Mine are now covered with about 1-2” of snow...... We’ll see how tough they are.
... at least you can talk about gardening and doing things and daydreams ...
From seed, plants or sets? Where you got them could have something to do with the outcome. I have been from my own form seed. So much better than anything I ever bought. My candy onions were fantastic--all varieties I chose did great.Okay, this is for FlowerBug as much as anyone . I have been reluctant to advise @seedcorn on Candy Onions. This will be my 4th year growing them.
Last year, they really did okay and they are a tasty onion. The first 2 years, they were puny and somewhat variable ... with some punyer than others. I think that they may have had too much shade the first two years.
Usually, I decide to give varieties a couple of years. Sometimes, there is a bad growing season for something or other. Maybe it's too often a fail or maybe it's just gonna happen once in awhile - like a bad cucumber season. One bad year out of 10 shouldn't stop someone who likes cucumbers from growing them each and every year. All of life is too big of a gamble to behave like that. Yeah.
It may be a little too far north for "... its optimum 33-40° latitude range ..." (Johnny's) If they aren't equal to the task, even if I like Candy's flavor, I can't continue growing them ...
It has done very well for me and I have Utah Sweet Spanish again. I find it peculiar to grow a variety with a name like that, even a long-day variety, almost 7 degrees of latitude north of Salt Lake City! Indianapolis is on about the same latitude as that "southern" city and, recognizing Seedcorn's orientation, I think he has a choice and should be blessed with mucho Candy in 2018!
Steve
From seed, plants or sets?