Not all onion varieties are equal

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From the garden

CUISINE & CULTURE

ELLEN PEFFLEY

It is time to get onions in the garden. For the gardener, that means in order to have bulbs mature for harvest at the expected time the right variety needs to have been planted at the right time. Bundles of onion transplants are now for sale in garden centers and nurseries. But be oh, so, careful of the varieties selected for planting in the garden this spring bec…