About Vidalia Onions
Vidalia Onions are the rage! These very large and sweet onions, are popular
for Bloomin' Onions and many other onions recipes. But, what kind of onions
are they.......really!?
Vidalia onions are more about where they are grown, versus the variety of
onion.
Vidalia onions are defined as a sweet onion that is grown in Georgia. They
originated in Vidalia, Georgia. It was first grown by a farmer named Mose
Coleman in 1931. At that time, sweet onions were not well known, or popular.
The Vidalia onion gained much of its sweetness, largely due the lack of sulphur
in the soil in the Vidalia area. Sulphur is what gives onions their pungent
flavor.
Vidalia onions are trademarked. You can not buy Vidalia seed, grow
it in your area, and call them Vidalia onions. State and federal legislation
defines only certain counties of Georgia, as producers of Vidalia Onions.
Vidalia onions come from short day, Granex type onion seeds. These include
Yellow Granex, Texas Grano and other Granex varieties. These seed varieties
are readily available.
The combination of granex onion seeds, low sulphur soil and being grown in
the Vidalia, Georgia area is what qualifies an onion to be a Vidalia
onion.
How to Grow Vidalia Onions- Find more on growing
onions
Onion Recipes:
Cheryl and Mary Jo's French Onion
Soup
Sauteed Peppers and Onions
Soup and Salad Croutons
Fresh Garden Recipes
More Information:
Buy Onion Seeds Finest quality Ferry Morse Seed,
America's oldest seed company with their famous "guarantee to grow".
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