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Grow Candy intermediate-day onions for sweet flavor and a rewarding homegrown harvest. Candy is one of our most popular and recommended varieties, especially for gardeners who have struggled with onions before. Its strong root system and disease resistance help it establish in the garden. Picture pulling your own mature bulbs, slicing them for a fresh sandwich, or slowly caramelizing them into a golden skillet topping. Each package contains 50 young onion plants for planting, not seeds or harvested bulbs.

• Yellow, Globe Shape, Sweet, Hybrid
• Intermediate Day
• Size Potential: 6″
• Storage Potential: 3 months
• Days to Harvest: 90-100

Why Choose Candy Onion Plants?

• 50 plants per package: Start your onion patch with young plants rather than sowing seed.
• Sweet flavor: Enjoy harvested Candy onions fresh in salads and sandwiches or cooked into savory dishes.
• Strong establishment: Candy is known for its strong root system and disease resistance, although no variety is immune to growing problems.
• Intermediate-day variety: Candy is an intermediate-day onion, not a long-day variety. It performs across many onion-growing regions, but the southernmost short-day areas and northernmost long-day areas may be less suitable. Match your planting schedule to local conditions.
• Early planting in northern regions: Plant as early as local conditions safely allow so plants have time to develop before bulbing.

Planting Tips for Success

• Timing: Follow local extension guidance for intermediate-day onion transplants and plant promptly after arrival. The shipping estimate is not a universal planting date.
• Sun and soil: Choose full sun and loose, fertile, well-drained soil. Raised beds can help where drainage is poor.
• Planting and spacing: Set roots into the soil with the growing point above ground. Space plants approximately 4–6 inches apart, leaving room between rows for tending.
• Water: Maintain even moisture during active growth without waterlogging the roots.
• Feeding: Fertilize according to soil needs and label directions; avoid excessive nitrogen as bulbs swell.
• Care: Weed gently around shallow roots and avoid piling soil over developing bulbs. Staking is generally unnecessary.
• Harvest and curing: Harvest when tops naturally fall and begin drying. Cure bulbs in a dry, protected, well-ventilated location until necks and outer skins are dry. Store with good airflow and remove soft or damaged bulbs promptly.

Explore Our Onion Blogs

• Planting and Growing Onions: Read our garden experiences and tips on soil, spacing, harvesting, and curing. This article also covers growing from seed; the product here is young plants.
• Onion Daylength: Explore why daylength matters when choosing onions for your region.
• Plant Onions In The Fall: Learn about fall planting, with Texas 1015Y examples. Those variety-specific dates are not a Candy planting schedule for every location.
• Onion Colors: What is the Difference?: Explore onion colors and their uses in the kitchen.
• Calories in an Onion: Read more about harvested onions and the different onion types.

Why Choose David's Garden Seeds®?

• Veteran-Owned: Supplying premium seeds since 2009.
• GO TEXAN Certified: Supporting local agriculture and communities.

Cooking Methods

• Fresh: Slice harvested Candy onion bulbs for burgers, salads, and sandwiches.
• Salad dressings: Finely mince or blend harvested onions into homemade dressings for sweet onion flavor.
• Caramelized: Slowly cook sliced harvested Candy onions until tender and golden for a rich topping.
• Grilled or roasted: Cook harvested bulbs alongside vegetables or your favorite main dish to bring out their sweetness.

Preorder Candy Onion Plants Today

Reserve your package of 50 plants for $14.96 with free shipping on plant sets only. Expected shipping begins around November 18, 2026.

Nutritional Information

General reference for one medium raw harvested onion bulb (about 110 grams), not the young plants supplied for planting. Values are not a Candy-specific analysis.

• Calories: Approximately 44.
• Total Carbohydrate: Approximately 10.3 grams (4% Daily Value).
• Dietary Fiber: Approximately 1.9 grams (7% Daily Value).
• Protein: Approximately 1.2 grams.

Values are approximate and vary with bulb size and growing conditions. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

Important Disclosures

• Variety Disclaimer: Bulb size, flavor, maturity, and performance vary with climate, planting dates, soil, moisture, and care.
• Live Plants: This package contains 50 plants for planting, not a seed packet or harvested onions. Plan to plant promptly after arrival.
• Planting Location: Choose planting dates for your local climate and intermediate-day onion-growing guidance. Candy may be less suitable in the southernmost short-day and northernmost long-day areas.
• Preorder Timing: Shipping is expected to begin around November 18, 2026; this is an estimate, not a guaranteed delivery date.

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Skillet-Caramelized Candy Onions

Turn your harvested Candy onions into a rich, golden topping for burgers, sandwiches, or roasted vegetables. Use mature harvested onion bulbs, not the young plants supplied for planting.

Serves: 4 as a topping. Prep: 10 minutes. Cook: 35–50 minutes.

Ingredients

• 2 large harvested Candy onion bulbs, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2–4 tablespoons water, as needed

Directions

1. Heat olive oil and butter in a wide skillet over medium-low heat.
2. Add sliced onions and salt. Stir to coat, then spread into an even layer.
3. Cook gently for 35–50 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until soft and deeply golden. Reduce heat if the onions darken too quickly.
4. Add water a tablespoon at a time whenever browned bits collect on the pan. Stir to loosen them, keeping the onions from scorching.
5. Season with pepper and serve warm.

Storage: Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container within 2 hours and use within 3–4 days.