Onions

This year we tried something new with our onions. We bought bulbs (locally we finally found them at Southern States) and planted them in the fall. We covered them with Ramey cloth which had been recommended to me by a master gardener. We left the cloth on all winter and took it off when you would normally plant onion sets. It worked well and we now our harvesting large, mature onions. This will allow us to harvest these onions and plant another crop there and harvest it before the end of the season.


Having such a small area to use for a garden, I need to get the most out of it I can. I try to plant 2-3 crops per row each season. I try to plant something new each time a crop is completed. This fall I will use Ramey cloth and hoops to hopefully extend my fall vegetable crops into the early winter months. I am still learning and experimenting with this and get better at it each year.


Ramey cloth is a new tool for me to use. I found mine at Fayette Seed and Southern States. Locally, it is also called "tobacco cloth". It is a light weight fabric with small holes which lets air in but protects the plants from the cold.

Growing onions like this was such a success I will definitely try this method again next year. For those of you living further north (we live in zone 6) I don't know if it will work for you. Check around with other gardeners or your local extension agent.