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Posted by tinagw1 7B (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 11, 14 at 14:54

I ordered some onion seeds from a different company than I usually order from. I have never grown onions in the past but I know they don't look like tomato plants. I ordered both yellow onions and spring onions and they all look like tomato plants. All the images of onions I have googled don't look like what I'm growing. Has anyone seen anything like this?

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Onion seedlings should have thin, grass-like likes. Were the seeds black?

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Sounds like they sent you tomatoes... (which is strange, I can't imagine anyone sending out tomatoes in October.) Can you take a pic?

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It would be funny if it turned out like the movie "Secondhand Lions."

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Onion seedlings should have thin, grass-like likes. a quick test is to cut a small piece and smell it and taste it. I agree with taking a pic

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Onion seedlings typically sprout folded in half and unfold themselves after a few days to look like thin grass blades.

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Lets get this straight:

OP ordered seeds , not seedlings. So the first ID of any onion family seeds is BLACK color, rough shaped. It does not mater what color, variety of onion.

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It is probably too late to start onions from seeds in zone 7. It should have been sown like 40 days ago, to germinate and grow a little and overwinter.

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You have to order the right variety for your LATITUDE.
There 3 kinds of onions: (1) Short Day (Like for way down south) . (2) Intermediate Day: where longest days are 14-15 hours (that would be like central USA) (3) Long Day: where summer days are Very long, like in northern states and Canada. Onion growing is more tricky than one might think.

I would personally plant onion plants in the spring time (sold at BBS in bunches like scallions).
I would suggest that you post in "Alliums Forum" for more expert ideas.

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