Canada: More onion sets in Ontario this summer

Onion planting in Ontario is on the rise for 2021. "The onion sets have recently arrived and we will start planting by the end of the week," says Avia Eek of Eek Farms in Ontario's Holland Marsh. The seed onions were planted early last week. The onion sets came from Keller Bros. Greenhouses in Beamsville, which grows them and then ships them to Eek Farms every spring. In total, Eek has about 8 hectares of onion sets this year. Eek: “Last year we had 12 hectares, but we have slowly expanded the number of onion sets because you get the early market. It's that window between Ontario and America. Seed onions are not ready until August or September, but with onion sets we harvest in mid-July , so that's a month earlier than seed onions. " She notes that prices for onion sets are higher, which helps offset the higher costs of planting and managing a crop like onions. Bill and Avia Eek from Eek Farms in Holland Marsh Preparation for good question In terms of demand, Eek expects it to ...