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'Candy' Onions |
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Sweet/Salad
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Hybrid. Flattened, 3- to 4-inch globe-shaped bulb with small neck and light yellow skin. Extra sweet. Mid-day or day-length neutral. Short-term storage only.
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85-105
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/15/2012 by
Little Minnie
- An experienced gardener
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Sherburne, Minnesota, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This would be a great onion if the seed wasn\\\'t owned by Seminis and the money didn\\\'t go to Monsanto. |
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Reviewed on 07/14/2012 by
Ferdzy
- An intermediate gardener
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Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| These are a hybrid onion from Monsanto, a situation I try very much to avoid, so it pains me to admit that these are about the sweetest onion you will find. They grow as easily as any other onion for me, meaning that with my sandy soil I need to keep them well watered, but they grow well and without trouble. My family loves these as a raw onion in salads and on burgers, but we find they are so mild that any flavour pretty much disappears when they are cooked. |
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Reviewed on 09/20/2008 by
flora2b
- An intermediate gardener
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British Columbia, Canada
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I have grown this variety for 5+ years now and has been reliable every year for me in the North. Water is about an inch a week. I push the tops over if they do not fall around end of August and pick soon after to dry well. They tend to have small necks and I find they keep much better than advertised. I store mine in onion bags hung in the dark basement and will have mild tasting onions until April/May sometimes June. |
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Reviewed on 06/11/2008 by
KEN W
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Cass, North Dakota, United States
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| Super sweet variety for the north.Just start the seeds early and get large onions.Store well if properly dried.I hang them in bunches in the garage for a few weeks.A real treat raw on a burger. |
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Reviewed on 02/15/2007 by
Sher0462
- An experienced gardener
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Converse, Wyoming, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is an excellent onion to grow most anywhere. Does need a good amount of water to form large bulbs but well worth it. This onion has a very hot smell when you cut it but is quite mild. Ours store well all winter long and we have a looong winter. |
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Reviewed on 03/07/2006 by
Swampmonster
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San Benito, California, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Candy produced excellent sized onions for me but the tops never really dried down and thus the onions didn't store very long. Still I would grow it again. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
Bob B
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Chemung, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is my first year growing Candy, but it performed well inspite of very wet weather, producing large very sweet onions. |
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