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juvenal

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Onion sets
« on: February 21, 2017, 13:20 »
I just noticed an allotment neighbor has his onion sets out already. Anyone else going for it this early?

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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2017, 15:05 »
Mine are sitting on a bed of compost in a cold frame. They might as well be doing that then staying in the bag. They will take root and I will plant out next month.

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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2017, 21:02 »
Nope.. mine will be going out in April..

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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2017, 09:31 »
Depends where you live. Here in Reading I put mine out mid March usually, but folk who garden in "softer" areas might have them in already. Friend sin Leeds put theirs in early April.

If the ground was frozen though, dates get extended of course
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2017, 09:48 »
Mine are growing slowly in mpc filled modules in the cold greenhouse. When they are about an inch high I will move them to bench outside but under cover to harden off for a while and when we get a nice day towards the end of march i will plant em out.
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Re: Onion sets
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2017, 17:53 »
Mine are growing slowly in mpc filled modules in the cold greenhouse. When they are about an inch high I will move them to bench outside but under cover to harden off for a while and when we get a nice day towards the end of march i will plant em out.
Works well for me.

I find I have too many for that, so wait and plant them out directly, but I can see the usefulness of doing this for a smaller number

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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2017, 06:43 »
Mine are growing slowly in mpc filled modules in the cold greenhouse. When they are about an inch high I will move them to bench outside but under cover to harden off for a while and when we get a nice day towards the end of march i will plant em out.
Works well for me.

I find I have too many for that, so wait and plant them out directly, but I can see the usefulness of doing this for a smaller number

How many are you planting?
I have Kilo of sets (about 160)
They don't need much space at first and you can see which are not going to grow when you come to plant them out..

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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2017, 08:33 »
My sets are still in the bag, i won't be planting out until middle to end of this month.
Still got some cold weather to deal with.

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Re: Onion sets
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2017, 13:28 »
Mine are growing slowly in mpc filled modules in the cold greenhouse. When they are about an inch high I will move them to bench outside but under cover to harden off for a while and when we get a nice day towards the end of march i will plant em out.
Works well for me.

I find I have too many for that, so wait and plant them out directly, but I can see the usefulness of doing this for a smaller number

I have about 250. There is not space for that number of growing sets so settle for a slightly later start. Last year I did plant half a dozen of each of three varieties in pots to grow on early, to see if those made larger onions. They quickly grew out of the three inch pots.
Although some did make larger onions, just as many did not, so this year they are just going to be planted as usual, mid March. Their beds are ready and waiting!

How many are you planting?
I have Kilo of sets (about 160)
They don't need much space at first and you can see which are not going to grow when you come to plant them out..



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