ONIONS

I would like to pass along a tip for getting all of the bunching onions you could possibly want during the growing season. This tip was given to me by my father in law and it has worked real well for me. When the tops of the onions are about ten to twelve inches high instead of pulling them for the table, do the following. Take a sharp knife and cut the tops of the onions off just at ground level. This will cause the onions to grow again from the bulbs, and also it will cause them to multiply more. Just eat the tops or put them in soup etc. like you usually would. Using this method I started with only 20 bulbs last year and after eating all of the onion tops and some bulbs during the growing season, I was able to plant 1500 new bulbs this year. I also gave away about 500 more bulbs to people that ask me for some of them. Figure the percentage of growth on that one. You can continue to cut the tops and use them every time they grow to eating size again. When the season is over let the tops die down then dry and store the bulbs for next season. The bulbs will get smaller, but when planted the next time, they will grow to full size again.