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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mdjlucan on February 29, 2024, 18:12

Title: Onion sets
Post by: mdjlucan on February 29, 2024, 18:12

How many onion sets can I put into this large pot?

Title: Re: Onion sets
Post by: New shoot on February 29, 2024, 19:22

The more room you give onions, the bigger they get. 

The pot looks to be about the size of a paving slab so 6 sets evenly spaced would give decent results, but if you are not too worried if they are small you could plant more heavily.

   
 

Title: Re: Onion sets
Post by: mdjlucan on March 17, 2024, 11:55

Just looked at my onions some tips are coming out and some are not shall I cut the tips off

Title: Re: Onion sets
Post by: mumofstig on March 17, 2024, 12:20

No, it's their way of telling you they need to be planted -  either into final planting position, or into divided planting trays for now, to plant out later.

Title: Re: Onion sets
Post by: mdjlucan on March 17, 2024, 16:56

They are already planted. They have been in the ground now for a couple of weeks.

Title: Re: Onion sets
Post by: mumofstig on March 17, 2024, 20:32

Then just leave them to grow  :)

Title: Re: Onion sets
Post by: steven c on March 18, 2024, 06:57

if you have plenty of sets you could plant closer in pot then thin out and use thinnings as spring onions leaving the rest to mature  good luck,