We're sharing how long it takes for onions to grow, so you know exactly when it's time to harvest your crop on time.

Red onions tend to be spicier than yellow onions and not keep as well (Figure 1-B). For South Dakota, avoid short-day varieties, as they will not form bulbs under the long days of our summer.

Once an onion bulb forms, ... Walla Walla, Bermuda and red onions as well as green onions or scallions. 2) ... termed “walking onions” or Egyptian” onions.

Top setting or walking onions are an old-fashioned favorite among home gardeners. Sometimes known as Egyptian walking onions, these onions produce tiny bulblets at the tops of the plants that fall ...

Short-day onions are a better choice for the deep south, because they only need 10-12 hours of light to initiate bulb formation. In our area they will most likely only produce small bulbs.