From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   > On 7/1/22 13:45, songbird wrote:   
   >> get some fresh seeds   
   >   
   > Sow on the top or cover them a bit?   
      
     about an inch deep seems normal (it should say how deep on the   
   seed package).  keep evenly moist but not sodden.  are you far   
   enough north that you could grow long day onions or should you   
   pick something else?   
      
     the thing with planting this late is that for bulbing onions   
   you'll get tiny bulbs started and then they'll die back.  once   
   they die back then you can lift them and keep them in storage   
   for planting back out next spring.   
      
     if you are planting green onions you can put seeds down anytime   
   this summer and you should get a fall crop or let them overwinter   
   and then you can harvest in the spring into the early summer.  if   
   you want further seeds for continued growing let some of the   
   plants flower next year (don't harvest or trim them unless   
   there's some dead leaves to remove) and set seeds.   
      
     what i've been doing is using the plant's life cycle to guide   
   when i plant the seeds.  with the green onions i just harvested   
   seed tops so taking that as a clue i can plant those seeds any-   
   time now.  by contrast the long day onion bulbs i have are just   
   now flowering so they won't have seeds ready for a month or so   
   (which means i wouldn't be planting long day onions now).   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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