Hi Songbird,
To collect onion seeds, you told me a few years ago to cut the stalks off about 10" or so below the cotton ball and place them in a cardboard box.
I am not sure when to harvest though (and I am sure you told me). Is it when the flowers close or when the black seeds start to show. (I did the show thing last years and lost 95% of the seeds.)
Here is the current condition of the cotton balls:
-T
yes, you want air flow so they can finish drying without going moldy. out where you are at it is likely arid enough you won't have too many mold issues, but...
make sure they are spaced enough to allow air flow around them. don't stack them deeply on top of each other. if you have more than one box top or flat or box, cross hatch them so there is an air gap to allow air in and out.
it can happen, but usually there are so many seeds that even losing some should not ruin the entire harvest.
those look too green yet and may still be developing. i wait until the capsules start turning yellow and splitting a little bit.
songbird
Thank you!
T wrote: ...
you're welcome. :) i noticed today that there are now enough seeds ripe enough on some flower heads for the green onions to begin harvesting. so that will happen tomorrow morning as soon as the dew burns off.
my regular onions are just now flowering so i will have some time yet before those seeds are ready. i always enjoy watching the bees on the onion flowers.
songbird
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