[flitwickone]

no it aint a new pixar film cos i made the mistake of planting the onions ,shallots blah blah blah the right space apart and forgot the rows needed to be a little wider so who  will win in a fight
i can get there(to weed) if i start my jackie chan   moves with hoe
because at the moment they are all showing good growth as in double green shoots and getting fatter  

please bear with me cos im justa 45 year old child playing with mother natures seed so go easy on me please  

[Loubs]

Depends how good your Kung Fu Hoe moves are. Unless you are the Master, it just might be safer to weed by hand. 

[Lardman]

That wouldn't be half as funny if I hadn't had to do the same myself last year 

Weeds will win in the end, the creeping buttercup did for mine. If you can sacrifice a few for the good of the many, make a few spots where you can kneel and weed by hand from.

[flitwickone]

thankyou 

[biggles_8]

I also did the same last year............. weeeds won.
this year I have covered the onion patch with weed control, the sort that go's under gravel water soaks through I then cut X's and planted my sets through so far all I have is onions no weeds. I bought a large roll off ebay cost about £20 there is enough fabric for years n years. I have also used it were me cabbages, Beans and Courgets are.
please do not think that I am lazy but I cannot do much weeding cos of arthritus in me spine once I am down it's a job to get up again. I have got to say my pach this year is the most weed free that I have ever had. 

[Trillium]

True, the weeds can easily win, but if you weed regularly, as in once or twice a week and catch the weeds while still small, your onions will have a good chance of hitting some respectable sizes.

Here's a good video:

http://www.thegrowyourownchannel.tv/feature.aspx?id=119q95i88&title=keeping%20your%20hoe%20sharp