Onions

SWMO wrote:

ETex2 wrote:

5thwheeleroldman wrote:
Is it my imagination or are the 1015's getting less dependable and hotter? I'm a Texas Aggie, where they were developed, so I hate to question them. It just seems like maybe growers are letting the seeds go native or something. They used to be always perfect, now are frequently very hot. Or maybe I'm just getting old and cranky, least that's what my doctor says.:)

I've been finding more 1015 onions that were hot in the last few years. Just like most other onion varieties, the sweetest onions tend to be more flat, and the ones that are more round in shape tend to be hotter.

I wonder if the drought could be the cause?

They were allowed to seed out. The longer in the ground the hotter they will be. Allow them to flower and seed the hotter and more bitter they will be. I haven't noticed the rounder the hotter but most of mine flatten well. Planting them shallow helps them grow out.