From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > I am suppose to put a bit of mulch over my over   
   > winter onions to protect them from the elements.   
   >   
   > I have pine needles and peat moss.  Does both qualify?   
      
     i wouldn't use peat moss at all.  pine needles   
   will probably be ok.  you can remove some or all   
   of them after the weather warms up again.   
      
     around here the ground freezes enough to only   
   leave plants outside that will survive the cold.  if   
   they can't survive we eat them and save some for   
   spring to replant.   
      
     the garlic i grow can freeze completely and   
   do just fine.  it's acclimated to the cold here as   
   it has been around for over 100yrs.   
      
     i have some small onion sprouts that may not   
   survive but we'll see what happens to them as i'm   
   not going to lift them or mulch them.  maybe some   
   will get selected for those that can survive the   
   cold.  snow cover can act as a good insulator but   
   most winters here haven't had all that much snow   
   the past several years.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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