[missmoneypenny]

My onion sets arrived from Thompson and Morgan today- I suspect more for their convenience than mine. Surely it’s too early ? What do others do? I’m thinking March for planting out. Thanks for any advice.

[Hampshire Hog]

Agree too early.
Shallots could go out in Feb but onions too early unless they were planted last year.

[rowlandwells]

we bought our onion and shallot sets from our local garden centre yesterday but the onion sets look a bit on the small size to what we.ve bought other years so I know its to early to pant them out and anyway the ground s to wet to cultivate so I've been thinking should I pot the sets up in compost to get then going ?

[Goosegirl]

RW, think that's your best option as you can then tell which ones are viable so you don't waste space for those that aren't.

[Snow]

April is good, less bolting especially for red ones

[Plot 1 Problems]

If you've got a greenhouse or polytunnel you could definitely plant them in pots ready to plant out in a couple of months time. People who grow onions from seed will already have them going undercover by now.

[vikingraider]

I planted all mine on the last day of Feb last year and they were struck by alium leaf miner. I might wait while May this year

[rowlandwells]

we have  both greenhouses and a poly tunnel so I could pot them on but its a cold greenhouse and we.ve got onion seed to sow it really does seem to cold in the greenhouse for sowing a friend of ours usually sows around the end of Feb and he seems to get good results he grows santero we also grow santero along with globo bonus and 3 more varieties

[pdblake]

I'm in East Yorks and put mine in mid-March, same time as the spuds. I get a good crop from both every year.

Onions from seed are different matter. I never seem to get anything much from them.