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|    T to songbird    |
|    Re: Onion seeds, how long?    |
|    21 Jun 22 10:58:06    |
      From: T@invalid.invalid              On 6/20/22 15:19, songbird wrote:       > T wrote:       >> Hi All,       >>       >> It has been two weeks since I planted my onion seeds.       >> Everything else I planted is coming up, but not       >> the onions.       >>       >> How long do they typically take?       >       > do you have any clay in that soil and have you been       > keeping them evenly moist? how deep did you plant them?       >       > if you had a hot dry spell and there's not enough clay       > and organic material in the soil to keep them evenly       > moist then they're not going to have a good time trying       > to grow. a layer of mulch over when it gets really hot       > probably would also help.       >       > did any come up since? have you continued to water       > the location where you planted the seeds?       >       >       > songbird                     Everyone got a double watering. The onion seeds       got a quadruple watering.              Fired up my liquid ph meter and measured some       muddy water. The meter freaked out going       between 5 something and 7 something              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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