Pacific Northwest Gardening: Starting seeds in greenhouse, 0 by virtualseeds

virtualseeds wrote:
Hello Brier,

Onions need to go into the ground directly since they are a root crop. You can find onion sets (small onion bulbs) at your local garden store. Early spring planting for summer harvest depending on variety. Lighting: I use shop light sets with grow lights bulbs instead of the standard florescent lights that come with them. I use them to extend my daylight hours for my summer plants like tomatoes, peppers, etc. I like to give my plants 12 hours of light so put them on timers to regulate them. I also find that they can be hung just over the seed flats to give some gentle top heat to the soil and then raise them up a few inches at a time as the plants grow. See how I grew flowers and tomatoes completely inside a spare bedroom in my house with no sunlight source! I had gorgeous plants blooming and tomatoes in gallon size pots for our April Master Gardener sale. Here is the url to download my seed starting guide which chronicles that experience. http://www.virtualseeds.com/SeedStarting.html Click on the E-book cover to download the pdf file.
Joyce