April 13, 2009
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Daily Botanical

Onion Seedlings

Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved

Don’t onion seedlings make you think of tiny little alien tentacles or periscopes rising up from the soil?

p.s. If you sow too much, the sprouts are edible, too.

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10 Responses to “Onion Seedlings”

  1. Shylo - April 13, 2009 at 9:00 am

    Oh, good. Mine look just as creepy. I feel reassured.

  2. Eva - April 13, 2009 at 9:01 am

    I was thinking the same thing about my Chive seedlings. :)

  4. Blue Fox - April 13, 2009 at 9:38 am

    Mine don’t look anything like that – they haven’t germinated yet…

  5. katiedL. - April 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

    i love this….and yes they totally are like strange alien beings

  6. Kelly - April 13, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Yes. Yes they do.

  7. Bruce - April 14, 2009 at 10:18 am

    I was worried mine were growing upside down until I seen this picture. (First time grower)

  8. Donna - April 18, 2009 at 10:34 am

    Oh my, I guess those flat round leaves in my garden aren’t onions. How long do onion seeds take to sprout?

  9. Gayla - April 18, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Donna: Usually less-than a week.

    Flat leaves tend to be garlic or garlic chives. Round are onions or regular chives.

  10. Donna - April 21, 2009 at 9:24 am

    Thanks, Gayla. I just looked in my garden. The onions are sprouting! This is exciting to me. They look almost exactly like the picture on this website.