From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 12/19/25 7:58 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:   
   > On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:28:56 -0500, Joy Beeson   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   you get scallions as soon as you can dig them up.   
   >   
   > Thursday, 17 December 2025   
   >   
   > I forgot that it isn't enough for the soil to be soft enough   
   > to stick a trowel into.  You have to be able to *find* the   
   > thing you want to dig up -- and for a while, finding soil to   
   > stick a trowel in would have involved a lot of digging.   
   >   
   > I was hoping the snow would stick to the end of the year,   
   > but we've struck a rainy spell.  (Northern Indiana, USA)   
   >   
   > I dug up a few scallions yesterday.  I've figured out how to   
   > clean them after disconnecting the hoses:  Put a bucket in   
   > the sink to catch the dirt and trimmings, and work inside in   
   > comfort.  I may continue that after the weather warms up. (I   
   > have rectangular Rubbermaid mop buckets that fit into the   
   > sink.)   
   >   
   > I dug up a clump of scallions yesterday.  Since the sprouted   
   > bulbils were easiest to get at, they are wee tiny things but   
   > so sweet and crisp that they are worth the effort when I can   
   > spare the time.  Most of the greens have to be thrown away.   
   >   
   >   
      
   I am sold!   
      
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