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Bunching onion seeds that I shoulda planted in early March
Should I plant them now, or wait until fall, or maybe next year (I know
they'll only have 50% germination at best next year.) I'm in Minnesota, land of the almost midnight sun, and I'm not sure what the extremely long days will do to a bunching onion seedling. The variety is Crimson Forest. Thanks, Bob |
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Bunching onion seeds that I shoulda planted in early March
zxcvbob said:
Should I plant them now, or wait until fall, or maybe next year (I know they'll only have 50% germination at best next year.) I'm in Minnesota, land of the almost midnight sun, and I'm not sure what the extremely long days will do to a bunching onion seedling. The variety is Crimson Forest. I'd go for it. See what happens. I don't think 'Welsh'/bunching onions (A. fistulosum) bulb up much in any case, long days or short. Or, if you live in a mild winter area, wait until later this summer and start them for winter harvest. (A fresh packet next year would add less than a dollar to a seed order from Pinetree Garden Seeds.) -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (attributed to Don Marti) |
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Bunching onion seeds that I shoulda planted in early March
zxcvbob wrote:
Should I plant them now, or wait until fall, or maybe next year (I know they'll only have 50% germination at best next year.) I'm in Minnesota, land of the almost midnight sun, and I'm not sure what the extremely long days will do to a bunching onion seedling. The variety is Crimson Forest. Thanks, Bob I'm in California, and I am holding on to my bunching onion seeds until the fall. Day length is not my reason for keeping the seeds -- temperature is. My vegetable garden book lists minimum, optimal, and maximum soil temperatures for the germination of several types of seeds. Onions prefer lower temperatures. Minimum temperature = 32°F; optimal = 80°F; maximum = 95°F. The book cautions that soil temperatures can exceed air temperatures by as much as 20 degrees. I wish I had read that part before wasting seeds and water. Air temperatures in my area haven't gone above 85° yet this season, but I'm sure that the soil has gotten significantly hotter than that. I tried getting a second round of carrots, coriander, and chicory started three weeks ago. I have ONE new coriander seedling. The carrot seeds have the same maximum temperature as the onion seeds. At the same time, I started tomato and cantaloupe seeds. They have germinated readily. Hope that helps! +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | Ladasky Home Solar, Inc.: blowing sunshine up your | | power grid since March 24, 2005. Fiat lux! | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | Uptime Downtime kWh generated kWh consumed | | 437 days none 7904 8294 | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ |
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Bunching onion seeds that I shoulda planted in early March
John Ladasky wrote:
zxcvbob wrote: Should I plant them now, or wait until fall, or maybe next year (I know they'll only have 50% germination at best next year.) I'm in Minnesota, land of the almost midnight sun, and I'm not sure what the extremely long days will do to a bunching onion seedling. The variety is Crimson Forest. Thanks, Bob I'm in California, and I am holding on to my bunching onion seeds until the fall. Day length is not my reason for keeping the seeds -- temperature is. My vegetable garden book lists minimum, optimal, and maximum soil temperatures for the germination of several types of seeds. Onions prefer lower temperatures. Minimum temperature = 32°F; optimal = 80°F; maximum = 95°F. The book cautions that soil temperatures can exceed air temperatures by as much as 20 degrees. I wish I had read that part before wasting seeds and water. Air temperatures in my area haven't gone above 85° yet this season, but I'm sure that the soil has gotten significantly hotter than that. Thanks. I just planted the seeds this morning. When I get home I'll shade them for about a week so they don't get too hot. Bob |
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