From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Nyssa wrote:   
   ...   
   > I did this last winter, without the straw mats.   
   >   
   > I planted onion seeds (Gladstone, which is a day-neutral   
   > variety) in a huge pot in late September/early October.   
   >   
   > We had a relatively mild winter, but even with some   
   > sleet and snowy days, the sprouts did fine with little   
   > growth over the winter months, then picked up pretty   
   > much where they left off once the milder temperatures   
   > began.   
      
     so this would be pretty much like what natural onions   
   would do, they flower and then drop the seeds through   
   the later summer and into the winter/spring.  some may   
   even grow right out of the fallen over flower head itself.   
      
     ones that can get big enough to have a bit of a bulb   
   before they die back or give up then become the larger   
   start for the following season's bulbs.  the largest   
   will go on to flower.   
      
      
   > I've been eating the small onion bulbs all spring and   
   > summer so far, with many having died back. A few are   
   > still showing green and one has started to flower/seed.   
   > I'll let that one do its thing and hopefully get some   
   > automatic re-seeding out of it into the same pot.   
   >   
   > I didn't do any thinning of the onion plants early on,   
   > so the resulting bulbs aren't very big. Next time, I'll   
   > thin 'em to get bigger bulbs. (Although I like the small   
   > ones since they're just big enough to slice for a big   
   > salad or stir fry with no leftovers.)   
      
     for us there really is no such thing as too much   
   onion.   
      
      
   > I'd say to give it a try. You might want to add a bit of   
   > mulch once the seeds sprout if you live in a colder area   
   > that I do (SE VA). The most you'll lose is the price of   
   > the seeds if it doesn't work out.   
   >   
   > Nyssa, who likes to experiment with over-wintering or   
   > late season crops like onions and carrots   
      
     :)   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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