Re: Fw: long day vs short day onions
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Fw: long day vs short day onions
- From: M* L*
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 08:12:37 -0700
- References: <63.1288fbb6.27d1c5ae@aol.com>
At 10:34 PM 3/2/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Claire wrote:
>I have never heard of Oklahoma having a botanically recognized dividing line
>for long and short season plants.
>
>Hi Claire, If I understood Rebecca right, she was talking about the length
>of the day, rather than the season. Does that make a difference?
>
>Cindy Johnson
>White Bear Lake, MN
>zone 4a
Territorial Seed Co. recommends "long-day varieties in states north of the
kansas/oklahoma border, and planting short-day types south of this line,
roughly 36* latitude." IIRC the operant factor here is actually the length
of the nights that governs growth in onions and strawberries, the only
things I can think of that have varieties sensitive to "day (night)
length." Margaret L
