I am going to try starting my onions from seed this year. Can anyone tell me when to plant the seeds inside for planting the plants in Feb. They are candy onion seed.
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From all I've read, onions are pretty winter hardy -- what is the coldest it gets in decatur, alabama?
The coldest general tolerance I have read about is 0°F but that may be the long day varieties suited to the north. Candy is an intermediate day variety but it's one of the few that I have read can be overwintered -- more cold tolerant than others. I think if it gets no lower than 20's you could definitely grow them outside and not grow them inside to plant out in spring, though I suppose you could start them in flats first for better weed control in the initial seedling stages.
I imagine that's why most of the onion plants come from farms in the south....
The coldest general tolerance I have read about is 0°F but that may be the long day varieties suited to the north. Candy is an intermediate day variety but it's one of the few that I have read can be overwintered -- more cold tolerant than others. I think if it gets no lower than 20's you could definitely grow them outside and not grow them inside to plant out in spring, though I suppose you could start them in flats first for better weed control in the initial seedling stages.
I imagine that's why most of the onion plants come from farms in the south....