Aug 2, 2019
Here's a bonus episode that I put together after meeting up with
Becky at the Frozen Ground winter growing conference in July 2019.
I wanted to share her research about overwintering onions since
it's an opportunity that some of you may want to try out or perfect
on your farm.
Becky Sideman is a professor, researcher and extension agent with
the University of New Hampshire. Her areas of expertise include
sustainable agriculture, season extension and high tunnel
production, vegetable and small fruit crops, plant breeding and
genetics, plant disease resistance and disease management.
Takeaways
>> Becky was shocked when even applying 900# of potassium to
a greenhouse tomato crop wasn't enough
>> Her favorite varieties for overwintered onions include
bridger, gatekeeper, forum, walla walla and desert sunrise.
>> An overview of crop management, fertility, irrigation, pest and diseases in overwintered onion trials