Guide to Growing ALL Your Own Onions

Seriously, I've done it!

“In onion is strength; and a garden without it lacks flavor. The onion, in its satin wrappings, is among the most beautiful of vegetables; and it is the only one that represents the essence of things. It can almost be said to have a soul” - Charles Dudley Warner

One of the most useful crops in the garden is the onion. She’s elegance and grace, and can be added into most recipes, is vital to the French mire poix, and can be grown at all once to last you all year. Huzzah!

January for many gardeners is when you can start some onion seeds. You can also bypass the seed-starting and grow with sets if you’d prefer something faster and a touch easier. Depending on where you live, you can order those now and get going closer to Feb/March. I prefer the latter because I’m not a masochist (jk, jk, I totally am, but I love sets because they’re so easy).

I personally have grown enough onions to replace buying them for the year twice. And once I ruined them all my not curing them … so, there’s that.

This is why I’m sharing all the onion tips with you now to give you ample time for planning and prep.

In this guide, you’ll uncover which onions to grow for your garden, soil needs, watering, quantity, placement, harvesting, and curing. It’s everything that I know! Hope you enjoy it.

How to Choose Which Onions To Grow