This is a photo of our red onion transplants. Starting onions was different than starting our typical peppers and tomatos. Onions are started much earlier in the season and are started in smaller cell trays.
The transplants are ready for the field in 8 weeks from sowing. The onions are ready to be harvested 125 days later. Seeds that are sown in trays February 24 can be harvested August 24 under usual growing conditions. The trays contain 144 cells and each cell contains 3 seeds for a total of 432 seeds per tray.
That is an awful lot of tedious hand seeding! I was a bit annoyed performing this labor on a cold February night particularly when I realized we wouldnt be grilling these onions until Labor Day. But the yummy thought of red onions motivated me to finish.
Another month will pass before additional transplants are started. Thanks to the onions early start, all the necessary supplies have been replenished and all the starter trays and tools have been sterilized.
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