Let's learn How to Plant Onion Sets in Garden. If you wish to plant onions for your home, then planting them in the garden in a set is always a good idea.
How to plant Onion Sets?
Usually they are sold as a onion sets, seeds and plants. You can get the onion sets in various colors like - white, red onion sets, yellow onions. These are lot cheaper if you get them online. Also you can choose the specific type of the onion in such case.
When to Plant Onion Sets?
Usually you plant them during the Spring or say when you are nearing closer to the summer. Also as the summer ends you can plant it as long as you are getting closer to the fall. I guess these are the seasonal period when you can have onion sets in the container bed or the small garden.
Planting the Onion Sets
- Make sure your container bed or the trench is atleast 3 or more inches deep.
- Make sure to have fertilizer and water mix in it for a week or so before you plant.
- You can add the onion sets or seeds as required.
- Add spray of water.
Depending on the place where you live, you may want to protect the sets from the birds, insects and others. So you should learn more about it as well.
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Why Plant Onions?
If you are homesteader or the offgrid living person, then onion is one of the essential stockpile food items for homesteading.
Make sure to take care of the onions as they grow. I hope the information here helps you with the growing onions in your garden.