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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: new_2_veg on January 23, 2009, 11:00

Title: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: new_2_veg on January 23, 2009, 11:00

ok so ive dropped a big one here and just found my onions and shallots i bought (some how forgot about them so they are still ont planted)

am i ok to get them in now?

cant beleave i forgot about them.

also what about broad beans? i has some set in green house and have put them outside onw on dutch trolley so they should be getting hardy now but i want to set some more, when can i do this?

many thanks

nathan

Title: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: Salmo on January 23, 2009, 11:26

Shallots will be fine. I never plant mine until Feb/March anyway.

Not sure about Jap onions. They could well bolt to seed. Someone who knows what they are talking about will hopefully comment.

Broad beans are OK to plant now, either inside or directly in the soil -  with this mornings deluge I cannot see us getting on to the plot for a week or two. Although early planting gives early beans several plantings can be made to give succession. Some varieties are better than others for later crops. Suttons catalogue says "Sutton" can be sown Autumn or March - July.

Title: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: vegmandan on January 23, 2009, 15:25

Totally agree.

Shallots anytime from now 'till late March.

I'd personally not bother either with the Over-wintering Jap onions now,as they won't do much in this cold weather,just plant some extra normal sets instead when you get round to planting them. :)

Title: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: new_2_veg on January 23, 2009, 18:54

what are onions like to sow from seed? i have some seed but never done it b4.

do i grow them inside then put them out?

thanks

nathan

Title: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: CZ Silhouette on January 24, 2009, 07:56

Quote from: "new_2_veg"

what are onions like to sow from seed? i have some seed but never done it b4.

do i grow them inside then put them out?

thanks

nathan

Bump!

Would like to know this myself as it will be my first try at growing from seed.

Title: Re: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: new_2_veg on January 28, 2009, 09:22

i got myself some turbo sets from willcos, cant go wrong at there prices!

nathan

Title: Re: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: Salmo on January 28, 2009, 10:11

If you want to learn all about seed onions why not start a new topic?

Title: Re: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: new_2_veg on January 28, 2009, 10:58

seams silly clogging up the forum with topics im not that interested in, ive never grown from seeds so im not worryed

Title: Re: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: DD. on January 28, 2009, 13:53

But you did ask the question! :D

Title: Re: jap onions and over winter shallots
Post by: new_2_veg on January 28, 2009, 14:31

very true dave  ;)