General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 10 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: Space 4 to 5 inches apart, with rows 1 foot apart.
Leaves: Fragrant
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Garden Onion
  • Edible Onion
  • Onion

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-04-30
Garden Onion (Allium cepa 'Early Yellow Globe') re-rooted, replan
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-04-30
Garden Onion (Allium cepa 'Early Yellow Globe') great cooking or
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-04-28
Garden Onion (Allium cepa 'Early Yellow Globe') - save the base w
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-04-30
Garden Onion (Allium cepa 'Early Yellow Globe') - re-rooted and r
Comments:
  • Posted by adknative (Eagle Bay, New York - Zone 3b) on Apr 30, 2024 3:22 AM concerning plant:
    When cooking with onions, note that - if you cut the base (root area) from the onion, soak in water for a day or two, it will reroot and can be planted into a pot (or soil), where it will regrow more onions.

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