I have received 3 mailers with seeds in the past week and a half. I will try to get the zip codes posted. We have had some major family issues, and I am about a week behind right now. I hope to catch up over the weekend, and post what I have received on Monday. Just to be compliant, I am willing to trade. Thanks, Robin

Are you sure this is true of meadow rue, Flowerfarmer? I thought it was ruta, not thalictrum acquifolium. I had a terrible burn from brushing against a broken place on a rue plant (of the ruta family), I worked in the sun for several hours and that eveing it looked like a second degree burn. I uprooted it and will not grow it again. Meadow rue is related to columbines. IT is very pretty but it wants a lot of water...more then it gets in my border where it is and the tops wilt. I don't recall any seed pods that were spectacular. I probably cut it all for bouquets. I think the flowers are charming.

Received my seeds today! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you Kamil and everyone! I'm just about to go start mine! I even got my favorite color, how's that for cool! Maybe we could do a swap based on color next time...Hm, I might have to start one of those based on purple.... :0) Thanks a bunch guys/gals it was fun!

I lost the post I just sent so here it is again - Ray, they really are worth the trouble - there is nothing as sweet as a good homegrown onion. As Manual says - daylight length is important ( I plant winter Solstice and crop at the summer Solstice or thereafter) One of the reasons I grow my own is the spraying. This is what the ag. department advise just for storing - let alone the spraying during growing! : " A single application of maleic hydrazide at the rate of 11 L/ha in from 500 to 1000 litres of water should be made when the plants are nearly mature and the tops are just beginning to fall. This is usually 10-14 days before harvest. If applied too late, when the tops are not "active", the chemical will not be translocated to the growing point in the bulb. Crops that may be required for seed should not be treated with maleic hydrazide." All I do is make sure the soil is limed well and nicvely loose in structure ( remember I have heavy clay, but I add gypsum and sand where I plant the onions and it ultimately benefits the garden as a whole) I do that a few weeks before planting and then put in a side dressing of lime when I plant. I grow Creamgold and Sheffield Red. The reds take a month longer, but can be pulled to use and thin them out after about 4 months. I crop them at the New Moon after Xmas - when the Moon and Sun are at their most southern declination therefore the longest daylight period after which the sun is 'northing' and daylight starts to shorten. Daylight length is determined by latitude due to the 23 degree tilt of the earth ( why we get longer daylight the more south you are) and this is one of the keys to choosing the right variety and planting time. Here's a useful link with onion varieties suggested for different latitudes. Go Cosmic! It's scientific! I'd suspect that growing over winter in Qld would be a proposition. Armidale is similar to Tas in the nice cold conditions, but adjust for daylight length. Cropping and storage is easy - I plait the onions and hang them in the garage. I get 9 months from the golds and up to 6 from the reds. For three months I don;t eat onions. Linda Here is a link that might be useful: Latitude and Onions