From: nowhere@nearyou.com   
      
   On 6/9/2021 6:38 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >> What happens if you plant a store bought onion?   
   >   
   >    it might flower if the conditions are right.   
   > it may not be suitable for your soil or climate   
   > (they usually like pretty good soil).   
   >   
   >   
   >> Can you cut it into pieces like a potato?   
   >   
   >    not quite, you need to make sure there is some of the basal   
   > area where roots come out of (this is common among most bulb   
   > species) whereas potatoes will grow from any point on the   
   > potato that has an eye.   
   >   
   >    commonly it's just not worth it because the onions often   
   > have so many seeds from flowers that will grow that it's a   
   > waste of something edible to do that.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
   >   
   I'm under the impression that onions generally flower in their 2nd year.   
   Since I use sets that were grown last year by someone else, they generally   
   will flower, but not all.   
   Like my garlics, I cut off the flowers to push more energy into the fruit   
   rather than seeds.   
      
   That said, I have a lot of success with stored seeds provided I don't hold   
   onto them for a long time and try to keep them cool as in the fridge.   
      
   This year, I bought some 'Bunching Onions' for scallions and read that if I   
   leave them in the ground, they will probably winter over and come up on   
   their own. Anxious to give that a try as I have left onions in over the   
   winter in Zone 4, eastern Maine and they all came up. Oh, and the onions I   
   use as sets are Stuttgart yellow onions. Rather flat then round and hold   
   really well. Still have 5 leftover from last year and they haven't sprouted   
   yet.   
      
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