HERE AT PETE'S WE START OUR ONIONS, FROM SEED IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY, IN OUR PRODUCTION GREENHOUSE. WHEN THEY ARE BIG ENOUGH AND THE WEATHER IS WARM ENOUGH, OUT THEY GO....ROWS AND ROWS AND ROWS...WE PLANT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 ONIONS PER SEASON. SOME WE HARVEST IN EARLY SPRING TO BE USED AS SCALLIONS OR "SPRING ONIONS" AND THE REST WE WAIT TO HARVEST UNTIL THE END OF JUNE. WE "CURE" THEM IN OUR BARN UNTIL THEY DEVELOP A THICKER SKIN, AT WHICH POINT THEY ARE SWEET AS CAN BE AND READY TO BE USED IN YOUR FAVORITE MEAL.

WE GROW PRIMARILY "CANDY" ONIONS,MOST OF THEM A YELLOW ONION AND SOME RED, BUT REST ASSURED THEY ARE AS SWEET AND DELICIOUS AS THEY COME.

HOW DO ONIONS GROW?:

Onion bulbs grow underground and the green tops are above ground.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING ONIONS:

Various varieties are available but look for onions that are firm and not soft when pressed.

ONION STORAGE TIPS:

"CANDY" ONIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A "STORAGE" ONION, BUT LEFT IN A COLD, DARK, DRY SPOT IN YOUR HOUSE, THEY CAN LAST UP TO 2 MONTHS.