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  • From: Alex McGregor <waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: onion seeds
  • Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 11:09:39 -0400


Marie,

There's an excellent book on seed saving- "Seed To Seed" by Suzanne Ashworth.
She works
with Seed Savers Exchange and knows her stuff. I prefer books written by
those who do
(fill in the blank) for a living rather than write books for a living.

In general, harvest seeds when you do the onions- when the stalks begin to
dry. Cure
them for 10-12 days. Avoid drying in the sun where temps may exceed 75 F.
She also says
that they need a dormancy period, so don't plant right away. Store them at
32- 45 deg.
for 3-6 months or at 77-95 deg. Room temperature will kill them. She also
has temp. and
humidity requirements for 10-12 month storage. (Now I know why those 1 year
old onion
seeds never sprouted!)

Good luck and let us know how you do!

Alex McGregor
Walden Farm

Marie Kamphefner wrote:

> I notice that some of the onions in my garden are going to seed. I think I
> would like to save some of the seed and try to grow it next year. I need
> information on how to harvest the seed and how to care for it until winter.
>
> Tomorrow is our first farmer's market day - I'm so excited!




  • onion seeds, Marie Kamphefner, 07/07/2000
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: onion seeds, Alex McGregor, 07/07/2000
    • Re: onion seeds, Chris and Kim Blanchard, 07/08/2000
    • Re: onion seeds, Marie Kamphefner, 07/08/2000

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