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  2. Starter bulb - Wikipedia

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    Onion seeds are cultivated in the spring and the resultant bulbs are harvested in autumn. These bulbs are similar in appearance to the mature onion, but much smaller in size. The starter bulbs are stored in a cool, dark place over winter. The next spring, the starter bulbs are planted in rows, 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) apart. [1]

  3. Calçot - Wikipedia

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    Calçots are milder and less bulbous than onions and have a length of between 15 and 25 cm (white part) and a diameter of 1.7 to 2.5 cm at the root. Planted in trenches, like an onion, as a single bulb, and successively increasing the depth of the soil around the stems throughout autumn and winter (see earthing up ), they sprout into 4–10 ...

  4. White onion - Wikipedia

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    Onion Sets: small bulbs from the previous harvest are not allowed to mature and are dried. These bulbs are used in the current season, and often grow the quickest out of all planting methods and produce larger than natural bulbs. [22] [24] Onion Seeds: seeds of the white onion that can be planted into sets in late Spring. While this method may ...

  5. Vernalization - Wikipedia

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    Vernalization (from Latin vernus 'of the spring') is the induction of a plant's flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter, or by an artificial equivalent. After vernalization, plants have acquired the ability to flower, but they may require additional seasonal cues or weeks of growth before they will actually do so.

  6. List of onion cultivars - Wikipedia

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    Congdon's onion Allium sanbornii Alph. Wood var. congdonii Jeps. Crinkled onion Allium crispum Greene Cuddy Mountain onion Allium fibrillum M.E. Jones Cultivated garlic Allium sativum L. Darkred onion Allium atrorubens S. Watson and vars. atrorubens, cristatum Dotted onion Allium punctum L.F. Hend. Douglas' onion Allium douglasii Hook. Drummond ...

  7. Agriculture in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The UK pig herd is declining, and there are now some individual pig farms in the US that have more sows than there are in the UK as a whole. Pigs often used to be kept indoors throughout their lives, but welfare concerns and increased costs have led to more outdoor units, and by 2002 30% of sows were outdoors.

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