Favorite vegetable varities

[copper2]

I'm planting onions this fall, wanted to know the best sweet onion thinking about getting the Texas super sweet, what's the pros and cons?

 

[HeritageGoose13]

Is "celebrity" tomato a f1?

I think Celebrity is a hybrid.

 

[1FlewOver]

I think Celebrity is a hybrid.

It is....runs on gas and electricity....JK....

Not only is it my go-to, but a staple variety at almost.....(probably ALL)....the places that sell live tomato plants in my area.....

It's certainly not worth my time and effort to start such a common variety from seed....but....that's just me.....

I only grow one a year....and for about $1-$1.50.. I'll just grab one off the shelf....already a foot tall and hardened off....

 

[1FlewOver]

I'm planting onions this fall, wanted to know the best sweet onion thinking about getting the Texas super sweet, what's the pros and cons?

I assume you mean the 10-15Y.....sometimes called "Texas Supersweet"....

I just can't seem to grow onions....no matter what....they just don't get big for me...

Anyway...there are two basic kinds of onions: Long day and short day, with long day varieties recommended for zones above 7....and short day 7 and south....

That's probably most important.....but then we have two more types....sweet onions....and non-sweet....

Sweet onions have less sulfur content....(and Granex and 10-15Y are sweet short day).....while 'Sweet Bermuda' is a sweet long day....(IIRC)....

So....outside of daylight length requirements, the next biggest difference is sweetness, or sulfur content....if you have sampled Yellow onions.....and Sweet Yellow onions....the difference is obvious.....

Now.....pretty much a given....that non-sweet onions keep longer than sweet....

We could talk about the difference between red, white, and yellow....but, then again....we could talk about potatoes.....

 

[lazy gardener]

I believe so.

 

[copper2]

When do you plant your onions, 1FlewOver? And what's everyone's favorite potatoes, I have Irish cobbler, reba, and red lasoda

 

[1FlewOver]

When do you plant your onions, 1FlewOver? And what's everyone's favorite potatoes, I have Irish cobbler, reba, and red lasoda

First off....@ lazy gardener....I was joking around...but Celebrity is definitely a hybrid.....

Now.....copper2.....BUSTED!!!!! Yeah....too late...although I'm getting better...probably late January this year...(maybe even February) ...(I can't remember for sure)...

My favorite potatoes: Yukon Gold, grocery store russets and reds, McDonald's, hash browns, and Jack in the Box curly fries.....:/

 

[MakelaNJoe]

[/quote]My favorite potatoes: Yukon Gold, grocery store russets and reds, McDonald's, hash browns, and Jack in the Box curly fries.....:/[/quote]


Lol!!

 

[copper2]

I think your supposed to plant onions here in October from seed, short day varieties( extra sweet!) what are some cool pepper varieties? I have " traveler strain jalpeno" and " lipstick sweet pepper" I want to get " fooled you jalpeno) but it's a f1( I don't want to grow f1's )

 

[1FlewOver]

I think your supposed to plant onions here in October from seed, short day varieties( extra sweet!) what are some cool pepper varieties? I have " traveler strain jalpeno" and " lipstick sweet pepper" I want to get " fooled you jalpeno) but it's a f1( I don't want to grow f1's )

WAIT!!!! WHAT???? F1????? It's been awhile since I did any jackin with worrying about whats what.....is F1.... "first generation hybrid?"

So far....I've really just been getting plants....saved seed...but never really grew out the plants....