RE: onion sets

They are carried at our local ACE hardware stores along with cabbage family
sets, tomato seedlings, etc.


> [Original Message]
> From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 2/21/2006 9:25:15 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] onion sets
>
> I don't think so.  I can usually find onion sets at local nurseries around
> here.  An onion set is really a very small pre-onion (looks like a baby
> onion) that will grow at the tops of a mature onion.  (They root when they
> fall to the ground.)  I would think bare root onions would be slightly
> rooted onion sets.  Hmmm.  Will have to check further.  I'm certainly not
an
> onion expert as I haven't been able to eat onions for years.
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:14 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] onion sets
>
> Geez Louise.  You'd think it would be easy to just order some onion sets. 
> Up until just now I could only find Onion seed and Shallot sets.  But,
no. 
> We want onion sets.  so I checked Park.  No - they have "bareroot"
onions. 
> Is bareroot the same as sets?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5 
>
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