Spring starts early if you’re an onion. They’re the first vegetables most folks plant into their gardens, and in these parts (Fort Worth and its surrounding areas), late January is prime time. In fact, it’s more than just “prime” time — it’s a critical time, because if you set your onion transplants out too late, they’ll run into hot weather before they have a chance to form nice big bulbs.
Just so you won’t fly off the tracks along the way, let’s outline your steps to onion-growing success.
▪ Full sun. Onions grow best in full sun all day. Anything else is a compromise. At most give them no more than a couple of hours of afternoon shade…