Planting onion seeds in the fall or late winter...

[Mauldintiger]

I'm a sit in the path on a stool and pluck the weeds out with the digitS', kinda weeder.

Maybe I should say "with Mrs. digitS'."

I might use a 3-prong cultivator but not with the onions. And, they are such wimps with any kind of weed competition.

Steve

Steve, you need one of these:

My John Deere!

 

[thistlebloom]

I could use one of those! Does the rolling seat come with the gardener? If not it's okay, we can figure out something for him to sit on.

Oh, and will he work for veggies?

 

[Mauldintiger]

Depends on the veggies, I'm partial to squash!

 

[catjac1975]

I have had one of those carts for several years. On the advice of my chiropractor I no longer use it. The bending and stretching to weed were too hard on my back. I keep changing positions as I weed and plant which seems to be better for my back.

 

[Smart Red]

I have one -- or rather had a working one until the tractor crushed it -- but they now make ones with swivel wheels in front. The static-line wheels are fine for straight rows, but only the beds made by spouse are anything near straight. If I ever got a new one, I'd go with turn-able wheels in front.

 

[Smart Red]

Onion seeds. I need to plant the onion seeds I just got in the mail today.

 

[catjac1975]

Onion seeds. I need to plant the onion seeds I just got in the mail today.

It's not too late? Will you plant them outdoors directly?

 

[ducks4you]

I have had one of those carts for several years. On the advice of my chiropractor I no longer use it. The bending and stretching to weed were too hard on my back. I keep changing positions as I weed and plant which seems to be better for my back.

Well, mine has plastic wheels, not as nice as the one pictured above, BUT, I do use it. Fortunately, I don't have a bad back. I wouldn't be able to care for my horses or chickens, if I did. I can still lift up to 75 pounds, but I have to do the clean and snatch. My office cleaner, my age, can barely lift 20 pounds anymore. She was helping me move files, and was amazed that I had no trouble with 4x the weight.

 

[Smart Red]

It's not too late? Will you plant them outdoors directly?

Yes, outside. No, not too late. They won't get huge -- or perhaps they will with a long enough season -- but they will grow enough to use as small onions and perhaps give me starters for next winter.

 

[Mauldintiger]

'Tiger, potato onions are supposed to be very much the same as shallots. I have never grown them ... but, having shallots make me feel kinda special .

They are awfully good.

It maybe true that you will have problems with some varieties of shallots because of daylength/latitude. They are grown in Thailand, however. Obviously, there are some for southern latitudes. You may need to do just a little research. Southern Exposure Seed sells shallots so that must mean something .

Steve

I have some bulbs from SESE, planted on Halloween without any sprouting, but spring blasted bulbs that I held back was 100%! Not sure if they rotted, eaten by critters or what, but they never sprouted. Fortunately, I have plenty of the Green Mountain potato onions from Kelly Winterton that are doing well.
I also have the seedlings that I am transplanting now, they will produce one bulb. The bulbs pictured will produce up to 6 bulbs from 2-4" Amazing plants!