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Post by kevin8715 on Apr 22, 2014 9:54:13 GMT -5
Yup. That happened to me too with three potato onion seedlings.. Probaly dryness or earwigs. I started 8 more in soda cups, so I can get them to a sizable size.
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Post by longhorngardens on Apr 22, 2014 10:54:29 GMT -5
When I sow my onions on the Winter Solstice to plant out in March or April I give them a hair cut about six times. I wouldn't try growing them without the haircut. They get floppy and get all tangled up if you don't do this. Once tangled up I started having some die off in patches where they were badly tangled. It helps when growing with the lights real close to the baby onions. I basically treat them like a miniature lawn and strive to keep them about 3 to 4 inches tall. They like to be kept moist and I never let them completely dry out. I feed the every week or two with diluted fish emulsion.
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 22, 2014 13:38:22 GMT -5
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Post by richardw on Apr 22, 2014 14:02:16 GMT -5
kazedwards ,I'm puzzled by - what does this achieve? That way I don't need to move the light so when they get tall enough to touch it I trim them down. They also tend to fall over if they get to tall. I don't think I will next year. Thank you to everyone for there input I can understand that,can you not lift the lights up further? |
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Post by paquebot on Apr 22, 2014 16:18:22 GMT -5
Doesn't matter if trimmed or not, they are going to lose that first leaf regardless. It's basically an expendable cotyledon.
Martin
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Post by kazedwards on Apr 23, 2014 1:22:08 GMT -5
I can but I have just always read to trim them instead of moving the lights
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