Sunday, May 27, 2012

Garden: 1015 Onions

1015Y Onions

January 29, 2012 1015 Onions 1015 Onions 1015 Onions February 10, 2012 P1060769 March 23, 2012 IMG_20120323_080642 April 7, 2012 (with drip irrigation installed) Drip irrigation April 26, 2012 P1080035 May 2, 2012 (tops starting to fall over indicating almost ready to harvest) P1080054 May 4 2012 onions May 9, 2012 1015 Onions 1015 Onions 1015 Onions Pulled them out of the ground and left them out to dry a bit in the sun 1015 Onions 1015 Onions Set them on a plant stand on the back porch to let them cure for longer storage 1015 Onions 1015 Onions Fully cured onions (what's left that we had not used) 1015 onions 1015 onions Lessons learned: When the trees filled out around my house I realized the side the onions were planted on only received about 4.5 hours of full sun during the day. Next year I will plant them on the other side of the garden and maybe they will get bigger. They are still delicious!

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