Give Your Onions A Trim
If you remember, about 7 weeks ago I started my onion seeds indoors under grow lights. I put some in individual cups, but I also planted a bunch in one larger container by simply broadcasting the seeds over the soil, sprinkling a thin layer of the soil overtop, then watering well. The seedlings in the large container are doing just as good as the individual cups, so next time I think I’ll just do that as it was much easier than planting seed by seed!
Some of my onion tops had grown so tall that they were falling over, so I gave them a trim. It’s recommended to trim back to 3-4 inches. They look much better now! Back under the lights they go, about 1 inch from the lights. One of my bulbs burned out though, so I know they aren’t getting enough light. I started hardening them off (getting them used to being outside a little at a time) so hopefully they’ll be ready to go into the garden next week!
I just moved my onion seeds from their damp paper towel to some soil last night (making sure to put them in the right way up
). I’ll have to remember to trim them when they get too tall – thanks! I wish I could see dirt in the garden but its still under 1-2 feet of snow! Enjoy yourself out there mucking about in the garden when you plant them 
My neighbor told me yesterday that you can cut the bottom root portion out of a whole onion, root them out in water and plant them in your garden to get nice big onions in the summer! I’m so excited I can’t wait to try as I just bought a 50lb bag 2 days ago. I have never even tried seeds as I never think to start so early.
We can’t plant most things out ’till June 1st here, so very short growing season but tons of light.
Jane in Alaska
And fresh onion chives for dinner!
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