Those are the planting distances on a measuring tape for 8" spaced onions. Started to plant today for the SARE Farmer's Grant and will finish tomorrow. Started with a jig, but soon realized it was too hard to use it for the amount of linear footage that needed planting. Instead, resorted to laying lines, and dibbling with a long tool handle the distances along the line. Having done this already several times, I knew a pattern would emerge.
Not the only change today; committed to planting two types of onions rather than two shallots and two cippolini. Reason prevailed: getting an equal distribution of 4 different varieties, not to mention accommodating for 6 different plant ages was a logistical nightmare. Couple that with the real possibility that I still would not have had enough with the Shallot/Cippolini mix to encompass the entire proposed area.
So, the winners are: Ailsa Craig Exhibition Onion and Red Marble Cippolini's from Johnny's. The switch will allow me to compare small vs. large onions under a wet spent brewer's grain mulch.
Planting moon tonight: and one that is at perigee, so it will be an interesting anecdotal side study to see if the moon has any effect on plant development.
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