Comments on: Early Onions and the Miracle of Microclimates http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: KRYAN http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/comment-page-1/#comment-20915 KRYAN Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:20:21 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/#comment-20915 Great Blog Site and way Cool Articles Great Blog Site and way Cool Articles

]]> By: DHR http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/comment-page-1/#comment-19299 DHR Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:21:17 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/#comment-19299 I thought you might like to see this Email I just sent to Burpee. It would be nice if a few more people contacted them. custserv@burpee.com I picked up a few packs of seeds yesterday to get started on this years garden. This morning I was looking at them and deciding which to start with when I noticed that they had come from Thailand. I wanted to let you know I will never again be purchasing Burpee products as there are plenty of resources available in the United States. With our economy so bad at present all companies need to be using US labor and products, not farming out work to other countries. Many Americans at present have no job. If this means that your company has to operate for a period without making a profit, I don't see that as unreasonable. You have made profits here for many years. Don't you owe something back to the US? David Reitz I thought you might like to see this Email I just sent to Burpee. It would be nice if a few more people contacted them.
custserv@burpee.com
I picked up a few packs of seeds yesterday to get started on this years garden. This morning I was looking at them and deciding which to start with when I noticed that they had come from Thailand. I wanted to let you know I will never again be purchasing Burpee products as there are plenty of resources available in the United States. With our economy so bad at present all companies need to be using US labor and products, not farming out work to other countries. Many Americans at present have no job. If this means that your company has to operate for a period without making a profit, I don’t see that as unreasonable. You have made profits here for many years. Don’t you owe something back to the US?
David Reitz

]]> By: Janel http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/comment-page-1/#comment-18998 Janel Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:36:54 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/#comment-18998 Oh, I Love the first flowers of Spring!!! The little crocus is always so sweet - great photo and glad I found your blog. I am in North Carolina but we've had lots of rain so it's been hard to get out and garden as much as I'd like. I spend a great deal of time in March doing clean up from the winter and picking plants I want. I have never grown a vegetable (except herbs). We don't have a lick of full sun in our yard and deer come from a neighboring field like crazy. I am thinking of trying some in containers on the deck where I could get about 5 hours of sun. Glad to find your blog! Oh, I Love the first flowers of Spring!!! The little crocus is always so sweet – great photo and glad I found your blog.

I am in North Carolina but we’ve had lots of rain so it’s been hard to get out and garden as much as I’d like. I spend a great deal of time in March doing clean up from the winter and picking plants I want.

I have never grown a vegetable (except herbs). We don’t have a lick of full sun in our yard and deer come from a neighboring field like crazy. I am thinking of trying some in containers on the deck where I could get about 5 hours of sun. Glad to find your blog!

]]> By: Administrator http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/comment-page-1/#comment-18856 Administrator Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:41:32 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/#comment-18856 oh I do have a raised bed, thats where the onions are (just to the outside of it) and I try that plastic trick sometimes. oh I do have a raised bed, thats where the onions are (just to the outside of it) and I try that plastic trick sometimes.

]]> By: Denise http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/comment-page-1/#comment-18844 Denise Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:06:28 +0000 http://www.gardeningblog.net/2009/03/14/early-onions-and-the-miracle-of-microclimates/#comment-18844 You can split the onions. Its early. Thye may not get as big ans bulbs not disturbed but they will frow. You can also leave them together and use them more as green onions. You will loose some of the bulb but they will still be small green onions. I have left some in the ground before and done this. You might want to consider raised beds for you gardens. Thye are easy to set up in such a way that you can put windows or plastic over and create a cold frame greenhouse effect for extending your seaosns and planting earlier. You can also plant a lot in containers and most veggies do very well. And I know how you feel. I am a zone 5 and its just beginning to get nice here. Denise You can split the onions. Its early. Thye may not get as big ans bulbs not disturbed but they will frow. You can also leave them together and use them more as green onions. You will loose some of the bulb but they will still be small green onions. I have left some in the ground before and done this.

You might want to consider raised beds for you gardens. Thye are easy to set up in such a way that you can put windows or plastic over and create a cold frame greenhouse effect for extending your seaosns and planting earlier.

You can also plant a lot in containers and most veggies do very well. And I know how you feel. I am a zone 5 and its just beginning to get nice here. Denise

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