Does trimming onions make them bigger? Let's find out. 

Hey, I can't wait to see the results from trying this. I really do want to see if trimming onions makes any difference. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated. Thanks for watching.

Never grown red onions, only bunching onions. If they are anything alike then i guess the reason for trimming their tops is to prevent the plant from going to seed. When bunching onions go to seed i believe they stop growing underground. That's my guess, or that they cut the tops to add to a salad which would make it delicious 😅

Hi, i wouldnt cut them off at the bend . I would cut it off at the base , but only one per plant. You can eat the one one you cut off. The onions will contine to grow even if the tops do bend.

i was trying to find some info my self, and ended up geting these guys growing for show starting to pop up on my youtube.gardening with john soulsby\time to start the giant onions, was quite intresting, didnt tuch the topic of trimming, but i havent started to binge watch him yet, im going to check more of his work out, seems like he have grown a onion ore two before, and i learnd about onions pips, that i never have heard about before:)seems like a intresting teknikk. my average on onion growing are about 2 inches across, so i kind of had given up on cepas, and have dubbeld down on garlic,chives,welsh,spring and E.walking onions, but this onion thalk have made me want to try again, so i orderd carmen,stuttgart risen, wolska and alisa graig seeds from poland, maybe il beat my average with some 2 and a half inch onions:) the alisa graig should have some potensial. red gardens have some intersting onion experiments from seed, as well, if you have time to watch more youtubers;) but i belive the most impotrant here is that we all enjoy ore time in the garden, and have fun with our experiments;) have a good day jon ;)

With all those tasty onion leaves, I see a bunch of tasty additions to your weekend cooking! YOu could also dry the trimmed tops and save them for soups and stews. I wouldn't jump to trim leaves. The hollow nature of the onion leaves seems like it would trap water inside or allow for insects and possible disease. I look forward to seing what you/we learn from this experiment! Thank you for being willing to try this experiment out so that I won;t have to with my own!

My husband did those two steps and it has done so well. I think it will be a success. I hope it works for you.

Great way to experiment. I got on Hoss Seed website and couple other RU-vidrs about onions. I, too, have no experience with onions but just learning. What has been said is early stage of growth is nitrogen but toward end of growth to stop nitrogen so plant directs energy to bulb and not green tips. Maybe that is with cutting tops down??

Where you cut them the ends will dry up and close up so no bugs can get in there in my area in Utha at over 5700 feet in elevation

You also have to help your onion by taking a little off the soil around it off as they get bigger, so you can see a little of the onions

I did know to trim my onion and my onions are pretty ice and big. I make green onion powder with the greens after I dehydrate them, it is so good.

At the bulking stage if the weight of the tops bending over causes the whole neck to bend then yeah it will cause it to stop growing. I trim when they are babies too.

I'm curious to see the results.

I hope it works out Jon. Seems like my comment started a debate 😂

Grab all the leaves at once for each onion and keep about 8 inches from the onion instead of one leave at a time. Do not cut to close to the onion.

You don't have to cut them, cutting them gives the nutrients to the onion instead of the leaves.