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   Message 39,765 of 40,484   
   songbird to All   
   Re: still too cold here   
   10 May 22 16:31:34   
   
   From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   ...   
   > If I plant my onion seeds a little too early, are   
   > they in danger of dying do to the cold?   
      
     if you plant when it is too cold the seeds may take longer   
   to germinate or they may rot before sprouting.   
      
     they do best when planted when it is warm enough, most people   
   will grow them by starting them in pots to plant out later after   
   the worst of the cold is past.   
      
     take a hint from the plant and when it sets seeds and drops   
   them.  not early.  mid-summer to later to grow in the later   
   summer and into the fall so they can be ready for the next   
   spring when the warmer weather comes around again.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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