Onions are easy to grow. For larger onions at harvest time start your seeds indoors in flats and transplant in early spring. Otherwise, plant as early in spring as ground can be worked. Onions require fertile, well-drained, non-crusting soil (pH 6.0-6.8) which has been thoroughly tilled. They do not thrive in soils with a pH below 6.0. Exposure to full sun is necessary. Light and air are required to develop properly. Onions are shallow rooted and a well drained moisture-retaining soil is very important. Plant near beets, tomatoes, cabbage, leeks, any herds, carrots, stawberries, parsnip or turnip but not near beans, peas nor asparagus. For some reason it is difficult to find a child who will admit to liking Onions. By the time we are adults however, Onions have become our favorite raw, cooked and as an important flavoring herb. Onions are used world-wide in salads, meat dishes, soups, pickles and sandwiches.

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