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oldmaninbc

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Sub24ox7

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I used nematodes for gnats, I had so many gnats I was using a vacuum cleaner to suck them up. Went to the nursery and got some nematode eggs, the nematodes acted quickly once they hatched. I was very surprised how quickly the gnats were gone.
They really work on gnats and thrips!
They eradicated the gnats, they were bad too. I was getting them up my nose at night! They had infested a mushroom bin and spread to my house plants. Ever since I use them a lot as a preventative.
 

Drumskinz

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  1. Mose Coleman of Toombs County accidentally discovered the Vidalia onion during the Great Depression.
  2. Piggly Wiggly was the first retail store to sell Vidalias.
  3. The Vidalias are named after the town they are grown in, Vidalia, Georgia.
  4. The sweet flavor is due to the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown.
  5. It can be called a Vidalia only if it's grown in one of 20 counties designated by the the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986.
  6. The Vidalia onion was named Georgia's official state vegetable in 1990.
  7. Farmers grow Vidalias on more than 14,000 acres.
  8. There is a 1,300-square-foot Vidalia Onion Museum that is filled with exhibits that highlight the sweet onion's economic, cultural and culinary significance.
  9. Vidalia sales now total $90 million, 40 percent of the nation's spring onion crop.
  10. Around 5-million 40 lb. boxes are shipped out each season
Are you sure they’re Vidalias because they are only in season from April-September…and read #5 above
 

Airloom

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The sweet flavor is due to the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown.
We have a local turnip here that is grown in sandy loam in areas with large populations of Locust trees. I’m not sure the soil is the only variable making the Eastham turnip so sweet. The genetic history of the Eastham turnip is less mysterious than haze for example. One theory is a rutabaga was crossed within the local turnip by someone in Westport MA (?)

It’s Interesting and hard to verify. After all these years searching for the true haze or true Thai I am beginning to lose my oomph. Maybe it is easier to just enjoy the results without meeting or knowing the parents……
 

Sub24ox7

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  1. Mose Coleman of Toombs County accidentally discovered the Vidalia onion during the Great Depression.
  2. Piggly Wiggly was the first retail store to sell Vidalias.
  3. The Vidalias are named after the town they are grown in, Vidalia, Georgia.
  4. The sweet flavor is due to the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown.
  5. It can be called a Vidalia only if it's grown in one of 20 counties designated by the the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986.
  6. The Vidalia onion was named Georgia's official state vegetable in 1990.
  7. Farmers grow Vidalias on more than 14,000 acres.
  8. There is a 1,300-square-foot Vidalia Onion Museum that is filled with exhibits that highlight the sweet onion's economic, cultural and culinary significance.
  9. Vidalia sales now total $90 million, 40 percent of the nation's spring onion crop.
  10. Around 5-million 40 lb. boxes are shipped out each season
Are you sure they’re Vidalias because they are only in season from April-September…and read #5 above
I absolutely love Vidalia onions! I did not know all of that info about them. My favorite onion!
 

Airloom

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(Edit)What types have you gone through?
Not nearly enough and it wasn’t obvious to me how that statement sounded so thanks for asking!!

Those questions (what types have you gone through) make me more deliberate when I post.

My efforts are modest compared to most of what I see here and try as I might comparison really is the thief of joy.

The most honest unstated part of that is “it’s my choice” or “it’s my fault” depending on how I’m doing on any particular day.


🤷‍♂️
 

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