Watch This Before Planting Onions! World Record Gardener's Complete Onion Planting Tutorial

Рет қаралды 38,468

Organic Gardening, Homesteading & Woodworking

Күн бұрын

Dad demonstrates his better, faster and more fun method of how to plant onions! Why not use a dibbler? Packed with tons of valuable tips on how to prepare, drench, plant, water, fertilize, mulch, harvest and store onions as well! Listen to a World Record Tomato and eggplant grower share some of his organic gardening wisdom about planting and growing onions!
If you purchase products using the links below, it helps fund our channel at no cost to you. Thanks a bunch! (I tried hard to find the best product at the best price:-)
P1 Drip Tape 15 mil. 8" emitter spacing USA made - amzn.to/44fZzHD
The North American Maria Thun Biodynamic Almanac: 2024 - amzn.to/4a0OGeS
Auger Drill Bits - amzn.to/3TiohSs
LIQUID DRENCH;
Organic Fish & Kelp Fertilizer - amzn.to/3IRMDh3
(Cheaper) - amzn.to/3TJbvOi
BioAg VAM Endo-Mix Mycorrhizae - amzn.to/4bWZtYI
SOIL MIX;
Organic Fish! Bone Meal - amzn.to/4bTxYPM
Wood Ash - amzn.to/4cj9eAO
Greensand - amzn.to/4bXHt0G
Organic Kelp 10 lbs. - amzn.to/3wzEyeg
Organic Kelp 50 lbs. - amzn.to/3SUFt0b
Organic Bone Meal - amzn.to/3x7jkVa
Organic Oyster Shell Flour 5 lb. - amzn.to/3TfmnDt
Humates 5 lb. - amzn.to/49A9tG2
Humates 40 lb. - amzn.to/3wzc4Bv
Dramm Watering Wand - a.co/d/9ZazSfX
Unlock the power of organic soil biology! Great soil health tips from Dan! His knowledge of soil biology, nutrients and amendments will help you understand how to have the best organic garden soil preparation possible! Make the your soil the best it can be by focusing on feeding the soil microbial biology, instead of feeding your plants. The reason this works best is because the soil microbes themselves are what actually feeds your plant's root system through mycorrhizal symbiosis!
If you'd like more videos like this, please leave a comment below, click the "thumbs up" button and subscribe to be notified when we publish a new video!
Happy to see all of you here! We're excited with the launch of our channel and hope to help you with all things organic gardening, homesteading and woodworking! I'm Luke and I have been wanting to make some videos to help others be successful gardeners, homesteaders and woodworkers. Together with my wife, our family, and my father and his, we hope our videos are a blessing to you as you learn how we put food on our table, take care of our homesteads and do some woodworking projects together!
Remember, God is Light and God is Love! :-)
A lot of time and resources are put into each video we produce. If you want to financially support our work, please visit: patreon.com/user?u=119132534
Thank you!
0:00 Intro
0:55 When To Plant?
1:23 Mulch Prep Before Planting
2:41 Pre-Drenching the Starts
3:18 Done with Dibblers!
3:49 Drill Instead Of Dibble
4:10 Making the Holes
6:57 Planting the Green Onion Starts
7:58 Backfill Holes
10:28 Water In The Starts
11:18 Covering With Mulch After Planting?
12:11 Harvesting Your Onions
12:37 Storing Your Onions
The lovely guitar soundtrack is kindly provided with permission by ZENO. Check out his inspiring work here;
/ instrumentalworship

Пікірлер: 140

@goinblinddoggone 4 ай бұрын

What a great way to get the reluctant male into the gardening game 😅

@markturner6755 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I really liked your nod to Charles Dowding and the fact that you took the idea of the dibber and improved upon it. It makes real sense that the drill bit pulls the soil out rather than compressing it and having the roots work harder to establish themselves.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Yes, it makes nice uncompacted holes. Thanks for watching and have a blessed day!

@RocketPipeTV 4 ай бұрын

Charles plants into compost, not earth. A different tool for each job

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 3 ай бұрын

He's still compacting the growing medium.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 8 күн бұрын

It still packs the soil/compost down.

@dethdriver1974 4 ай бұрын

Thank you gentlemen. You have quickly became one of my favorite channels. I hope your still planning on opening a store.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Terrific! Yes! We're working on it!

@davidlaughlin5715 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful videos gentlemen!! What a benefit to humanity sharing the knowledge from this wise man and saving it for generations to come! So often a huge amount of knowledge “slips away” with our past generations.👍👍

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! We're praying it helps people physically and spiritually. Take care! 😊

@pittysbad 7 күн бұрын

amazing!! can't wait to plant onions next year,

@terryoliphant1899 4 ай бұрын

Great information fellas. Going to try this next fall with my onions. Often think folks overthink gardening and the storage of their crops.

@onepanman9852 4 ай бұрын

I am not an onion lover but I do appreciate you sharing your knowledge / processes. I have lots of friends that are gardeners that I can pass this info along to....thanks again.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Maybe someday you'll enjoy growing onions🤣

@oceansoul3694 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, very informative and helpful! I grow Borentana Chippolena onions along with the big guys, and garlic. Happily after a horrible winter in eastern Colorado, my garlic is up and the onions are going in soon. Happy Gardening!!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad your garlic survived! 😊 Glad you like our content too!

@joehannan1687 4 ай бұрын

WHOAAAAA what and AWESOME CHANNEL!!! I'm a market farmer in Florida and I LOVE your show and methods awesome can wait to see more glad I found you guys!🤙🇺🇸✌️

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

👍Glad you like our channel! Happy to have you here!

@codytibbs9885 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff gentleman, look forward to seeing the process of how you store your onions. Be cool to see a curing process for potatoes too!

@paulbraga4460 Ай бұрын

that is quite deep, the holes you plant them in. not going to question that but have never planted that deep...blessings

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Works great, they are bulbing now and some are about 6" diameter. Blessings!

@bizzybee852 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really needed this information.

@charlenejutras1595 4 ай бұрын

Genius! I grew onions from seed that are ready to be planted-very timely video for me-Thank you!

@angelacalloway8125 4 ай бұрын

I’m a new subscriber and I’m so glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have to watch all of your previous videos because I’m sure they is a treasure of knowledge in them as well. 😊Happy planting and I wish you a bountiful harvest.

@chefkevinward 4 ай бұрын

Love the videos lads keep up the good work

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Good to hear! We'll do our best!

@JerryPatterson001 4 ай бұрын

That was good, thank you :)

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Your most welcome ! Thanks for watching and commenting, we're loving all the feedback!

@sashaarr7122 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you and God bless you and your family

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! God bless you as well! 🙏😊

@hanzketchup859 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful farm!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Thanks for watching and hope that the videos are a help!

@amydiane21 4 ай бұрын

I am fairly new to gardening. I know it's a little late in the starting season. I just moved in in December, so nothing is prepped. Can you give some tips as to what I can and shouldn't do, or a video on starting in the spring. Love your videos, keep it up! 😊

@moonbladem 4 ай бұрын

Your method is much easier and faster. Thank you for sharing!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@brianhobbs772 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great lesson

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@matthewmiller9042 4 ай бұрын

Great video guys!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you liked it!

@laidbackcountry6964 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the informative video gentlemen. Have a blessed day

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! You have a blessed day as well! 😊

@jrlandry3503 4 ай бұрын

Simply the best way to plant onions. Wonderful sharing of information. Thanks fellas

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you found it valuable!

@normarosado5697 4 ай бұрын

Thank you guys. Such clear and easy to understand video. Great job. 1st time here.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Welcome! Glad you found our content valuable!

@skirtdevil 4 ай бұрын

very smart idea!!!!!!!!!!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@sn232 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see that trimming/peeling/washing/storing system you use for storing your onions. Great video. I have a larger auger also for planting plants like tomatoes and peppers, works so well! I need to go buy some onion starts, was trying to grow my own but fell behind this year :)

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion for a future video! Thank you too for watching our videos and hope you subscribe if you haven't already 😁

@loriboles8382 4 ай бұрын

I’m going to make that mix for my sorry looking onions! Thank you.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

@teddyestadler2730 3 ай бұрын

I can’t plant quite yet, but I’ll definitely try this method. Thank you. Western Wyoming is still too cold. We are getting there. Daffodils are just starting to bloom.

@dannybennett7483 4 ай бұрын

Adding more notes, if I read all my notes and follow them. I am gonna be a world champion grower also. Great informative video again. Thanks so much for sharing with us.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@lorikrafft8197 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos !!! you have taught me so much already. I am going to watch every single video you have. I need a specially a lot of help with onions I can’t seem to grow onions.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Great! Glad you're learning! 👍 What problems are you having with growing onions?

@Stevejoesofficial 4 ай бұрын

dramm wands are my favourite as well !

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Yes, great product! 👍

@otrotland5377 4 ай бұрын

I like it, thnk you

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you like our content!

@paulamcminn2532 4 ай бұрын

I have a bad back, so I do above ground gardening. My husband made me a special 5 gallon bucket to sit on. I keep my seat cushion as well as most of the garden supplies I need in it. I also have a cane dibble he made. It helps me tremendously, less likely to fall to. It’s hard on old bones to be bent over for long times gardening. I just give it a push to make my hole and toss the plant in. Then I use my dibble to cover my plant with dirt, all while standing up mostly. And if I happen to see a snake I’ll have something in hand.

@novampires223 4 ай бұрын

I love this! I plant a lot of onions, this will make it so much faster. Thank you! I grow AilsaCraig heirloom sweet onions, they keep pretty well for sweets.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for your great comment! Blessings! 😊

@joettewarburton5328 4 ай бұрын

Mr. Dan and Luke, I just found your channel.GREAT Knowledge! I an a rancher's wife in northern Montana...we have 20* and 6 inches of snow today, so no onion planting here! Ha Ha! I do have a suggestion, if you will not be offended. Perhaps you might think of welding an extension on your drill bit so you do not have to bend over so far? My back hurts watching you. BUT fresh onions are so worth it! Thank you!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

No offense at all! I think it's good exercise to bend while gardening and some of us have further to go than others,it keeps the lymph system working better besides😁 Thanks for watching and for the kind words and suggestions! Have a blessed day!

@tonyciarleglio8651 4 ай бұрын

Just found your channel, love the content! Id like to know if you would share the mixture, in ratio, you applied to those onions. Great stuff keep up the good work, look forward to more of you knowledge!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

It was listed in the video, thanks for watching and have a marvelous day!

@oldmanpottering 4 ай бұрын

G'day fellas, this video just popped up in my feed, really enjoyed the content and the presentation, quick question about the timing of planting, you say it's March there, what season is that for you? It's March here which is the start of Autumn for us and I'm just about to sow onion seed, are onions a winter crop for you?

@kristasahlin 4 ай бұрын

Just found your channel and started binging your videos!! Love the content. Question though you mentioned starting onions now based on moon cycle?! Can you explain this a little more? I am in Minnesota or zone 4b, so it’s definitely not time to plant here… so I’m trying to figure out the “when” to plant a little more 😊 thank you!!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Onion plants can handle lots of cold freezing weather but if there's snow on the ground of course you'll need to wait,but once the ground isn't frozen you can plant onion plants. For more info on the moon phase planting I'd suggest that you buy that book that's linked in the description and run with that.

@christopherfelker5524 4 ай бұрын

Tell me you are an OTR or COTA… love it… great video 👍

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

😂Had to look it up! Glad you like our content! Happy gardening!

@dallon507 4 ай бұрын

I really really want to see what these look like at harvest. PLEASE do a harvest video! Also… I’ve been storing Walla Walla over winter here in Idaho. Any thoughts? Didn’t you say they don’t store?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

I can show you a picture of last season if you want,not sure how to do that though. If you are on Facebook I've posted a picture on there under Dan Sutherland.

@alaneschultz1137 4 ай бұрын

I knew I was putting off planting my onions for a reason. I needed to see your technique first. 😊 Question: Dixondale recommends planting only an inch deep so they bulb nicely when it’s time. You went deeper than I have in the past. Do you do anything to them when they begin to bulb or do they do ok on their own?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

They do fine on their own! Maybe if you have really hard packed soil you may want to plant a little shallower but I've never had any issues since with no-till my soil is nice and light.

@roberthart897 4 ай бұрын

How do you know what to use to fertilize different things? I'm a fairly new gardener and don't know how to determine what each one needs. I'm really enjoying your videos and that you are bold in your witness for Yahweh.

@farmgirl7881 3 ай бұрын

Hi. Great video. Would saw dust be a good thing to put around vegetable plants? Thanks for your time.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't, there's better things to use as mulch if that is what your trying to do. Clean hay as in absolutely no herbicide used in growing it or old straw that's been left out in the weather for a couple yrs so weed seeds have germinated and won't be a nightmare for you.

@kylekelly1167 4 ай бұрын

Genius maybe I will use my vintage hand drill to put small air holes in the grass.

@davidvick1078 4 ай бұрын

How did you prevent the straw seeds from sprouting? This has always been a problem for me. Thanks and I really enjoy your videos

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

The bales had been sitting out in the rain etc. for at least a couple years so the seeds sprouted and then dried out because of no moisture since it doesn't rain here all summer, so now there's very few viable seeds left to germinate😊

@davidvick1078 4 ай бұрын

Nice, I will try this. Thanks!!

@cowboyblacksmith 4 ай бұрын

I was surprised how deeply those were planted but he knows what he's doing that's for sure. I wonder if later he removes soil so that just the bulb is above ground?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

It looks deeper than it actually is. Also, the onions kind of swell up out of the soil a little as they grow. Happy gardening!

@cindygreen656 4 ай бұрын

I just found your channel and I love it.....what zone are you in??

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

We are in zone 7a-b SE WASHINGTON

@salledrab283 4 ай бұрын

Great video, I will have to try this. I have trouble with worms pulling my newly planted onion plants underground at night, have you ever had that problem?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Fortunately I've never had that problem!

@anneg8319 4 ай бұрын

Maybe voles?

@danielvisan5172 3 ай бұрын

Hello Luke. On this presentation I did not see the list of ingredients that your dad added to the onions. It took about 5 times of playing back to write down all that your dad listed. Maybe you can add on the screen the list and amount use, as you have done in other videos, if not list it in your description where we can copy it. TY

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 3 ай бұрын

You could pause the video to write the info down. 🤗 We are grateful for the additional views though! There's a reason I didn't provide shortcuts - we need more views. This helps us make more $ and enables us able to make more videos for you faster. Right now, I am losing money producing & editing the videos. I make much much more doing my normal work, and I have a large family to support. If KZfaq paid better, I could dedicate more time and energy, but that is not possible at the moment. 😊 Blessings!

@larry78cj7 4 ай бұрын

Need more info on that filler material please.

@sn232 9 күн бұрын

What is your favorite "storage" onion? Thank you, just saw how large your walla walla onions are in your recent video...WOW!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 8 күн бұрын

Patterson has been for quite a few yrs but I'm trying a new one this yr and they're looking really good so far,we'll let you know how they end up. Blessings to you!

@sn232 8 күн бұрын

@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Thank you! I'll start looking for that one to plant and give it a try, and looking forward to hearing about the new one you are trying :)

@ShellieSpencer 3 ай бұрын

Could you please give me the recipe for the onion fertilizer?

@brianrobertson-yk4bi 3 ай бұрын

What is the mix you are using the onions?

@dlr978 4 ай бұрын

Will you please explain why Mar 15 (First Quarter moon) is "time" to plant root crops? I'm somewhat familiar with planting by moon phase, but thought Full Moon (Mar 23) is the time to plant root crops? Thanks for the tips, I look forward to planting my onions soon!

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Easiest way to explain it is purchase the book on Amazon that is linked in the video. This isn't the place to go into details as there's too much to it. Thanks so much for watching and hopefully you subscribed😊

@bonniecarlstrom6014 4 ай бұрын

👍👍🇺🇸🙏 thank you for sharing. Where are you located...zone??

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

We are in zone 7a-b SE WASHINGTON

@Huachuma1 4 ай бұрын

I like to just make a big furrow with a hoe, place the onions then backfill with the back of a metal rake. This seems a little too back breaking for me but perhaps good for compact spaces

@nolawarren3560 4 ай бұрын

This video is 4 months after I planted my onions. Almost ready to havest

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

😊👍

@1wholovestrees 4 ай бұрын

I was wondering if you have a video on radishes. For the last several years, I’ve been growing radishes and they have not bulbed. I know it’s not planting depth, so I was wondering if it was a lack of a certain amendment.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

We haven't made a video on radishes yet. What kind of soil do you have? Have you put any kind of fertilizer or amendments in the soil? Hard to help without a photo or more info. 😊

@auntmayme8119 4 ай бұрын

@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Every year I use organic compost and bone meal in my raised beds; sprinkling it over the top and working it in slightly. I use seed starter to start the seeds. The soil is loose and friable, and has been amended for many years of gardening. The radishes I've been trying to grow are French Breakfast. It's only in the last 5 years or so that I've had a problem.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

I would try putting either kelp,greesand, or sulfate of potash on the beds. Radishes are a root crop and need potassium for root size,I'd probably give them the kelp and SOP together as the sop is faster acting and the kelp is slower but also brings many additional benefits with it. Blessings!

@mydraftable6526 4 ай бұрын

You can get a longer drill bit so you don't have to bend

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

👍Great idea! Or an extension! Blessings!

@luisproenca5497 4 ай бұрын

It's perfect, perfectly perfect. Unfortunately, 3/4 of the planet populated doesn't have a fraction of your budget. Anyway, you do a great job.

@Roger-og2ty 4 ай бұрын

Are these just regular green onions like you’d get chives from that turned into regular yellow onions?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

No. These are Walla Walla Sweet Onions in particular.

@pollkat Ай бұрын

Is this the same method you use for the bulbing onions? Do you spoon them?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Ай бұрын

Please explain what you mean by spooning them.

@pollkat 16 күн бұрын

you take a spoon or a trowel and dig out around the bulb so it is exposed to the sun. but you leave the roots covered

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 15 күн бұрын

We will be publishing a new garden tour video soon where you can see the onions that we planted and that this is not necessary. We did not do any spooning and the onions that we planted deep with the drill method in one of our prior videos are sitting nicely almost on top of the soil.

@farmgirl7881 3 ай бұрын

Can you tell me a replacement for Greensand? I have ordered it but unfortunately there is a shipping delay. Thanks.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 3 ай бұрын

We probably can ship some to you. We just don't have the e-commerce storefront up yet. How soon do you need it?

@farmgirl7881 3 ай бұрын

Yesterday. 😂 How would I order it from you? I will gladly do so.

@kristie69ragan 2 ай бұрын

What’s you can you share your back fill material recipe? Kelp,…

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 2 ай бұрын

Happy to do that for you! I'll get back to you hopefully later today!

@wnshelton 4 ай бұрын

What was the diameter of the auger bit?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

1-1/8" diameter, thanks for watching and have a blessed day!

@sparkyh62 4 ай бұрын

What is green sand

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensand Happy gardening!

@lindasowash7054 4 ай бұрын

I thought onions are to be planted shallow. Do you get large onions?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Yes I get large onions,that is if you consider 6" in diameter is large,maybe that isn't large for you though.

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

They really aren't planted as deep as it looks in the video, it's kinda deceptive.

@truthbetold2611 4 ай бұрын

I'm surprised the fertilizer doesn't burn the onion starts being applied directly into the hole

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

These are organic amendments and not really fertilizer as such,the plants can't take it up until the biology breaks it down, so there's no burning of anything, it's not like synthetic fertilizer which you wouldn't dare do that! Thanks 4 watching and have a blessed day!

@joanpriest5624 4 ай бұрын

Again, how deep is that?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Maybe 1-1/2". It looks deeper than what it actually is.

@meredithsnieder3186 2 ай бұрын

🥰🫶🥰

@Stevejoesofficial 4 ай бұрын

lucky to have a dad like yours. i have to ask, are you mennonites ?

@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork 4 ай бұрын

Hey, someone finally asked the question! 😅 No. We are not, have not been, and never will be Mennonites! We're simply Christians that read and believe everything in our Bibles. Saved by God's mercy and grace! 😊🙏❤️ Love your great question! Keep it up! 👍

@Stevejoesofficial 4 ай бұрын

@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork Thanks for the reply!

@clydegray9714 4 ай бұрын

Enjoy your ole daddy. He Wont always be around. Then youll understand.

@gmansecond4103 3 ай бұрын

This guy is an expert for sure. But the money most would have to spend on all his fertilizer recipes and stuff would cost the price of a 50lb bag of onions. LOL