[Steveharford]

Thanks all. I will be picking up some bedfordshire champ and f1 hytech if in stock at my garden centre. Would love to grow some reds but they don't like my cold wet soil and always seem prone to rotting.

[devonbarmygardener]

I have trouble getting red onions going too

[bravemurphy]

I have been looking at

Long Red Florence

something different but working it out I haven't got the room now.


Edited long and broken link - still won't link - when you get to this page look for Long Red Florence!

[RookieJim]

Alias Craig seeds sown this morning 

[Totty]

The Ailsea I sowed are up and flying under the LED lights.... I'll get some pics.

Totty

[bravemurphy]

The Ailsea I sowed are up and flying under the LED lights.... I'll get some pics.

Totty

What led lights have you got totty?

I am thinking of getting some but some of them seem a rip off.

[Mattgregory27]

Ailsa Craig and Sturton in modules yesterday

[DD.]

Grew these last year. A great tasting onion (banana shallot) to cook with and they're storing beautifully.

Figaro

[New shoot]

Oooohhhh that's good to hear   I've got T&M banana shallots as one of my 50p seed sale bargains 

Did you start them early DD?  I was hanging fire on them and the red onions for a while, unless you know they work sown earlier 

[DD.]

27th February in a frost free greenhouse and I see no reason to change that this year!

[New shoot]

I shall curb my enthusiasm then    'Bout then for the red onions as well do you think ?

[DD.]

I'm only starting off my Kelsae onions early. The rest I shall bide my time with until late Feb/early March, they worked out OK this year and it less to worry about early on.

As an aside, the only other thing I may start soon is a few caulis. They've worked out OK in the past, apart from the year when Mrs Digger disconnected the electrickery!

[New shoot]

Yes, I'm going to try early caulies again (sigh  ), plus an early sowing of spring greens designed for the purpose and might get the sweet peas going. 

That will be my lot, so will also be biding my time.  No point wasting seeds 

I'm not doing celeriac or celery this year, as I reckon onions are a safer bet.  I would rather give more windowsill room over to them.

[Totty]

The Ailsea I sowed are up and flying under the LED lights.... I'll get some pics.

Totty

What led lights have you got totty?

I am thinking of getting some but some of them seem a rip off.

The reason most of them seem to be a rip off is basically because they are!
If you google Advanced LED growlights you will see an american site that sell there own diamond series lights, full spectrum, for around 300 dollars each. They really are  very good.

But like you, thought very pricey, so did a bit of research and it turns out, you can buy direct from the manufacturer in china for around half the prices so I made a leap of faith and went with it. I needn't of worried. I'll post some pics of the lights too.

Totty

[CDave]

Well I have a small mountain of Bedfordshire Champion seeds from gardening magazines (I wish they would vary their seeds) - so started 2 trays off in a heated propagator on the windowsill today. After transplanting with 3 leaves they will go into an unheated polytunnel but inside a structure made with bubble wrap. I'll look out for some other varieties in the cheap seeds and set them off early too.