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Onions

17 years ago

Is it to late for onions? I started some lettuce seeds and built raised bed to put the lettuce in. The raised bed is larger then I imagined it(yay) and now I'm wondering about onions. Do onions need full sun, my lettuce will be in the shade. how deep does the bed need to be for onions? Thanks a bunch.

Connie.

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greenmulberry
17 years ago
Yes, it is too late for onions, at least the storage kind that you grow for the bulb.

If you want to grow some scallions or green onions, from sets, you can mix those in with your lettuce, I always do. Onions actually take a long season to get a good size bulb on them.
peapod_23
Original Author
17 years ago
Scallions, that's a great idea! Any ideas what else I can toss in would be great. Thanks=)
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hepatica_z7
17 years ago
How about leeks? Kohlrabi? Carrots? Enjoy having extra space!
walkerjks
17 years ago
Most leeks take a full season (~120 to 150 days) to become reasonable size. Kohlrabi is doable, though the end result may be small. Carrots are a nice short season crop, but they like cooler weather, so July may not be the time to start them.

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