How Does An Onion Grow? http://cecalaveras.ucdavis.edu/files/49954.pdf ...
Onions can be harvested early for use as green onions, or they can be left to
mature ...
The Los Angeles County Farm Bureau 661. 274. 9709 www.lacfb.org www.agdayla.com
The 411 on Onions Root vegetables, including onions, are a million dollar commodity bringing L.A. County $29, 446, 000. Root vegetables are the third largest million dollar commodities for L.A. http://www.lacfb.org/CR2006.pdf
How Does An Onion Grow?
http://cecalaveras.ucdavis.edu/files/49954.pdf
Onions can be grown in three ways: Bulbs, transplants, or from seeds. It takes two years—usually starting in the spring-- for an onion plant to reach the flowering and seed setting stage.
Bulbing (the portion of the plant either above or below the ground, usually below, producing--as it grows-a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc) begins when there is 14 hours of light per day. Onions can be harvested early for use as green onions, or they can be left to mature into bigger onions (i.e. like the sliced onions in your hamburger sandwich). Onions are no longer watered when they reach the desired size and the green tops begin to fall over. This is when to harvest them.
The Growth of the Onion is slightly different in New Mexico and the surrounding areas, visit the following link to learn why: http://onion.nmsu.edu/General/Story.html
Earlier Harvest For Green Onions
Roots
Leaves
OR when the green tops fall off, you can harvest mature onions Onion Bulb
For any agricultural information please contact our office at 661. 274. 9709, or visit us online at www.lacfb.org
Green Onion Fun Facts
http://www.thefresh1.com/green_onions.asp
The white onion bulb and the green stalk are both edible. Humans have been cultivating onions since 3500 B.C. Green onions are also known as scallions.
Onion Fun Facts
http://www.onions-usa.org/about/trivia.asp
What is it about onions that can make you cry? It’s the sulfuric compounds. Next time you see someone crying while cutting an onion, tell them to chill the onion and cut into the root portion last. How many pounds of onions does the average American eat per year? 20 pounds How many truck loads of onions are consumed each day? Over 380 semi-truck loads. What are the three colors of onions sold in most grocery stores? Yellow, red, and white. How many acres of onions are planted in the U.S. each year? On average 142, 000 acres How many onion farmers are there in the U.S.? Less than 1, 000 And again, how many acres of onions are planted annually? You might want to think twice about the number of farmers producing ALL the food that we eat.
More Onion Fun Facts
http://onion.nmsu.edu/General/FFacts.html,
http://www.vidaliaonions.com/nutrition.htm
Need to remove a sliver? Put a slice of onion on the gauze-padded part of a
bandage. Leave it on overnight and the onion will draw the sliver to the surface, so you can more easily remove it. Yellow and Red Onions contain an antioxidant that is associated with beneficial effects
on human diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Onions were an important part of life in Ancient Egypt. Leaders took an oath of office
with their right hand on an onion.
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