CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas (RFD News) — For more than a century, one Texas farm has helped growers get a head start on onion season. Dixondale Farms produces around 900 million onion transplants each year, shipping them directly to customers and distributors across the country.
The operation, which started in 1913, focuses on growing and delivering young onion plants ready to be put in the ground.
Owner Bruce Fraiser says offering a wide variety is key to meeting demand.
“Demand is there for a variety of onions. That’s the reason we grow 31 different varieties,’ he explains. “People want to experiment, so we offer samplers that may have red, white, and yellows mixed in.”
He says the company also provides information to help customers through the growing process.
“The beauty of it is that this is them returning to nature,” Fraiser says. “They’re putting plants in the ground, and they’re going to see the end results.”
Outside of Texas, the top onion-producing states include Washington, California, and Oregon.
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