Onion Allium cepa
Onion has been planted 74 times by Growstuff members.
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Predictions
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessMedian lifespan
34 weeksFirst harvest expected
36 weeks after plantingLast harvest expected
46 weeks after plantingHeight
1cmSpread
15cmPhotos
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Potato Onion
Allium cepa

shallot
Allium cepa var. aggregatum

spring onion
Allium

Welsh onion
Allium fistulosum
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How to save seeds
by shiny,
[Bean](crop)s, [pea](crop)s and [corn](crop): remove husks and allow seeds to dry out – this may take a couple of weeks, then remove casings and store. [Pumpkin](crop)s and [melon](crop)s: seeds need to be washed and set aside to dry for a week or so before storage. [Lettuce](crop), [celery...
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Planting outdoors & fruit trees
by maco,
Today I transplanted the [cabbage](crop) and [onion](crop) seedlings outside and planted seeds for: [arugula](crop), [garlic](crop) (well, cloves, not seeds--forced in the fridge), mesclun salad mix, [kale](crop), [cauliflower](crop), and [beet](crop)s. Some of these (cauliflower, beets, mesclun)...
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Coming together
by shawnacscott,
This weekend I had two full days to really focus on the yard, and I made the most of it. With the intermittent help of several others over the course of the weekend, I got both easement planter boxes filled with compost and soil, cleaned up and weeded the alley, got the stump pulled from the coni...
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Seeds started!
by maco,
Today I started seeds for the [backyard beds](http://growstuff.org/gardens/maco-backyard-beds) [](https://www.flickr.com/photos/maco_nix/16712892090 "Seed starting by Mackenzie, on Flickr") The [onion](crop)s ar...
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Read moreGetting ready for spring!
by maco,
I've got seeds either on-hand or ordered for just about everything I'm starting from seed this year. I've been working out what I want to plant, and this is the plan I've come up with for the 72 square feet of my backyard raised beds: 
by Mad_Martha,
This year wasn't a particularly good year in my garden. Due to my ill health through spring and summer, the only things that got planted were the [potato](crop)es, [onion](crop)s and [elephant garlic](crop), all of which were planted either late last year or early in the spring. I'm refusing to...
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How to grow onions
Grown for: bulb (13) whole plant (3) flower (1)
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