[chili]

prior to Christmas i planted some over wintering red and white onions can't recall names of them am still very much a novice, anyway the whites have survived but the reds have all but vanished, not one has taken and most of them are'nt even there now?
where or what did i do wrong?

also how is the best way to look after onions while they are growing, is it best to loosen the earth up around them so they can expand?
what about feed do they need anything in particular

thanks

[prakash_mib]

gone??!!
considering the mild winter we had I assume you should have a nice sprout now but dont know how it is gone.. gone.. I assume they've rotten.
on the caretaking of onion dont need to loosen the soil.. they know how to grow. feed with normal feeds you have (I used chicken pellets, and some horsemanure). They dont sulk on feeding. if you add potash (good woodash) you will get good produce.  .
and remember to water them during dry periods. they have very shallow roots and they get distressed and bolt if they see sun for a week. 

[chili]

thanks for the reply, yup gone as if abducted by alien's, the whole row is empty bar from a couple of remains that look like rotten bulbs, i have my garlic on the other side and thats doin fine........

[mumofstig]

You are not alone, if it's any consolation 

I've only got a few left from my overwintering onions, and they were white ones
Garlic which is the next row, is fine............

[Schubunny]

Same happened to mine, I assumed it was birds pulling them out. I think I had about four left from a short row and they weren't doing very well either. Not going to bother overwintering them next year.

[snails2go]

Is it too late to plant onion seeds?  Only just discovered a packet lurking in my seed box 

[mumofstig]

Go for it 

[Yorkie]

I think reds are often more unreliable than whites; by all means start again with spring growing sets.

[mumofstig]

snails was asking about seeds

[Yorkie]

Oops, been a long day