Spring onions and seed viability

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cawdor2001

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Spring onions and seed viability
« on: December 20, 2008, 12:00 »
I put in 2 lots of White Lisbon (Winter Hardy) seed from Suttons and not a single one came up, same with Japanese onion seeds too, i reckon the seed was not viable and there has been a bit about this in the news this year, ie non viable seed even from 'reputable' seed suppliers.  

Questions;

anyone else had this experience from their seed supplier, which seed and supplier?

I love Spring onions, when is the earliest i can plant now (outside or greenhouse/cloche?) or would you wait until early Spring?

Cawdor
Used to be indecisive, now i'm not so sure...

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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2008, 13:17 »
I had some greek cress to grow in greenhouse from the organic gardening catalogue. you think cress growing like mustard n cress...easy.
Wrong not a single one germinated. :shock:  
Also had this several times with seed from T & M last year and at their prices it's not on. :evil:  So now won't buy from either of these.

Had good results from plants of distinction and seeds of italy so will continue with these and also trying some from alan romans....Although am on record as wishing planting instructions were on his pkts, still giving them a go as recommended by many on this site.

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« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2008, 13:36 »
I have never managed to grow spring onions of whichever supplier or variety  :(

Have given up on that veg now
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2008, 14:13 »
Mine grow OK, but not that fast.

Have a look at this thread, this bloke has the earliest & biggest ones on our site....

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=21336
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2008, 18:21 »
I planted a tray of Suttons White Lisborn Winter Hardy on 1st November. They took 3 weeks or so to show and then spent another couple of weeks as tinny little U shapes but they're just uncurling and are about 2" tall. Germinations very good I sowed them 1" apart in a grid and the tray's pretty full.

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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2008, 14:22 »
Planted mine in good time but directly into the plot, as i say none came.  Think i will plant some more in the greenhouse early next year and transplant out as clumps later.


thanks for the comments all


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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2008, 17:07 »
I planted white lisbon from suttons back in Nov they area good row about 2"" tall did not think they would do so good as spot is shaded by compost bin :lol:



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