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  • From: Lucy Goodman-Owsley <goodows AT excite.com>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Ailsa Craig Onions
  • Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 09:15:26 -0800 (PST)


This is our first time growing these onions from seed but not our first time
growing onions from seed. We are getting really bad germination, about 10%.
Are these known for low germination? We have Copra that were started the
same evening in the same soil mix and the trays are side by side and those
have great germination (about 90%). Wallas Walla and Bennie's red had normal
rates as well.

Seeds started in mini soil blocks with the Eliot Coleman soil recipe-peat
compost and sand. pH was 6.95. Seeds had plastic sheets on them for starting
and were in a cool room. This has worked for all the pother onions and
leeks.

Frustrated.



Lucy Goodman-Owsley
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  • Ailsa Craig Onions, Lucy Goodman-Owsley, 03/03/2000

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