mulch question

[T]

Hi All,

I am suppose to put a bit of mulch over my over winter onions to protect them from the elements.

I have pine needles and peat moss. Does both qualify?

-T

[songbird]

i wouldn't use peat moss at all. pine needles will probably be ok. you can remove some or all of them after the weather warms up again.

around here the ground freezes enough to only leave plants outside that will survive the cold. if they can't survive we eat them and save some for spring to replant.

the garlic i grow can freeze completely and do just fine. it's acclimated to the cold here as it has been around for over 100yrs.

i have some small onion sprouts that may not survive but we'll see what happens to them as i'm not going to lift them or mulch them. maybe some will get selected for those that can survive the cold. snow cover can act as a good insulator but most winters here haven't had all that much snow the past several years.

songbird

[T]

Pine needles it is.

Do I wait from the onions to sprout first?

[songbird]

T wrote: ...

if it is going to be warm enough they'll be easier to remove before they come up but i am very lazy about such things so i'd end up leaving them alone and eventually they get broken down and mixed in.

the work with onions is keeping them happy which means watered enough and weeded with decent soil.

songbird