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Ailsa Craig Onion Seedhead

Summary of growing onions in San Francisco 2017 – Ailsa Craig onion

Posted on September 18, 2017July 26, 2018 by mikeyroy

For a history of this story, please see the previous post on planning. Overall growing onions in the fabric pots was fairly successful. There was one very obvious issue though: the major temperature swings in San Francisco this summer caused many of the onions to bolt much too prematurely. Some days it was roasting hot…

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Gabriella F1 Onion

Gabriella F1 Onion

Posted on June 11, 2017July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

I started this onion from seed in November and harvested them in June (210 days). It’s a short-day onion, grows from 3-4.5″ in diameter. I grew them in my hand made grow pots custom sized for them. They worked quite well. From this variety I got 5 full sized, 4 medium sized, and 1 runt….

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2017 Onion Seedlings ready for transplant into individual growing areas

2017 Onion Crop – Planning

Posted on January 24, 2017July 11, 2018 by mikeyroy

After last year’s onion experiment I have wanted to try a much larger variety of onions for 2017, and expand on the growing conditions. I started several varieties mid-November and a few more mid-December. I started the seeds with my usual method of using a small container to start with a high density until they are…

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