Posted: 1/16/2011 10:35:57 AM EDT
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My local nursery has bundles of onion sprouts (1015 Texas Sweet Yellow) 60/1.95 What do I do with them? I don't have my SFG setup yet. I have a couple of earthboxes. Could I plant them there, then transplant in the spring? |
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You're probably right. Before you plant, you might want to check your soil temp. They won't do much more than sit there if the soil temp is below 50F. To help warm it up, you might cover it with some clear plastic.
I like to plant my onions around valentine's day. It looks like it's going to be at least a week later than that, this year. |
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Quoted: Man, you guys that start planting in February just kill me.  I didn't intend to, but I didn't want to pass up the sprouts at the nursery. Not sure why they are getting stuff in so early this year. I didn't want to gamble that it would still be available in another month. I got the same predicament with a fig tree I planted recently. My lemon tree's been living in my garage for the last couple of weeks. It comes out today.
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Man, you guys that start planting in February just kill me.
I didn't intend to, but I didn't want to pass up the sprouts at the nursery. Not sure why they are getting stuff in so early this year. I didn't want to gamble that it would still be available in another month. I got the same predicament with a fig tree I planted recently. My lemon tree's been living in my garage for the last couple of weeks. It comes out today. No harm. 
Just jealous as all get out and more than ready for spring! I was born & raised in the Midwest and am (well, was) used to starting planting in March with peas and other spring veggies. If I had a green house, I guess I could start planting in Feb. if I was willing to heat it, espcially at night. |
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Go ahead and plant them. I'd have the tops eaten by mid-april, and room to plant more. What cold spells that are left only cause them to grow more slowly.
I plant mine 1/2 inch apart, as soon as they make tops I start pulling every other one. This provides room for those that are left and only requires 4-5 feet of row. |