• Ep. 4: Onions, Onions, Onions in the School Garden

  • Feb 7 2025
  • Length: 24 mins
  • Podcast

Ep. 4: Onions, Onions, Onions in the School Garden

  • Summary

  • Join Anne and Mary Jo as they talk all things onions. Easy to grow, fun to watch, a fantastic winter crop to grow in North Texas and a firm favorite in any school garden space.


    Podcast outline:

    02:01 - Why grow onions?
    02:47 - What part of the onion do we eat?
    03:38 - Onion Family
    03:56 - Planting onions
    04:44 - How do onions grow
    05:53 - Where to buy onion slips and sets
    06:38 - How to plant onions and connections to the classroom
    08:16 - Book Connection - Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens 09:39 - Caring for your onions as they grow
    10:25 - Watering
    12:00 - Signs of growth
    12:30 - Bolting, going to seed or putting up a flower
    14:55 - Harvesting
    19:00 - Funny story
    21:25 - Kid question: Why do onions make you cry?
    Recommendations:
    Our favorite and recommended feed store in North Texas is Russell Feed and Supply. Find your local store here.




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