onions

snow white · « **on:** June 01, 2013, 17:04 »

Have just planted my onion seedlings and I am short

Can I sow more or is it too late?

Yorkie · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2013, 17:06 »

I would say it is far too late to sow seed and get onions as a result. You'll get spring onions, at best.

fatcat1955 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2013, 17:44 »

Onion's will stop growing leaves after the longest day. They then transfer all the energy in the leaves down to swell the bulb. You are far too late.

Dai · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2013, 19:25 »

Thats me worrying then, mine look quite small still. can you recommend something i can feed them to get them to put a shift on?

snow white · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2013, 19:27 »

OK then. I now have space for something else. Any suggestions as to something a little different I can sow now?

Annen · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2013, 19:57 »

I think you can still sow spring onions, beetroot, radish, lettuce, anything that you sow successions of.

Mark's Sussex Allotment · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2013, 20:50 »

Squashs, other cucurbits.

Peas......

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