<snip> > I've planted about all the cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, collards, >turnips, lettuce, carrots and onions that we need. Still can't find any >Candy onion plants locally. Still determined not to pay 8.95 per bunch from >the catalogues. <snip> >having "stingers" in my neck and arms. The little finger and ring finger on >my right hand is folded flat against the palm when I wake up in the morning. >I can get the ring finger to straighten out without a lot of effort. The >little finger will finally straighten out, but it will fold against the palm >again off and on all day. It get's to be a real nuisance. > I'm getting better and better as a lefty. >Happy Gardening, >Allen >Bastrop Co., SE Central Tx. >Zone 8 Allen, if you can find pelletized seeds for Candy, won't that do? if you keep leftover seeds in a fairly cool place, they may last for years. We got 100% germination from 5 year old pelletized Candy seeds last year. I hope your back problem clears up. Margaret L