From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > I can't get onion seeds to sprout for my life.   
   >   
   > I plant them about 1/4 deep, about 3" away from   
   > each other, and water them.   Zip.  Nothing.   
   >   
   > Is there any trick to onions seeds?   
      
     i've always just hoed and raked the soil well   
   enough to make sure it is fine and then use a   
   hoe to run about a 1 inch deep trench then i   
   put my onion seeds on the bottom of that in a   
   very thin line.  cover with the fine soil and   
   then use a four prong rake to cross hatch the   
   area so it spreads the seeds out more than they   
   would be otherwise.  this changes the depth of   
   many of them and makes it so i don't have to   
   thin as much.  water well and keep moist, but   
   not sodden.   
      
     it may take a week or two before they sprout.   
      
     too shallow and they may dry out too much.   
   an inch to half an inch depth is fine.   
      
     you should be planting them early as the soil   
   can be worked if you are putting them in the   
   garden directly.   
      
     the most economical method is to start them   
   late winter inside because then you can determine   
   how many succeeded or not and then plant them   
   out when the ground thaws.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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