A Sign Of Spring In Georgia: Vidalia Onions Set To Ship

Thursday is the official pack date for Vidalia onions, meaning they’ll start showing up in stores in the next few days.

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It feels in some ways like the world has stopped — or, at least, like everything is different — but a lot out there is still proceeding more or less as it has.

The flowers and the pollen are going crazy in peak Atlanta springtime fashion.

And in another sure sign of spring in Georgia, the flying-saucer shaped sweet onions that only grow here will soon be in stores. Thursday is the official pack date for Vidalia onions, meaning they’ll start showing up in stores in the next few days.