"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 18:36:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>> I can grow them here but I grew them from sets not seeds.
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>> I don't know anyone who grows onions from seed, it's always a "set"
>> (baby onion).
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>>> I do see that the
>>> seeds are available. The one year that I tried to grow them, we had
>>> unseasonably high temps for a couple of days and that was enough for
>>> them to
>>> bolt and flower. They have beautiful flowers.
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>> I bet they are. Slightly off topic, one of my neighbors has artichoke
>> plants (open to anyone who drives down the easement) that they ignore
>> every year. I was sorely tempted to do a midnight raid (knowing they
>> wouldn't notice), but I resisted the urge.
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> Why not just ask if you can have some?

I meant to add, if they do allow you to have some, you could give them a
small gift to say thank you and I guarantee you will be allowed to have them
every year hereafter


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