[Chris929]

Hi,
Can someone tell me how I know when the seedlings are ready to go into the ground? I've got some in  modules, they are about an inch high at the moment. Thanks!

Unsure of the same myself, mine are approx 2 inches long and have been cut back to about an inch about 3 times since January. Started them to get over the post Christmas blues! Last week I put some in the soil and covered with a cloche and some I kept in the modules but put the modules outside with a propagator - to try and assimilate them to the outside temperatures. Going to check on them today, hopefully all are OK and I can put the module onions in the ground maybe? I don't have enough cloche to cover them all so the propagator trick was to try and avoid having to cover them all at once and harden them off 'out of the ground'.

[New shoot]

Mine are still in the unheated greenhouse at the moment.  It is more down to the weather, than the size of the plants.  I was thinking of putting the earliest sown ones out under a cloche in the next week or so.  I'm not sure about risking it with no frost protection at all. 

A really hard late frost could finish them and that would be a shame after getting them so far.

[Plot 1 Problems]

My Ailsa Craig are happily sat in the polytunnel. I'll put them under a cloche outside on the next warmish day, waiting until I can plant them out.

[Florablunder]

I think my seedlings are still a bit too diddy to go out for a while. Stupid question - but do you pull the seed husks off the tops, or just leave them to fall off eventually? (As you can probably tell, this is the first time I've tried onions from seed - I usually use sets).

[Chris929]

I think my seedlings are still a bit too diddy to go out for a while. Stupid question - but do you pull the seed husks off the tops, or just leave them to fall off eventually? (As you can probably tell, this is the first time I've tried onions from seed - I usually use sets).

I cut them off with scissors. If not, they they tend to weigh them down and can lead to further problems of them on the damp soil.

[MrsPea]

Planted my onion plants this morning and put a cloche over them 'Ailsa Craig' this is the first year i've grown them from seed i tend to plant sets, it will be interesting to see how i do.
I also planted Spring onions red and white plus radish seeds 

[Benny130]

Anyone hve any updates with what they are up to? Mine have been outside still in their modules during this fine weather and as temps have been good I’ve left them outside over night. They don’t seem to be doing much. Hope there are ok with  cold but not frosty nights?

[Plot 1 Problems]

Anyone hve any updates with what they are up to? Mine have been outside still in their modules during this fine weather and as temps have been good I’ve left them outside over night. They don’t seem to be doing much. Hope there are ok with  old but not firstly nights?

Same, mine our outside now in their trays. They wont do anything in their compost as it's depleted so they need to be fed or planted. I'm going to plant mine in the next few days all being well.

[MrsPea]

My onion seeds or plants I planted out a few wks ago are all doing well, I also planted out my beetroot a few days ago and there doing well 

[JoshP]

Planted mine out about a week ago under debris netting as the birds kept pulling them up! Shallots at the near end, then Globo, Ailsa Craig and Bedfordshire Champion. Garlic at the far end.

[New shoot]

Mine have also been out for about a week, under an insect mesh covered tunnel.  This is them yesterday after I had watered them.

[Aidy]

We are having here, a few have lost about 30% or more of our seedlings over the last few days, not sure what is going on.
I have now transplanted all mine into ground just hope they survive and pull through.
Others have lost their brassicas its a little weird the way some are losing some things and others losing other types of plant.

[Benny130]

I’ve done a very foolish thing and got my shallots and onions mixed up    So annoyed with myself.

Won’t harm them to be planted out together will it!? Apart from my ocd being offended when there are mixed up rows??

[New shoot]

I’ve done a very foolish thing and got my shallots and onions mixed up    So annoyed with myself.

Won’t harm them to be planted out together will it!? Apart from my ocd being offended when there are mixed up rows??

Shallots grown from seed just produce a single bulb, so I can't see it making much difference.  If it is sets you have planted, the shallots will make a clump, so you might get a bit of overcrowding here and there.

Can't help with the ocd though.  You will just have to try not to look at them too closely 

[Benny130]

And can you tell me how deep I should plant them?