Not exact matches
So, you can try to
grow a sweet
onion elsewhere, but you can not call it a «
Vidalia,» unless it is from Georgia!
In order to
grow great tasting
Vidalias, and to give them their characteristic sweetness, they must be
grown in a sandy soil mixture that is low in sulfur (sulfur in soil is what gives
onions their hotness).
Now decades later, these popular
onions are only
grown in 20 counties in Georgia, only these sweet
onions can be called
Vidalia.
Vidalia onions are
grown during the winter months, and are only available in stores between April and September, making them a true seasonal specialty.
All
Vidalia onions are
grown in the U.S. state of Georgia; the low sulfur content of Georgia's soil is the reason for their sweetness.