Onions from Seed

[digitS']

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[Ridgerunner]

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[so lucky]

I get "error". Does that mean transplanting onions in hot weather is a no-no?

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

there we go! i can see them now. they look good. were they supposed to be full sized or are the bunching/globe onions?

 

[digitS']

Well, I haven't seen them yet, Chickie's Moma ..!

This is what I get from uploading with one device and trying to edit with another .

No, I saw them in real life. They are Sierra Blanca, a Spanish sweet onion. They make great scallions at this stage.

Steve

 

[digitS']

I think more gardeners should start onions from seed indoors.

The soil must be kept from freezing but I don't need to turn the heat on in the greenhouse. They are out there from February and outta the way by the time other things show up.

I don't allow them to freeze in the yard either but they don't need to be kept warm with the bedding plants.

They really aren't difficult to transplant and take it well. After awhile, here they come!

Steve

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i've had onions survive winters here for the past 2 years. this past year we got hit with feet of snow that kept them buried. they haven't been getting big but they are still surviving. last year mine went to seed.

 

[lesa]

Wow, Steve- those are beauties! One of these years, I am going to remember to try that!

 

[Ridgerunner]

It's been a lot of years since I tried onions from seeds. I'd either use them as pearl onions or replanted them and let them grow up.

One years at a crawfish boil I added some of those "pearl" onions to the pot. Man, those were good.

 

[baymule]

I planted stutgardener (sp?) One year from seed. They actually made small onions before the heat scorched them. Usually I set out bundles of onion sets in fall for green onions all winter.