veggie newbie,, onions came back, or ?

Hi, all, I have onions up where I planted sets last year, did I not pull them all , or what? Are they bad to eat? I purchased new sets for this year, and not sure what to do?
Also, I am looking for a good thread on just plain readying an existing veggie garden for planting again, I know I am late, but.....
thank you all!!
Mary

Of course they will be good. If you leave them to long they will make seed pods on top.

I had some like that; they came up last fall. I just left them through the winter. They're doing great, but one of them needs to be pulled. They'll be fine. Just let em grow. When you see the flower stem starting to come up, yank 'em out.

If they are green/bunching onions, then don't wait for the seed pod--pull them whenever you need onions. : )

THANK YOU ALL!, I am out pulling now. :0)
Yay!!!!!!
Flowerlou

Hi, Mary, to rejuvinate an existing veggie garden - just pull the weeds, add some organic fertilizer and go ahead and plant. You should not need to do too much else. The less you disturb the soil the better. Friendly fungus and microbes don't like to be disturbed.

Your onions are edible as long as they haven't turned "slimy"

Well, can't get much easier or simpler than that Honeybee. Thanks for taking the time to reply!
hope all have a great week ahead,
flowerlou

You're welcome, Mary. As your garden matures, add mulch and compost - an inch or two is all that is needed.

Leaves that have been put through a mower a couple of times are good.

I compost everything I can. When it's a nice dark color, I use it as mulch.

My vegetable beds feel "spongy" because I have added so much mulch to them over the past three seasons.

Good luck with you garden and keep us informed :)

What do you know about Potato Onions?

I sell Egyptian Topset Multipliers with sucess but am interested in Potato Onions.
I planted some last fall and they are up.

Also, have any of you used bags of topsoil to plant in? I have need of more sun time
on some of my plantings and it has been suggested that I plant in bags and move them
where I get more sun.

Thanks

wildmustard - personally, I shy away from "Top Soil" because you never know what you might get. My choice would be compost. Your Municipality might sell compost.

When I first started the garden here in NC, I used some bags of potting soil to grow sweet potatoes. I poked several holes in one side, cut an X from corner to corner on the other, and set the slips in the side with the X - it worked better than I expected :)

Sorry, I have not heard of potato onions

So with the onions again...
A friend told me not to pull the tops of the onions because they are going to set flowers and that is where the seeds come from. These onions over wintered from last year.
She also said that I should let the onions flower and when the "seed" part gets lose them I should collect the seeds.
What should I do with them?

mezoe - your friend is correct. Let your onions flower, that's how you get seed. I've never grown onions from seed so cannot help you with that.

mezoe , here is a pic of what to look for , when the flowers just start to wile put a plastic baggy over the top and seal it as much as possible remove the top with Knife take inside put all tops on a sheet or hard surface to dry out completely .

rubbing the pods between hands will make seed s fall out make sure there is a sheet under your seeds at this step. They are very small and will be Black they will look like a ---> .

Good Luck

Sgt Yates - when should one sow onion seeds? Can they be started indoors under lights? I've always grown from purchased "sets"

Garlic I grow from bulbs purchased at the supermarket.

yes! onion seed can be grown in doors first I suggest using the toilet paper method due to the very seed here’s a link follow the instruction to a “T” so you don’t smother the seed or plant them to deep.

http://centralfloridagreenguide.com/2008/02/28/sfg-series-making-seed-tape/

In addition, here is a seed germination site don’t lose it. it will help you with seeds that have been saved it is out of print and not available any more.

http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html

I dn't know about the Garlic never grew any I would love to

Sgt Yates - thanks for the links.

Garlic is very easy to grow. You break apart the cloves and choose the largest for planting. Set them out the same time as you would daffodil bulbs in the fall - which will depend upon your zone. It takes roughtly nine months for them to mature. Like onions, when the tops fall over and begin to dry, then it's time to pull them. I set my cloves about 4 - 6 inches apart.

In all other ways, you treat them the same as onions.

thank you dont know what fall crops to plant yet dont have seed for any i dont think except collards

If you can grow collards, you should be able to grow anything else in the mustard family. We especially like broccoli. I still have some from last fall/winter in the freezer. I've tried spring planting them, but it gets hot too early sometimes and they bolt!

I've found setting transplants around the end of July is a good time here in zone 7b.

Speaking of Collards & Mustard Greens. Can they be planted in Sept. in Texas. Also carrots, onion seeds.