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Old July 11, 2016   #74
bower
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Not a thing wrong with em!
I would much rather have a few small onions I grew than none at all.

One thing I tried this year, I started my seeds in flats as a "mass planting", but I took a few of the seedlings and transplanted into 9 cells just to see if it made any difference. The ones in cells were treated pretty roughly, got stuck outside in the rain and some of them had most of the soil washed out of them - but still, they ended up way bigger than the others at transplant time and are looking the best out in the ground. You can see the difference at a glance.
So I'm wondering if this is something that onion growers do and find worthwhile, or is it just that they are doing better because I planted out so late. My friend who farms doesn't bother with onions in cells, she just plants them from the flat - early!
Robert I see you have some in cells, I wondered if you do that with all your onions. You got a great crop!

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