when you grow onions in your own garden are they stronger then when you buy them at the store??? do they taste better coming right from you back yard? when coming from your own garden do they make your eyes water more??
Depends more on the onion variety than on whether it's store/homegrown. Red onions, and walla wallas I think are sweeter. (I think everything tastes better out of my own garden, but I've hardly tested them side by side)
Onions and peppers can be made milder or hotter when grown in the home garden. The variety you choose is the first factor. Soil, amout of sun, watering, and also fertilizing contributes greatly to how hot or mild. Poor soil, more shade, less fertilizer, more watering, tends to make them more mild, and the opposite applies for heat. The greatest factors are, of course, the variety you grow, the climate in which you live, and the season you grow them. There is more information on this than you could read. Just Google growing onions or growing peppers. And, yes, they are much better homegrown. Vidalia is a brand that is very mild and sweet, and won`t make your eyes water. It is mild enough to be eaten like an apple. If planting sets, the yellow onions are usually a little hotter than the white or the red, but are better for long term storage. The reds are the poorest keepers.
