I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've got two
onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to still be
blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower heads be kept for
the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all die and the head change
color or what? The flowers right now are such a light green as to almost be
blue.
TIA
--
Wilson N44º39" W67º12"

Wilson wrote:
I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've got
two onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to still be
blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower heads be kept
for the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all die and the head
change color or what? The flowers right now are such a light green as to
almost be blue.
TIA

When they are ripe, the flower heads will be a bleached-out tan (or
straw) color, with black seeds visible inside. Onion seeds are only
good for about 1 year, so don't try to save them for 2 or 3 years
because that doesn't work very well.

Bob

the onion seeds will grow, don't know if you will get onions or if
that takes 2 years. but you can definately get green onions if you
plant them in the spring.

Simon


zxcvbob wrote:
Wilson wrote:
I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've got
two onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to still be
blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower heads be kept
for the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all die and the head
change color or what? The flowers right now are such a light green as to
almost be blue.
TIA

When they are ripe, the flower heads will be a bleached-out tan (or
straw) color, with black seeds visible inside. Onion seeds are only
good for about 1 year, so don't try to save them for 2 or 3 years
because that doesn't work very well.

Bob

In article ,
Wilson wrote:

I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've got two
onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to still be
blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower heads be kept for
the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all die and the head change
color or what? The flowers right now are such a light green as to almost be
blue.
TIA

Until the pods are dry.

I get chives coming back from seeds every year and they spread from the
pots to the ground because I did not gather all the seeds. ;-)
--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

sometime in the recent past Omelet posted this:
In article ,
Wilson wrote:

I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've got two
onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to still be
blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower heads be kept for
the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all die and the head change
color or what? The flowers right now are such a light green as to almost be
blue.
TIA

Until the pods are dry.

I get chives coming back from seeds every year and they spread from the
pots to the ground because I did not gather all the seeds. ;-)
That may be so(w), Omelet, the re-seeding part that is. But it appears that
"The chive is a bulb-forming herbaceous *perennial* plant." So whether or
not you gathered all the seeds, the plant would come back year after year.

I have a small clump of chives, never gather the seeds and the clump changes
little in size from year to year.

Happy gardening! Been a cold, slow, damp summer here - still waiting for a
red tomato ;-)

--
Wilson N44º39" W67º12"

In article ,
Wilson wrote:

sometime in the recent past Omelet posted this:
In article ,
Wilson wrote:

I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've got
two
onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to still be
blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower heads be kept
for
the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all die and the head change
color or what? The flowers right now are such a light green as to almost
be
blue.
TIA

Until the pods are dry.

I get chives coming back from seeds every year and they spread from the
pots to the ground because I did not gather all the seeds. ;-)
That may be so(w), Omelet, the re-seeding part that is. But it appears that
"The chive is a bulb-forming herbaceous *perennial* plant." So whether or
not you gathered all the seeds, the plant would come back year after year.

I understand that, but it's the seeds that made them _spread_! g

I have a small clump of chives, never gather the seeds and the clump changes
little in size from year to year.

Happy gardening! Been a cold, slow, damp summer here - still waiting for a
red tomato ;-)

I'm waiting for cooler fall weather...
--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

Wilson wrote:
sometime in the recent past Omelet posted this:
In article ,
Wilson wrote:

I know that I can buy seeds (not talking about onion sets), but I've
got two onions that have produced nice 3" flower heads that seem to
still be blooming. What I'm wondering is how long should the flower
heads be kept for the seed to viable? I mean should the flowers all
die and the head change color or what? The flowers right now are such
a light green as to almost be blue.
TIA

Until the pods are dry.

I get chives coming back from seeds every year and they spread from
the pots to the ground because I did not gather all the seeds. ;-)
That may be so(w), Omelet, the re-seeding part that is. But it appears
that "The chive is a bulb-forming herbaceous *perennial* plant." So
whether or not you gathered all the seeds, the plant would come back
year after year.

I have a small clump of chives, never gather the seeds and the clump
changes little in size from year to year.

Happy gardening! Been a cold, slow, damp summer here - still waiting for
a red tomato ;-)



I just picked my first tomatoes this weekend (that's really late.)
Won't get enough this year to can or freeze, but I've been eating lots
of tomato sandwiches and fresh salsa. The plants have just come down
with late blight; hopefully I can save them with some fungicide.

Oddly enough (but in a good way), the hot peppers have done really well
this year.

Bob