From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2020-07-27 01:15, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >> Hi All,   
   >>   
   >> I was watching a Korean RomCom a few weeks ago.   
   >>   
   >> Putzette (the romantics female diamond in the rough   
   >> lead character) was a farmer.  She gave extensive   
   >> instructions on how to over winter onion seeds.   
   >>   
   >> The big deal was to cover them with a straw mat   
   >> woven for the purpose until spring to protect them   
   >> from the snow and ice.   
   >>   
   >> Huh?  Do such a thing exist.  Would coffee sacks work?   
   >>   
   >> Okay, RomComs are not the best farming advice.  Your   
   >> words of wisdom please.   
   >>   
   >> Many thanks,   
   >> -T   
   >>   
   >> Oh, Putz (the romantics male diamond in the rough   
   >> lead character) was also a farmer.   
   >    
   >    do you want to grow them or just to store them until   
   > needed?   
   >    
   >    if you are seeking just to store the seeds get them   
   > dry and then freeze them in an air tight container   
   > or envelope.   
   >    
   >    as the following page gives details, but here is the   
   > prime quote:   
   >    
   > "Onion seed dried to 6.5% moisture and stored under   
   > favorable conditions (40-60°F and <40%RH) will last   
   > 1-2 years. Properly dried seed that is stored in a   
   > freezer will keep indefinitely."   
   >    
   >    https://seedalliance.org/publications/onion-seed-production   
   quick-reference/   
   >    
   >    
   >    songbird   
      
      
   I want to plant seeds in late fall   
      
   I am wondering about covering them.   In the romcom, come   
   spring, she removed the straw mats to reveal 2 to 4" plants   
   growing under the mat.  Then she transplanted them.   I   
   won't be transplanting.   
      
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