Onions......... Help please... What to do with them?

First things first!
what variety are they? I assume it is a spring planting one. they dont need to be indoors. they can go straight outdoors. As you are growing in pots they can go a wee bit earlier than the normal spring planting ones (say start of march.... if it is not a frozen britain again)

On growing onions in pots/growbags.
I think it would be difficult to get on top of watering as onions when they go dry they go bolting and they do sulk a lot because they are shallow rooted and for pots/growbags with just compost they might need some sort of support (I am not sure about support but am guessing). somebody should have tried growing them in pots in this forum so wait for more advice. 

Thanks, I'll have a look again tonight and see what type they are. The packet doesn't really say much at all which isn't good for such a newbie as myself

I rather think they may be winter or "Japanese" onions.

I did not get mine planted at due time with other happenings at home & then the winter weather. They look very much like that.

I doubt that ones that should be spring planted would look like that.

When & where did you buy them?

I'd have thought Wilko's would only be selling spring planting ones at this time of year. They really shouldn't look like that. They may have been stored somewhere way too warm.

When I went to the nursery at Anstey last week, they hadn't even got their sets in as it was too early.

Sorry, never grown in pots/growbags, so you'll need advice from someone else on this.

It's too early & cold to plant outside, but now they've started they'll carry on trying to grow. You can try popping them in a tray of compost for a few weeks, ast least they'll get some moisture.

I know what I'd do, however!

ok, Thanks guys 

With limited space available I think I should just forget these and put it down to experience.