Onions

[CrealCritter]

corn gluten meal is new to me! Very cool! Does it have residual effect in following years?

I never seen where it inhibited seed germination after a wintering and tilling the following spring.

 

[CrealCritter]

South of Houston.

Have you tried to grow 1015 from direct seeding in the garden about now? Heck if I we're south of Houston, I think I would be getting my spinach, peas and Cole crops going right about now too. What time to do usually sow spinach and peas?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I'll do peas in late Feb - early March...too wet for me right now. I need more raised beds! No on planting onions from seeds...usually buy sets when I try growing onions.

 

[tortoise]

oooo, Baker Creek has Ailsa Craig onion seed. It's not a storage type, but if I use a food processor and freeze that wouldn't be too bad.

Maybe gigantic onions would be easier to find and weed around?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Baker Creek has Ailsa Craig onion seed

I'm drooling over my mag right now!!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Hm, do you have to request one every year? I seem to remember having to, guess I'd better do that.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I didn't request...it just magically appeared in my mailbox. AND - it's a really nice and thick and full of heirloom awesome-ness!

 

[NH Homesteader]

I prefer Fedco but Baker Creek has the prettiest catalog lol

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I have soooo many seeds - but I can't stop myself from ordering soooo many others, lol. But, I don't even know where I'm going to put a garden come spring time....I've got pigs in that area. If I don't get 'em butchered I'll have to improvise!

 

[CrealCritter]

Really? I thought they were rather expensive when I ordered from them

I just did a spot check Fedco and Baker creek we're close in price. Fedco shipping is free for any order over $30.00 plus you have to pay tax. Like I said I don't like my congressman Dick Durbin getting one red cent from me - so I go out of my way not to pay Dick Dubin for the privilege (tax) of shopping somewhere.