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Onion type, color, and sun exposure or zone are important considerations when selecting an onion variety to grow. “Varieties or cultivars of onions are bred for certain characteristics,” says ...

These onions are typically sweet in flavor and keep better than short-day types but not as well as some long-day varieties. Long-day onions thrive from 37-47° N and bulb up when daylength is 14 ...

Onion varieties grow best under conditions suited for the particular type being grown. Bulb or globe onions are particularly sensitive to daylight hours.

Onions are the third most popular vegetable in the United States, and Americans consume about 350 semi-truck loads full of them every day, per research from New Mexico State University's College ...

Best Storage Onion Varieties. Properly stored, onions can last for months. The best storage onion varieties have a high sulfur content—they'll really make you cry—and they have a strong flavor.

The day length, along with temperature, controls when the onions form bulbs. Some onion varieties are short-day in response, and form bulbs when the days are 12 hours or less in length.