Thrips On Onions And Why Onion Tops Curl Up

Why are my onion tops curling?
Why are my onion leaves bending?
Why are the tops of my onions turning brown?
What's eating my onion tops?
Why are my spring onions floppy?
What are the bulbs on top of onions?
Do onions need to be staked?
Can you eat the green tops of Walla Walla onions?
Why are onion leaves turning yellow?
What is killing my onions?
What is wrong with onions?
What appeared to the onion after a few days?

Why are my onion tops curling?

If your onion tops curl up, you may have a case of onion thrips. In addition to affecting onions, however, these pests have also been known to go after other garden crops including: broccoli.

Why are my onion leaves bending?

Onion leaves fall over when the plant is mature and the bulb is ready for harvest. ... At that point, the onion leaves have already sent their energy to the bulb to make it bigger. The leaves then start to turn yellow, shrivel up, wilt, and droop because they have given everything they have to the bulb.

Why are the tops of my onions turning brown?

Wind, sun stress, excess soil salts, and other environmental factors can cause onion tip burn. There may also be soil pathogens or even a lack of an important nutrient. Given all the potential causes of browning, dry tip foliage, it can be hard to decide what is affecting the plant.

What's eating my onion tops?

Cutworms are nocturnal caterpillars that hide in soil during daytime and crawl up plants at night to feed on foliage. When it comes to plants such onions, they may simply snip the long, graceful leaves and drag them into their underground burrows to feast.

Why are my spring onions floppy?

Alice Gardener

Not sure what gone limp means - are they just falling over ? Spring onions are pretty tough, they don't want too much heat. If you have them indoors they might just be far too warm . Cool them down and toughen them up.

What are the bulbs on top of onions?

Bulbs atop your onions means they've launched into the process of flowering and setting seed. If you purposely didn't harvest last year and overwintered them instead, this is normal. If this is their first growing season, that flower stalk is premature. This is called bolting.

Do onions need to be staked?

Though it's not required, I prefer planting in rows. Decide how many rows you need to accommodate the number of onions you want to plant. You'll want to allow for about 4-6 inches between seedlings, and 12-18 inches between rows. Put a stake in the ground at either end of where you plan to place each row.

Can you eat the green tops of Walla Walla onions?

The Walla Walla onion is a special sweet treat and nothing to laugh at. Walla Walla sweet onions can be eaten green tops and all if you harvest them early, as “babies.” Full size (i.e., jumbo) Walla Wallas will be ready for harvest by mid-June and available for a couple months.

Why are onion leaves turning yellow?

Care. Keep onions evenly moist. When the tips of leaves turn yellow bulbs are nearing maturity and watering can stop. Keep planting beds weed free.

What is killing my onions?

Onion White Rot

White rot is a serious fungal disease. ... The fungus causes a white mould to grow on the base of the plant, ruining it for storing or eating. Once contracted, there is no cure for white rot available to gardeners and affected onions should be disposed of.

What is wrong with onions?

More than 1,000 people in the U.S. have been sickened with salmonella, and 136 people have been hospitalized, probably because of eating onions contaminated with the bacteria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. In addition, Canadian health officials report 457 illnesses.

What appeared to the onion after a few days?

Answer: 1. The leak or sprouting of leaves.