Horticulture & Specialty Crops
Onion Production Guide
A production guide for onion growers. It covers type choice, planting, care, and curing, with space to record variety and storage results. Keep a printed copy handy and fill it in as you work.
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The steps on this page
- Pick day-length suited varieties
- Start from sets, seed, or transplants
- Prepare fertile, weed-free beds
- Plant at proper depth
- Water evenly and watch weeds
- Scout for thrips and disease
- Harvest when tops fall
- Cure and store properly
How to use this guide
Walk a new hand through the steps once, then let them use the page on their own. Add your own notes as you learn what works.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA.
For more in this area, see the row crop calendar. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Rural Voters’ Breaking Point Sits Below Cost of Production, and farming farm stories.