Revised April 2000

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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Onions

Green onions

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 25 to 50 feet
• 0.5 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 3 inches between plants in row
• Plant 0.25 inch deep
• 100 to 120 days from planting to eating stage
• 50 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 9 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Onion questions and answers
• Recommended varieties
  • Yellow Sweet Spanish
  • White Sweet Spanish
  • Sweet Sandwich Hybrid
    Late
  • Copra
    Mid-season
  • Red Hamburger
  • Norstar
    Early
  • Cavalier
    Early
  • Comanche
    Early
  • Spano

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to 30
  • Central Missouri
    March 15 to April 15
  • North Missouri
    March 25 to April 15

Green onions

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 10 to 15 feet
• Sets or plants for 100 foot row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 3 inches between plants in row
• 25 to 35 days from planting to eating stage
• 50 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 24 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Onion questions and answers
• Recommended varieties
  • Beltsville Bunching

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to 30
  • Central Missouri
    March 15 to April 15
  • North Missouri
    March 25 to April 15

G6201, revised April 2000