. Comments on: How to Grow Onion for Seeds https://plantsville-health.com/how-to-grow-onion-for-seeds/ Conservation. Livelihood. Health. Climate Change. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: homeorganicph https://plantsville-health.com/how-to-grow-onion-for-seeds/#comment-14 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 02:08:14 +0000 https://homeorganicph.wordpress.com/?p=767#comment-14 In reply to jeffpermie.

Thank you for your input. Very helpful!

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By: jeffpermie https://plantsville-health.com/how-to-grow-onion-for-seeds/#comment-13 Sat, 14 Apr 2018 17:33:35 +0000 https://homeorganicph.wordpress.com/?p=767#comment-13 Hi, I found out the other day that you need at least 25 onion bulbs together in the same bed to create good seed genetics. This shouldn’t be a problem to do unless you are really pressed for space.
Onion seed is a good idea and should be done regularly, I have had problems this year with an older seed pack that I bought in 2016, it had great germination rate last year but now so far this year I have had 100% failure in 4 batches, onion seed just doesn’t store well and needs to be used the same year or following.

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By: jeffpermie https://plantsville-health.com/how-to-grow-onion-for-seeds/#comment-12 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:13:47 +0000 https://homeorganicph.wordpress.com/?p=767#comment-12 In reply to homeorganicph.

Walang problema 🙂

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By: homeorganicph https://plantsville-health.com/how-to-grow-onion-for-seeds/#comment-11 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:09:18 +0000 https://homeorganicph.wordpress.com/?p=767#comment-11 In reply to jeffpermie.

Thank you for your tips! Keep them coming, please.

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By: jeffpermie https://plantsville-health.com/how-to-grow-onion-for-seeds/#comment-10 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:11:45 +0000 https://homeorganicph.wordpress.com/?p=767#comment-10 One piece of advice regarding the growing of crops for seed, you need to grow quite a few of the same plant and variety together, this will ensure a stronger pollination and increases the transfer of ”good genetics”, you then pick the seeds only from the strongest looking bulbs / plants and re-plant these (take some for food use but ensure you get a good supply for re-planting again) after a few generations you will end up with a variety that is best suited and adapted to your soil and garden’s climate, the better quality crop you will get from it too!
Good luck with it, I plan on doing some of that this year too, mainly with beetroot to start with.
cheers

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