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Soilsniffer · April 7, 2007

I order onion plants from Dixondale Farms almost every year. Unless you tell them otherwise, they ship the onions to you when it's a good time to plant in your area.

This year, they shipped to me last week of February, eight weeks before my 'last frost' date. I planted some 27 Feb, they're close to a foot tall now, very healthy looking.

However, weather expected to hit the 'teens here tonight, the first REAL cold the onions will have had. I don't expect a problem.

But ... I also planted come Candy transplants just the other day, 02 April. They have barely had time to bend vertically and green up just a tiny bit; we'll see how those do this evening.

J

April 7, 2007	#4
Soilsniffer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: z7, Richmond VA Posts: 187	I order onion plants from Dixondale Farms almost every year. Unless you tell them otherwise, they ship the onions to you when it's a good time to plant in your area. This year, they shipped to me last week of February, eight weeks before my 'last frost' date. I planted some 27 Feb, they're close to a foot tall now, very healthy looking. However, weather expected to hit the 'teens here tonight, the first REAL cold the onions will have had. I don't expect a problem. But ... I also planted come Candy transplants just the other day, 02 April. They have barely had time to bend vertically and green up just a tiny bit; we'll see how those do this evening. J __________________ Identifying garlic is done mostly by consensus. Many are like trying to identify the difference between twins.