[DD.]

No reason why you can't start your onions off like that.

Can't remember who, but someone else was going to do them that way.

[Snoop]

Probably me! I'm going to start shallots off from seeds in washing-up bowls next year. I sowed them direct this year and the weeds and me weeding have taken their toll. I probably sowed about 250 shallot seeds and now have about half that left in the ground.

The leeks look really great. It's a fantastic method.

[DD.]

Now that you mention washing up bowls.................