491 - Should you plant onions in the fall?

Planting onions in fall might give you an earlier harvest than you thought possible.

If you garden in Zone 7 or warmer, overwintering onions may help you harvest sooner, reduce bolting, and spread your onion harvest across several months.

In this episode, I'm sharing what happened when I tested fall-planted onions in my Zone 8a Arkansas garden and how to decide whether this method could work where you live.

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Key Takeaways Decide if fall planting fits your climate.

Choose onions for your day length.

Plant smaller transplants to reduce bolting.

Protect onions during extreme cold.

Extend your harvest into three months.

Chapters 00:00 – Why I tried fall onions

01:07 – Who can plant in fall