What did you do in the garden today?

[U_Stormcrow]

This has been hashed over a lot on another thread. "(Non-poultry)" means that the birds involved are not part of the commercial food chain. It's a legal(?) term I think. It does NOT mean the birds are NOT poultry, just that they aren't commercial poultry.

My thanks to @U_Stormcrow for figuring this out and passing on the info.

I was just guessing. I believe it was @saysfaa who dug deep enough in the APHIS website to confirm it.

 

[Anime2lover]

I wonder too. I know CT is actively looking for it, hunters are reporting it, etc - maybe not so much in MA? Or maybe the migrators stop in CT for a rest & then fly right over MA? I laugh at myself, I complained to the Dept of Ag lady about the neighbors feeding the birds/turkeys/bears etc & told her that they should do more to educate.

@igorsMistress thanks. I'm surprised they aren't more strict at the group home where your Dad is. But I guess this is CT & all nursing home type places are locked up tight here. I had to show proof of vax, booster (original, no copies or pics) AND fill out a digital form (which I somehow set off the alarm & they tried to kick me out, lol). We were in Moms room & my sister took her mask off so she could communicate with Mom & they came in & yelled at her. I hate COVID. & CT. Been one of those days here.

I hate covid to.

 

[Sueby]

I was just guessing. I believe it was @saysfaa who dug deep enough in the APHIS website to confirm it.

The more reading I do the more it completely makes sense tho.

 

[Sueby]

Just got confirmation my onion plants just shipped. Uhhhh, the ground is frozen. WTH am I supposed to do with them - a bit early here!

 

[Anime2lover]

Just got confirmation my onion plants just shipped. Uhhhh, the ground is frozen. WTH am I supposed to do with them - a bit early here!

Big pot??

 

[Anime2lover]

I just put a type of onion in a pot (can't remember what it was called but looks like a giant chive that grew from roots instead of a bulb.)

 

[Sueby]

Big pot??

I don't have a pot big enough for 150 onion plants. I swear I will not order from Gurneys again. I say that every year tho, LOL.

I might have to set up a hoop house tomorrow & try & thaw out a bed. Ugh.

Think I can keep onion plants alive inside for a few weeks in a dish of water - like scallions maybe?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Just got confirmation my onion plants just shipped. Uhhhh, the ground is frozen. WTH am I supposed to do with them - a bit early here!

I've had great luck with all sorts of allium. Onions, Garlic, Scallion, Leeks in pots, in 5 gallon paint buckets, in window planters (this only works for scallion, long term), etc. You can also start them inside in disposable aluminum trays or similar, then plant outside when its warmer. If you have a LOT of them coming, go to your big box store, buy a 10' long, 5" K-style plastic gutter plus the end caps. Take it home, seal the ends, fill with dirt, and plant a nice long row of them. Transplant later. (Take the gutter with soil and plants outside first, by sliding it along the floor, THEN transplant. The alternative is "messy".)

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I don't have a pot big enough for 150 onion plants. I swear I will not order from Gurneys again. I say that every year tho, LOL.

I might have to set up a hoop house tomorrow & try & thaw out a bed. Ugh.

Think I can keep onion plants alive inside for a few weeks in a dish of water - like scallions maybe?

See comment, above. Buy multiple gutter pieces. I only planted 80 onions this year. Took 2/3 of an 5x12 raised bed.

 

[Anime2lover]

I don't have a pot big enough for 150 onion plants. I swear I will not order from Gurneys again. I say that every year tho, LOL.

I might have to set up a hoop house tomorrow & try & thaw out a bed. Ugh.

Think I can keep onion plants alive inside for a few weeks in a dish of water - like scallions maybe?

Aha, that's what I put in my anter, scallions! Thanks XD

I don't have a pot big enough for 150 onion plants. I swear I will not order from Gurneys again. I say that every year tho, LOL.

I might have to set up a hoop house tomorrow & try & thaw out a bed. Ugh.

Think I can keep onion plants alive inside for a few weeks in a dish of water - like scallions maybe?

Gurneys is good! We use them. Healthy plants. Onion bulbs can go ages without soil and water.