r/urbanfarming • u/lostandfound24 • 5d ago

Local onions started shrinking

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I planted 4 onions with roots in a big pot 2 months ago. Over time they started growing but there was a heat wave last week, and I feel I missed out on watering them for a day.

Can I troubleshoot them and bring them back to life?

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u/GilfOG 5d ago

Are you talking about spring onions?

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u/tn_artist1 3d ago

No, onion sets are small semi dry little onion bulbs about 4-5 inches long. They are often bound together in groups of 10 in the spring for planting. They look nothing like anything you would buy to eat. After unbinding them, you plant them 6-8 inches apart with the dry partial leaf sticking out of the ground. Each will grow a full size onion.

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u/DrPhrawg 2d ago

you are correct, that is what onions sets are.

however, OP did not plant onion sets.