Garden

[Pooky1]

For the first time I ordered onion seeds. Have any of you planted onions from seeds? If so please share with me your thoughts. Please and thank you.

[Desertdi]

If you have an onion that has a green sprout at the top...you can plant it, and it will spread

[colleena]

@Pooky1  Cut off tops of scallions, you can pot & surprise it works.

[Desertdi]

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@colleena wrote:

@Pooky1  Cut off tops of scallions, you can pot & surprise it works.

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Plant the part WITH THE ROOTS....

[colleena]

@Desertdi  Yep, we didnt know it would work & it did.  

[Mz iMac]

I live in the boonies & it's hard to tell wild scallions from tall grass!  The Asians in my community pull chunks of them from the ground & wash them off in the utility  room.

I haven't been that brave as I can't get out of head all the "critter" urine & 💩 that has to be cleaned off.

[Desertdi]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

I live in the boonies & it's hard to tell wild scallions from tall grass!  The Asians in my community pull chunks of them from the ground & wash them off in the utility  room.

I haven't been that brave as I can't get out of head all the "critter" urine & 💩 that has to be cleaned off.

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@Mz iMac    

I am LOL.    I have a big boulder in front of the house.    I have to CONSTANTLY hose it down......       di

[gardenman]

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@Pooky1 wrote:

For the first time I ordered onion seeds. Have any of you planted onions from seeds? If so please share with me your thoughts. Please and thank you.

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Growing onions from seeds (not sets) takes a while but gives you the most choice in varieties and types. Onion seeds are one of the more fragile seeds in that they only stay viable for a year or two, so buy what you need and don't plan on saving any leftovers. If you do save them you'll find the germination rate drops a lot in year two and largely stops in year three. If you can give them the light they need, and they need a lot,  you should start them indoors and then move them to the garden once it warms up a bit. They can be a tick on the fragile side as seedlings, so they need careful handling, but the types, shapes, and colors of onions you can grow from seed is astounding.