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Growing onions: Part 7

Continuing from last week’s discussion on onion seedbeds, you will have to apply nitrogen when necessary, based on leaf colour. The leaves may become paler as the plant reaches a suitable transplant size.

If the seeds were placed uniformly, the plants will all be ready to lift at the same time. Apply nitrogen a

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