Comments on: First Seedlings of 2010 http://blog.bolandbol.com/2010/02/09/first-seedlings-of-2010/ Be joyful though you have considered all the facts Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: brooklinemama http://blog.bolandbol.com/2010/02/09/first-seedlings-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-18491 brooklinemama Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:12:40 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/?p=3730#comment-18491 Hi Chris, I tried the onion sets (3 month old onions) last year. They cost me a lot and none of them grew any bigger than when I put them in the ground. Don't know why, but I don't want to waste more money on them. The onions I grew from seed, however, did grow: they made good scallions. I put them in too late last year and didn't treat them very well while they were seedlings, so I'm thinking if I start them earlier, keep up with the watering and set them out on time... who knows? Onions and potatoes are very important our diets, and both crops failed miserably last year. I won't be growing potatoes this year (had blight last year) but I am hopeful for the onions! Hi Chris,
I tried the onion sets (3 month old onions) last year. They cost me a lot and none of them grew any bigger than when I put them in the ground. Don’t know why, but I don’t want to waste more money on them.

The onions I grew from seed, however, did grow: they made good scallions. I put them in too late last year and didn’t treat them very well while they were seedlings, so I’m thinking if I start them earlier, keep up with the watering and set them out on time… who knows?
Onions and potatoes are very important our diets, and both crops failed miserably last year. I won’t be growing potatoes this year (had blight last year) but I am hopeful for the onions!

]]> By: Chris http://blog.bolandbol.com/2010/02/09/first-seedlings-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-18490 Chris Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:39:57 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/?p=3730#comment-18490 Thanks for the NOAA link, I'm going to check out my location. So, you start your onions from seed? I am reading a book on gardening and the author shows many pictures of him planting onions from little mini onions. He doesn't say anything about onion seeds. Do you get one onion from each seed you plant? What is the advantage (other than cost) of planting onion seeds? Happy gardening, Chris Thanks for the NOAA link, I’m going to check out my location.

So, you start your onions from seed? I am reading a book on gardening and the author shows many pictures of him planting onions from little mini onions. He doesn’t say anything about onion seeds. Do you get one onion from each seed you plant? What is the advantage (other than cost) of planting onion seeds?

Happy gardening,
Chris

]]> By: brooklinemama http://blog.bolandbol.com/2010/02/09/first-seedlings-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-18486 brooklinemama Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:29:59 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/?p=3730#comment-18486 Leigh, you don’t have a basement, right? I don’t know if I could do it without that space. We’d have to do it in the guestroom, and then our guests would have to endure 18 hours of fluorescent light! Leigh, you don’t have a basement, right? I don’t know if I could do it without that space. We’d have to do it in the guestroom, and then our guests would have to endure 18 hours of fluorescent light!

]]> By: Leigh http://blog.bolandbol.com/2010/02/09/first-seedlings-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-18465 Leigh Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:40:10 +0000 http://blog.bolandbol.com/?p=3730#comment-18465 Thank you for the NOAA link! I didn't know that information existed. (Thanks for the plangarden.com info too) I've been thinking about this and trying to decide when I should get my seedlings started. I need to clear out a space for them first though. Thank you for the NOAA link! I didn’t know that information existed. (Thanks for the plangarden.com info too)

I’ve been thinking about this and trying to decide when I should get my seedlings started. I need to clear out a space for them first though.

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