Now that you know how good you speak southern, see how much you really know about our pride n’ joy of the south, Vidalia onions. Remember that when you have a hankerin’ for the world’s sweetest onion, RealSweet® Vidalia® onions are the brand to look for. ‘Cause if it don’t say RealSweet, it ain’t.
- Vidalia onions can only be grown in 20 counties in Southeast Georgia.
- The Vidalia onion is the official vegetable of Georgia.
- The unique sandy loam soil and climate in the Vidalia region is what makes growing the sweetest onions possible.
- The best way to preserve sweet onions and to prevent bruising is to store them in a cool, dry place and separated from each other.
- Vidalia onions are only available for about four months out of the year.
- It takes four workers an entire day to harvest one acre of Vidalia onions.
- Vidalia onion seeds are planted in the fall, transplanted in the winter and harvested in the spring.
- The Vidalia onion was accidentally discovered during the Great Depression.
- Shuman Produce has been growing RealSweet Vidalia onions for 30 years.
- The Vidalia onion is named after the city of Vidalia, Georgia.