onion sets this early?

Zak the Rabbit · « **on:** January 17, 2007, 15:36 »

hello all,

i picked up a bag of stuttengarter onions in wilkos for a quid. now, according to my book i should put these in in late feb/march. But i want to get cracking!

If i put them under a polytunnel (after its been on the ground a week say to get the soil warm) can i put them in around now? Ive got a space ready for them and i think im going to put a bigger tunnel over my beans, so the tunnel will be free in a few days as well.

Aidy · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2007, 19:33 »

where's King Cauli when u need him

I normally put me sets in around the Christmas week, my local garden centre stocks them in November. I have found that planting them in winter suits them better than in spring. This year I am not planting any, decided as I had 80% wiped out last year by the fly I was going to grow leeks all year round instead as these tend not to be bothered as much, I will use the plots around me to attract the fly to them

muntjac · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2007, 19:47 »

you can cloche em mate ,, but if the weather turns nasty ther'l be tears afore bedttime

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2007, 21:59 »

ay thats wot i thought. mind you, its not exactly winter here, the way the seasons all seem to be mucked up. :?

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2007, 22:03 »

im thinking for sure that winter wil come and bite everybody in the ass seriosly mate, lets just say my ski's are waxed and i have actually serviced my skiddoo.ready for use , i last used them ( the ski's )in grimsby delivering supplies to a friend in immingham many years ago ,we had a visit to grimsby from one of our frigates and it was severe weather in mid feb not sure of the year now ?

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2007, 22:11 »

pretty likely, i recon, i expect around early march it'l give us a belting!

that said, the missus reported a flurry of snow just as she was leaving work, and shes on fairly low ground near leeds.

Im back at work tomorrow, and i work right on the top of the moors (just tried to put a piccy of it on but cant do it cos its not webhosted) if theres been any snow, it'l be up there and it'l be a pig getting to work

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2007, 22:14 »

alright, try this... ive nicked the URL from another site

i work on the top floor of the L shaped(ish) building

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2007, 22:15 »

blow me, it worked!

shaun · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2007, 22:43 »

whats that tower all about mate ?

shaun · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2007, 23:07 »

well it was last march and it snowed here

this was the 1st of march last year

king cauli · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2007, 05:06 »

the 19th or the 20th would be good day to plant your onions,watch for hard frosts,they will come, ive known snow on april the 25th 88 or 89,dont remember which.why dont you try seeds rather than sets?

king cauli · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2007, 05:07 »

:shock: nice pic shaun

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2007, 07:51 »

Quote from: "shaun"

whats that tower all about mate ?

thats the aerial mast! those white tubes on top are the upper and lower stack aerials. The buildings on the left are the transmitter halls, and the building im in (actually more V shaped) on the right is the offices/control rooms/service center

milkman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2007, 09:37 »

unless I'm very much mistaken that be emley moor mast - i have a pic in the photo album of me and said mast taken on 11.02.1990, when I was taking OH on a tour of the sights in and around huddersfield.

from what I can remember it was very snowy very cold very windy and a bit of a bleak place all in all. great location to work from tho.

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2007, 09:40 »

thats the one! it is a pretty good place to work, but ive not been here in winter yet!

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