Growing onions from seed is actually easy. Where I'm at in zone 8A Texas, you start onion seeds in a flat in October. They need a light like the ones you use for starting tomatoes. Basically, onions are like edible chia plants/bonsai trees at that stage. You can give them a haircut.
Good things about growing from seed are:
1. Onion seeds are cheaper than buying sets.
2. There are more varieties to choose from - buy online if you have to.
3. It gives you something to grow during the winter.
The bad things are really simple.
1. Don't forget to water them.
2. Don't forget they need light.
3. Cats love to lay on them because they are under warm lights.
This next January, I'm going to buy sets locally in January to plant - because I have a lot going on otherwise.
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