Experiment for making shallots bigger

ChristinaJo · June 22, 2017

Hi Y'all ,
I awhile back I saw a YouTube video about giving your onions a haircut a couple of times over winter and it seemed to make the onions increase in size. I'm wondering if this would be true for shallots and maybe garlic. What to y'all think.
I'd attach the video, but I'm not great at that "stuff". Thanks. Let me hear you.

ChristinaJo · June 22, 2017

The video is by LDSPrepper

bower · June 22, 2017

I'm thinking with the onions it's because you're growing from seed. (as in true, tiny real seeds vs bulbs). And you started them really early months before planting so the haircut encourages them to grow extra leaves (not just one or two).

Then again it would not be practical to haircut onions from sets in the field (or shallots or garlic for that matter). So who knows what the results would be? I'm curious... try and tell.

AlittleSalt · June 22, 2017

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Originally Posted by ChristinaJo

The video is by LDSPrepper

Was it this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn19fbNm_PI

Worth1 · June 22, 2017

I think it is all hog wash.

Worth

AlittleSalt · June 22, 2017

I grew onions from seed the past two years. I gave the onions a haircut twice while still in the flats. I didn't see any difference in onion size in 2016.

This year, winter forgot to happen here resulting in smaller onions.

Onions, shallots, and garlic will grow larger when planted in light/loose soil. Shallots will actually rot in the ground if it stays too wet.

Father'sDaughter · June 22, 2017

I only trim my onion plants started from seed when they get too tall to fit under my lights. Never heard about the possibility that this would result in bigger onions.

Worth1 · June 23, 2017

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Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

I only trim my onion plants started from seed when they get too tall to fit under my lights. Never heard about the possibility that this would result in bigger onions.

Old wives tale, several videos on YouTube about it including this person.
Just like cutting a pigs tail off will make it grow faster and fatter.

Worth

ChristinaJo · June 26, 2017

Thanks all! I always Like the input. Always learning.

June 22, 2017	#1
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Experiment for making shallots bigger Hi Y'all , I awhile back I saw a YouTube video about giving your onions a haircut a couple of times over winter and it seemed to make the onions increase in size. I'm wondering if this would be true for shallots and maybe garlic. What to y'all think. I'd attach the video, but I'm not great at that "stuff". Thanks. Let me hear you.

June 22, 2017	#3
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I'm thinking with the onions it's because you're growing from seed. (as in true, tiny real seeds vs bulbs). And you started them really early months before planting so the haircut encourages them to grow extra leaves (not just one or two). Then again it would not be practical to haircut onions from sets in the field (or shallots or garlic for that matter). So who knows what the results would be? I'm curious... try and tell.

June 22, 2017	#5
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I think it is all hog wash. Worth

June 22, 2017	#6
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I grew onions from seed the past two years. I gave the onions a haircut twice while still in the flats. I didn't see any difference in onion size in 2016. This year, winter forgot to happen here resulting in smaller onions. Onions, shallots, and garlic will grow larger when planted in light/loose soil. Shallots will actually rot in the ground if it stays too wet.

June 22, 2017	#7
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	I only trim my onion plants started from seed when they get too tall to fit under my lights. Never heard about the possibility that this would result in bigger onions.

June 26, 2017	#9
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Thanks all! I always Like the input. Always learning.