Vadalia onions

Blackhole49 · Jun 22, 2012

Should you bend the onion tops over to get larger onions and if so, when? (Just one row in a garden).

Anonymous-0 · Jun 22, 2012

The only way to grow REAL Vadalia onions is to plant them in Vadalia County Georgia.

pete black · Jun 22, 2012

In alabama we do not disturbe the tops at all, just let them die naturally. We do pull the soil away from the bulb exposing approx. 2/3 of the bulb. The enables the bulb to grow larger and more importantly; the vidalia converts sunlight to sugar to give it that mild flavor. When the tops dry back simply pull the onions and lay them back in the row for a couple dry days then they will store better. True vidalias are grown only in vidalia, ga. due to the nature of the soil.

Steve in VA · Jun 22, 2012

A friend tried many years ago to grow 'vadalia' onions in hearty West Virginia clay. Those things would burn a hole in a 2x4!

john in la · Jun 22, 2012

Vadalia is a city in Toombs county. To be labled a Vadalia onion it must be of a approved variety and grown in one of about 20 counties in southern Ga.
This area has a low sulfur soil.

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