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|    Re: Ping Songbird: onion seeds    |
|    09 May 20 15:44:14    |
      From: songbird@anthive.com              T wrote:              > The green onions I planted last years in my farrow       > bin are going nuts! I have been ripping their       > leaves off regularly.       >       > Now they are starting to seed. They look like this:       > https://ibb.co/nbKT4TK       >       > I would like to collect the seeds for next year.       > What do I do next?               let them flower and set seeds. the bees love those       flowers and you can find out a lot about your local       bee population by observing who visits. the flower       head doesn't need to be covered to catch the seeds -       just keep an eye on them for when the pods start to       open. at that point you can trim the stalks with the       pods off and then let them finish drying in a box top       to catch any seeds that want to fall out. after they       are fully dried you can knock the seeds out that you       want (likely there will be more than you can use).                      songbird              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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