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Posted: Aug/15/2011 12:10 PM PST
I will do a "Show & Tell" on my Onion growing from seed to feed. Starting off you will need a container or ground what ever works for you will be fine. I use a cut down 5' plastic tank. A friend of mine uses a plastic kiddie wading pool found at the dump with a hole in it he added more holes. #1. the soil mix I used is a 2P potting mix for the top and base starting medium. I have also used other types of top soil and they worked fine as long as they stayed soft and didn't pack like sand and clay does. " spread a good base about 6" deep . level with a straight edge so the surface is smooth and flat. #2. Sowing Seeds, Picture # 2 Onion Seed $ 1.99 bulk @ feed Store. I add dried coffee grounds (picture #3)to my seeds this makes them spread out evenly and not bunch up as bad . (good thing) My friend uses corn meal but my on the job com-posters "Chickens would have a field day". #3. sow evenly and cover with about 1/2" to 1" seed mix soil. Level again and pat the surface just a little. # 4 cover with hay, Your not mulching here, just enough to regulate the soil from the direct sun drying effects(picture #4). make sure you can see the soil just under the hay like spaces the size of your little fingernail. when the onions start to sprout remove the hay. They need to be about 1" or so high. # 5. The wire is to keep my row com-posters out of the bed. # 6. keep the soil moist not soaking just moist the hay will help a lot in keeping the soil surface dry out. # 7. I Planted 8/14/11 and will keep you posted GC Attachments:      |
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Posted: Aug/15/2011 2:46 PM PST
O K GT I'm going to try this one with you and see if it'll work for me, I usually get the onion sets but I've been wanting to try these onion seeds called whalla whalla, It sure will be nice to get some of those big ones come spring! Happy gardening, floridagirl. 
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Posted: Aug/26/2011 6:37 AM PST
Well It's the 24th and a few hairs(onions) are sticking up but not enough to take a picture yet. I removed about half the hay leaving the opening spaces the size of a quarter. I left enough hay to help with moisture and the 90+ heat days I'm having. GT, I will post pictures monday |
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Posted: Aug/30/2011 2:45 AM PST
Whoops, I may have exposed too much of the top soil they went back into hiding I finger dug and had a good root on one but it only had a little top ? I will light cover the wire with some hay to see if I can get that direct sun off those babies a couple days and look & see what happens, update soon GT |
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Posted: Sep/26/2011 12:13 PM PST
Hey ! these babies are looking good Attachments:  |
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 3:02 AM PST
Finally the cool weather is here, I did learn my lesson on planting Onions. I always planted on the first week in October with fantastic luck being in a hurry this year I started in early September after reseeding twice and this last batch looking well thin I may reseed again LESSON LEARNED. I gave them a good shot of 10-10-10 Sunday with hopes they will come alive ? here's finger crossing going on. Gt |
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 5:45 AM PST
This reminded me, I need to get my onion sets. I don't do seed-I'm impatient. |
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Posted: Oct/14/2011 2:02 AM PST
I'm reseeding Saturday, Not enough seedlings for me to give my friends so re-sow. GT I learned a good lesson I always plant my Onion seeds on the first week in October and had great success over the last five years this year Eager Beaver got a head of himself and seeded in the first week of September and again in on the 17 those September seedings couldn't take the heat and it showed. I usually have over a thousand seedlings, So lesson learned. First week October zone 9 is back to stay. GT |
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