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Because onions can take more than 5–6 months to reach maturity, many growers with shorter growing windows prefer to grow onions from starter bulbs rather than seed. 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 ...
The Figueres onion is an onion cultivar that is a non-hybridized bulb. It is somewhat flattened in shape with an outer purple skin and an interior of a paler color. It is highly appreciated for its smooth, sweet, soft texture, [1] and around 200 grams in individual weight. [2] As its name implies, it is typical of the Figueres and Empordà ...
It sometimes produces irregular-shaped [2] or round bulbs, [1] [3] which in some old English varieties may be large, [1] [3] although others may be less so. [2] According the French ethnobotanist Michel Chauvet, the potato onion, also called family onion, forms several more or less flattened bulbs which, unlike shallots, remain enveloped in ...
The onion plant (Allium cepa), also known as the bulb onion [2] or common onion, [3] is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. [4] [5] It was first officially described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. [6] Synonyms during its taxonomic history are: [7] [8] Allium cepa var. aggregatum – G. Don
Allium canadense, the Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion [6] is a perennial plant native to eastern North America [a] from Texas to Florida to New Brunswick to Montana. The species is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental and as a garden culinary herb. [7] The plant is also reportedly ...
30% of the expected bulb or shaft diameter reached 45: 405: 50% of the expected bulb or shaft diameter reached 47: 407: Bolting begins; in 10% of the plants leaves bent over 3. 70% of the expected shaft length and diameter reached 4. 48: 408: Leaves bent over in 50% of plants 3: 49: 409: Leaves dead, bulb top dry; dormancy 3
Allium bisceptrum, also known as the twincrest onion or aspen onion, is a high elevation plant native to western United States. It is a perennial that thrives under damp and shady conditions or open meadows in California , Arizona , New Mexico , Nevada , Oregon , Washington , Idaho , and Utah .
An organic garden on a school campus. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to organic gardening and farming: . Organic farming – alternative agricultural system that relies on fertilizers of organic origin such as compost, manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting.