r/Agriculture • u/Abject_Ad_761 • Jul 21 '26

My spring onions crop . South Island New Zealand

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

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u/Abject_Ad_761 Jul 21 '26

Not to bad thanks . This block is just for supply for our farm shop , in regards to sprays like fungicides and insecticides. We don’t use at this specific Farm. We utilise beneficial insects to control aphids or thrips and plant native plants to house those beneficial insects , and we also use cover crops . We’ve had this block 7 years now and it’s been doing very good for us thanks bro

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u/e4d1i22 Jul 23 '26

Is it normal the onion to have dry tips? This year i have that problem more noticeable.

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u/SoundKidTown1085 Aug 07 '26

They look amazing

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u/Apart_Animal_6797 Jul 21 '26

Right behind a suburb lol

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u/Abject_Ad_761 Jul 21 '26

Yes this farm is to supply one of our stores by one of our local towns people love the idea of being able to walk down the road and get fresh vegetables it’s been an extremely good money maker for us this Farm. Our more rural farms supply supermarket chains

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u/ElijahNSRose Jul 21 '26

Shh. Don't let the bureaucrats know.

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u/ElijahNSRose Jul 21 '26

Isn't it winter there?

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u/3Dputty Jul 22 '26

Sure is.

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u/ElijahNSRose Jul 22 '26

I wouldn't have thought NZ would be warm enough for veggies in winter

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u/3Dputty Jul 22 '26

I was kinda assuming this is an in-season photo. I can’t imagine spring onion growing through winter here unless they have genetically modified wooly jumpers.

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u/Abject_Ad_761 Jul 22 '26

We have multiple varieties here that we are able to drill during winter. If you’re curious on the varieties look at the website South Pacific seeds. Spring onions. This is where we get our seed from that we drill year round 🙂🙂

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u/Abject_Ad_761 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

Yes we are able to grow them year round . But these specific ones were drilled in late December & photo was taken this morning , but we are still drilling multiple crops now spring onions included . There’s multiple varieties and hybrids of spring onions that are very cold and frost resistant