From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2020-10-13 20:35, songbird wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
      
   Pine needles it is.   
      
   Do I wait from the onions to sprout first?   
      
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