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Planting onion sets under platic sheeting

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hubballi

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Planting onion sets under platic sheeting

« on: March 01, 2010, 08:53 »

I have placed some plastic sheeting on the soil to warm it up. My question is, can I now plant onion sets in the soil underneath the sheeting to give them a good start ?

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Re: Planting onion sets under platic sheeting

« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 08:57 »

Personally I wouldn't do that, you'll keep all the moisture in, make them sweat when the sun does come out and encourage rot & mould.

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Re: Planting onion sets under platic sheeting

« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 10:40 »

Shallots/onions are as tough as nails and don't need any pampering at all. I cover mine after planting with Enviromesh (or any old wire mesh basket or trays would do) just to keep the pesky blackbirds off them.

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