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Growing Onions in Rhode Island: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Rhode Island: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Rhode Island gardeners work with roughly 15 hours of daylight at the summer solstice, measured at the Providence station.

Growing Onions in Quebec: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Quebec: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing onions in Quebec starts with one number: at 45.47°N (the latitude of Montreal), the longest day of the year delivers 15 hours and 29 minutes of…

Growing Onions in Prince Edward Island: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Prince Edward Island: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Prince Edward Island sits at 46.29°N, and that single number decides which onion varieties will ever form a bulb here.

Growing Onions in Pennsylvania: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Pennsylvania: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Philadelphia sits at 39.87 degrees north and gets 14 hours and 50 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year.

Growing Onions in Oregon: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Oregon: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Portland sits at 45.59 degrees north, and on the longest day of the year the sun stays up for 15 hours and 30 minutes.

Growing Onions in Ontario: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Ontario: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Ontario sits far enough north that the sun does most of the bulbing decision for you.

Growing Onions in Oklahoma: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Oklahoma: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Oklahoma City sits at 35.39 degrees north, and on the longest day of the year the sun gives it 14 hours and 24 minutes of daylight.

Growing Onions in Ohio: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Ohio: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

At 39.99 degrees north, the longest day of the year brings 14 hours and 51 minutes of daylight.

Growing Onions in Nunavut: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Nunavut: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

At 62.82°N, Nunavut sits inside the narrow band where long-day onions finally get enough summer light to bulb, but almost every other type sold in stores…

Growing Onions in Nova Scotia: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Growing Onions in Nova Scotia: Which Varieties Actually Bulb

Nova Scotia’s summers give onions roughly 15 hours and 25 minutes of daylight at their longest, measured from the Halifax Stanfield station at 44.88…

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