I live in Sweden and it’s been a really slow spring this year (just had our first frost free night) so I think it’ll be doable. The Ruth Stout bed I’m planning on planting them in should help insulate a bit from the heat of summer and prevent them from drying out which I’ve understood is important.
Omg I meant frost free WEEK.
@@PuffyRainbowCloud same here. Our spring has been so cold... It feels more like November than April!
Extremely helpful. Thank you!!
Thanks
Thank you! Used sets last year and had a dismal showing. I think I planted them too late and it really got hot here in Southern Illinois.
I hear you Jane. Short day seeds planted in the fall and overwintered...or try advancing some in the winter and squeaking out a quick crop before the hot weather comes!
Great video! Thanks for the information!
Hey thanks audriiii! Appreciate that!
Great lesson.thanx alot.
First I would like to say I like watching what you have to say on RUclips about gardening, It's most informative and has helped me tremendously. BUT... you have mentioned that Onion sets can be Expensive, "NOT True" I just bought a 100 Sets or bulbs of red onions for only $3.25 and a 100 Wight onion sets for the same price. Now it's true that you get more of a bang for your buck when buying seeds but thinking of the time that's saved when buying large quantity of onion sets instead of buying seeds...... to me it makes more sense to just buy onion sets or bulbs than spend time growing from onion seeds.
Awesome man! You gotta do what's best for your situation. I've also found that sets, because they are interrupted/stalled, that they result in smaller bulbs and harvests. For that reason alone I stopped using them. But if they are working for you, go for it....they are like 90% less work! 🙂
Top video for onions! Thank you!
What tips do you have for fertilizing onions while they are still in trays indoors? When should I start fertilizing? How often? What is the preferred fertilizer? Can I start the seeds in a seedling mix with worm castings, and not have to fertilize later?
That's my question too... need answers!
Another well detailed and informative vid!!! Carolina reapers are 4 inches tall and loving life! Cheers from the Kootenays!😁🇨🇦
Thanks homer, thanks for watching! Right on about the peppers! How many sets of true leaves?
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@@homernextdoor5950 You're set! :-)
I love this! thank u so much your videos are amazing
Hey thanks for that, appreciate the support! :-)
Thank you for the growing tips!
Love your video I have started onion from seed so just wondering if I can now pit them I. My non heated green house iam in zone 8 b still cold here
Wow! Perfect timing as I was thinking about sowing onion seeds for the first time! So now I know how to do it, thank you! Will you be doing a video on onion sets as I have some of them as well and have never grown either? ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Awesome Fiona, its nice when that works out!! I stopped doing sets about 3 seasons ago. Once I mastered growing my own starts from seeds, doing sets just seemed like a complete step backwards for me. Sets are easy though...they are basically half grown already! Plant them in the spring after your last frost date, harvest the onions when the shoots begin to fail 10-12 weeks later. :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms good point! I have bought them so may as well plant them, but thanks for instructions so helpful! ☘️
@@fionaharvey2720 definitely plant them up Fiona! Let me know how they turn out for you!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms oh yes I will thank you I appreciate the help! ☘️
Great stuff thank you 👍
Cheers, thanks for watching!
I juXZ for my northern Zone 6 clime. I started two flats of Heirloom Walla Walla from Seeds of Change. Not big on saving seeds but I do like SOC's mylar resealable packaging as I al5ways have a library of seeds and in a stable climate (just not wet). On that note, how many seeds do you drop in each hole? I know one is never enough and if they're easy to separate I figured I'd put several over the 2" square and top with peat. I grow most things in bulk and close packed for thinning into cups or peat pods as they grow because I give a ton away to neighbors and at foodbanks, so singles is cool for a lotta veggies. I think these will be my early onions as it's late march and hot summer will be here in 3 months but maybe I'll make sets and can't wait to do a winter planting. Also trying to get a rhubarb and asparagus patch in.
thank you for the tips glitterbombs
I will grow onions from seeds this year!
"You are a best on the West" i am old timer 68Yr. "city boy" and will try what you said and see how it turns out, thanks for the tips. By the way which are better seeds GMO or Heirloom
Too kind Stan! The average person can't even buy GMO seeds, so don't even worry about them. Heirloom varieties though....always my first choice! Best of luck this year!
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I think you are adorable and I wish I had someone like you in my life :)
Thanks! Much appreciate. Stay happy! :-)
You can stand seeds in small pots in water for a week and the water will never reach the top where the seeds are. For capillary action to work the top must already be wet, so you must dampen the top with water from a sprayer to get the seeds to germinate. Once wet all the way through, water at the bottom will reach the top.
Great tips. I started some onions from seed in my greenhouse. Are onions true to seed? Also, I assume I can grow them over winter in a heated greenhouse?
Onions can be both true to seed as well as not. Depends on whether you start with a bybrid plant or an heirloom one. For growing, onions bulb up due to increasing day length. That's the clue they get. I'm not sure what effect growing them in a greenhouse will do.
If you plant onions in rows or if they have their own bed then you don't need to know the suggested companion plantings and the do not plant next to list. I garden in small spaces with a lot of shade to maneuver. My planting style is intercropping-succession planting and intensive planting. So timing is really important along with what to plant them next to. Here is the list I have in my notes.
Companion Planting For Onions
Carrots should be planted near onions because onions will repel the carrot fly. Onions will also chase away the aphids, so plant them near aphid-prone (but onion-friendly) veggies. Other good friends of onions include beets, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, and spices like marjoram, savory, and rosemary.
Keep onions away from: Asparagus, beans, peas and strawberries.
Good list!
You should toss in that it’s important to cure them after you pick them for slicing onions. I use a metal screen and leave them to air dry and harden off.
@TheRipeTomatoFarms is there a point I should increase the hours the grow lights are on the onions before planting them outside?
Thank you for a great video! I planted my Walla Walla onion seeds on July 20th, they germinated in 4 days and are under grow lights for 16 hours a day. They are in a rectangular seed tray instead of individual cells. I have been cutting them down to about 3-4". Do I need thin them out at this point? When would be a good time to plant outside here in Victoria?
I live in Costa Rica, average climate is 62f-82.
Great climate to grow!
Thank you
I started onion seeds for the first time this year about 10 days ago while Antarctica was vacationing here in Oklahoma & Texas. They've been popping up over the last few days and there's something so cute about them.
I'm glad you talked about the loop thing and trimming them. That wouldn't have occurred to me, but it makes sense.
My light is on a different cycle than what the onions will need, so hopefully it won't throw them off too much. But I'm really glad you explained that part, too. I'll be sure to set it up correctly when I'm able to expand and get more lights.
Thanks so much! This is really an excellent video!
Setting up my trays this wknd. Because they need less light, could I plant chives and leeks with them as well? Or just onions?
Yes, they can all grow together...spacing rules still apply though. :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thank you for getting back to me 😁😁
When should you start feeding after indoor germination?
Good video! Length of light exposure on onion seedlings noted.
When I start seeds for transplanting I do them on moist paper towels in ziplocked baggies. This is to check seed viability before I commit to using up some precious starting mix. If I get good germination then I prepare cells with starting mix and plant the germinated seeds.
Also, I just went through a round of trying to germinate some old Evergreen and Tokyo bunching onion seeds. First attempts weren't successful - I germinated a bunch of other onion and leek seeds successfully at the same time.
So I got a piece of sand paper, folded it, then scarified Evergreen and Tokyo seeds inside the folded sandpaper by rubbing my hands together. Then I put the scarified seeds on the wet paper towels. Getting some good germination now.
Love the seed viability test. So smart, especially with expensive seeds too.
Thanks for explaining the onion loop better. I am about to do a video and I want to be able to get over that sunlight and loop issue. I'll see your FB group too.
Have been gardening for decades with poor results on onions. Never heard or read about limiting light. Won’t stop trying! Hope finally get some tennis ball size gems
Its all about the variety you choose, and the day lengths/timing....master those and you're golden. You got this don! 🙂
Do you keep them at 3inches right up until you plant them out?
Great stuff. If I’m in Tampa Florida I have to grow the long day? If you can get me a bit more info for my area I would appreciate it.
Short day is best for you guys Yoya. Plant in the fall and let the onions grow through the coolest part of your year.
First time grower question for the pros.
So is it far fetched to not want to purchase onions from the grocery store but rather grow them?? Because you can really only grow them seasonally right?
Welp, now I know why my onion plants didn’t produce any bulbs last year. 🤦🏽♀️ Apparently, I should be planting Short-Day, but I actually planted Sweet Spanish onions, which are Long-Day. Thank you for explaining this.
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Can I plant onions at the end of August in Japan where the weather is OK until December ish?
Ok. I use heat matts while covered to germinate. Your throughts? Im in zone 6b Sarnia Ontario Canada
I do too... But after germination, I take them off
So you cover and mat?
@@chadvollrath1760 I use a heat mat with a clear dome cover until they sprout, then no heat and eventually no dome
Damn, I planted yellow Spanish sweet utah onions (long duration) in the fall. Are my onions toast or do I have a chance that they will bulb? I'm in Charlotte NC if it makes a difference
I didn't know they preferred cooler weather. I only planted my seeds a week ago. They have already sprouted on the windowsill. I live in Scotland, so I might be ok