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Starting Bunching Onion question

16 years ago

Hello all, I'm new to this forum and other than a few tomatoes and peppers, new to gardening. This year I'm trying some other things. I started some Jalapenos in the little Jiffy "window greenhouse" with the peat pellets, mainly for getting my little girl involved. They are doing fine. So I decided to try some Evergreen Bunching onions and start a few of them in one of these little "greenhouses". I put several seeds in each pellet. They germinated within 3 days and seemed to be doing well. A white mold started developing which I read was caused by lack of air circulation. I removed the cover, the mold went away. However, a few days later, the tiny little plants developed what looks like a seed on the tips. They are about 2-3" tall, skinny as a pencil lead, with this little bulbous black tip that looks about like the seeds. Also, they are looking kinda wilted and somewhat "unhappy".

I realize this isn't the best or most practical way to "start" bunching onions but figured what do I have to lose other than a few peat pellets and besides, my little girl enjoyed it.

I was just wondering if anyone has any insight as to what may be happening. Thanks in advance and sorry to be so long-winded!

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