How to Plant Allium Seeds
Alliums include onions, leeks and garlic. There are also ornamental alliums that flower in the summer and fall. Tall single-stemmed balls of purple or white, these plants make a great addition to any garden. If left to their own, they will self plant and you can fill a flower bed without doing much of anything. Purchase your seeds the first year, then gather seeds from the flowers after the first growing season for years to come. Thus, it's as inexpensive project. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Allium seeds Clean silica sand Plastic wrap Cold frame Potting soil (vegetable if growing onions, leeks or garlic) Small pots
Instructions
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Plant Allium Seeds
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Mix the seeds with damp silica sand, and place on a tray or shallow pot. Cover with plastic wrap loosely and put in the refrigerator for six to eight weeks. You can start as early as January or February depending on your climate. The warmer the climate, the earlier you can start.
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Transplant the germinated seeds to pots filled with with a mixture of potting soil and sand. The proportion should be one part sand to three parts soil. Place the pots in a cold frame.
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Water enough to keep the soil damp but not wet. Give the young plants as much sun as possible, and they should grow large enough to transplant to the garden in about three months.
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Transplant into the garden, planting at the same level they are in the pot. Place in full sun, and water to keep the soil damp. If your soil does not drain well, mix in some sand and potting soil around the plant.
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