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Article: State of the Onion: Sweet; Mid June Brings Walla Walla Sweet Onions.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 26, 2004
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WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- How sweet it is. Washington's tastiest bulb is lighting up smiles across markets everywhere with the return of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion harvest. The season kicks off in mid June and continues through mid-September. After 104 years in the Walla Walla Valley, the summer crop has become a beloved tradition anticipated by consumers nationwide. A jumbo 20th annual celebration is also coming July 17 to pay tribute to this awesome orb.
Although this stretch of Southeastern Washington is increasingly revered as a wine-making hotbed, Walla Walla Sweet Onions, not grapes, were the original crops that took root in the late ...