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- From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Planting Onion Sets
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:40:32 -0600 (CST)
I'm far away from NC, so I'm speculating, but I know the allium family is
very good at active growth at temperatures above 32F. If you could mulch them
after planting, they should put down roots during warm spells and be ready to
go once the season gets started.
Bill
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:28:20 -0500
>From: Thomas Patrick Hurtgen <hurtgenmeadows AT gmail.com>
>Subject: [Market-farming] Planting Onion Sets
>To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>
>Any thoughts on planting onion sets in January? Our weather here in
>zone 7 (central NC) has been very rainy for the last 6-8 weeks -- thus
>three pounds of onion sets never got planted. Does anyone have
>experience with planting onion sets in January? We will normally get
>5-7 days of 45 to 55 degree days. Will the sets hold in cool storage
>for planting about the same time as peas are planted? Many thanks for
>any advise that may be offered. Tom
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William H Shoemaker, UI-Crop Sciences
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St Charles Horticulture Research Center
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[Market-farming] Planting Onion Sets,
Thomas Patrick Hurtgen, 12/27/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting Onion Sets, MAsteveINE, 12/27/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting Onion Sets, Chuck Evans, 12/27/2009
-
[Market-farming] help with bower on tunnel,
dr-ange, 12/27/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] help with bower on tunnel, Bill Shoemaker, 12/28/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] help with bower on tunnel, Beth Spaugh, 12/28/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting Onion Sets, Bill Shoemaker, 12/27/2009
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