The onion seeds that were planted on Christmas day are coming in nicely. They've gotten long enough now to require their very first haircut of the season. This is critical with onion seedlings in order to encourage additional leaf development and to give the plant a chance to grow and increase in diameter so they will be big enough when it comes time to put them into the ground come late March/early-April (similar to mowing new grass to encourage growth).
Generally I only do this twice but since these were started about a month earlier than usual they may require three trims. Also at this time I begin watering with 3-10-3 (root) fertilizer to encourage strong root development. By the time of the second haircut I'll switch over to one-quarter strength Miracle Grow. Onions are normally heavy feeders and with the extended time they spend in this soil less sprouting mix they definitely need this added nutrition.
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