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Gardening

mopinko

(70,102 posts)

13. saved seeds for a great, sweet red.

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2014, 12:55 PM

May 2014

have little sets to sell at my plant sale.

i think where you are you can let some flower and just bury the head after the seeds ripen, and you will have a nice little patch in the spring.

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Growing onions. [View all] Aerows Apr 2014 OP

Howdy! One onion bulb gives you one onion.... NRaleighLiberal Apr 2014 #1

It depends on the variety Major Nikon Apr 2014 #2

Oh jeez. So essentially the pack of bulbs I picked up Aerows Apr 2014 #3

It's much easier to grow them that way Major Nikon Apr 2014 #4

Don't be disappointed. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #5

This is what I was about to say. Raine1967 Apr 2014 #7

Thanks for the encouragement Aerows Apr 2014 #8

You probably have better help and advise Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #10

He actually helped me plant them all tonight :) Aerows Apr 2014 #11

I've been growing green onions all winter on my window sill Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #6

I'm not a pro by any means Aerows Apr 2014 #9

I am STUNNED by how my onions are taking off Aerows May 2014 #12

saved seeds for a great, sweet red. mopinko May 2014 #13

So I would plant the seeds in the winter Aerows May 2014 #14

yeah, ya gotta start somewhere mopinko May 2014 #15