ONION PLANT

 When receive Live onion (Allium cepa) and/or leek (Allium porrum) plants. Remove your plants from their box and plant as soon as possible. The plants may appear dry, but this is normal, as they are dormant. If you cannot plant immediately, store in a cool, dry place....Onion plants were grown the the prior year .

• Plant onions in early spring once the ground is workable. In-ground gardens and raised beds are both excellent options for growing onions.
• Space onion plants 6 inches apart in rows that are 12 inches apart. Grow them in a sunny spot that has fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8.
• Improve your native soil by mixing in several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter.
• Onions aren't great at taking up water, so it's important to keep soil moist so their shallow roots can drink up. Water whenever the top inch of soil becomes dry.
• For best results, keep your growing onions fed with a continuous-release plant food.
• Onions can be eaten at nearly any size so harvest when they're the right size for your next culinary creation.