Growing onions from seed?

mumofstig · « **Reply #15 on:** August 21, 2013, 08:43 »

Their written advice says

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Sow Outdoors: February-March thinly into pre watered soil ½in (1cm) deep in rows 12in (30cm) apart. Keep soil moist at all times.

but I have read somewhere else that somebody grew them as overwinter onions - I suppose it depends on your local conditions.

If you do decide to try them - please let us now how they get on

Just found some more about AC here - Myfolia certainly regard it as a frost hardy variety for Autumn sowing!
http://myfolia.com/plants/911-onion-allium-cepa-var-cepa/varieties/3464-ailsa-craig

Godhelm · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2013, 12:41 »

Thompson&Morgan and Seedaholic also list Sep/Oct sowing, so I will definitely give it a go on the basis that I can replace with sets in the Spring if they have obviously failed, so only putting price of seeds and a little effort at risk. I've seen posts on other forums of people claiming success with overwintering Ailsa Craig, though this was dismissed by some as a fluke.

crh75 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 21, 2013, 16:43 »

Quote from: Godhelm on August 20, 2013, 11:42

I must say that I'm a bit confused on the instructions for the North Holland Bloodred Redmate (see attachment). Clearly they can be sown in September, but the instructions say that for bulb onions (which is what I want) they are best sown in March/April indoors and then planted out 'eventually'! If I sow in September, can I only use them as salad onions harvesting in March/April next year, or can I leave them to grow on to be bulb onions? Or should I just follow the instructions ('RTFM') and sow them in March/April? Maybe they would bolt if sown in Autumn.

I think if you leave the September sown onions in the ground too long it will flower before it bulbs up.

shoozie · « **Reply #18 on:** August 21, 2013, 20:30 »

Quote from: Daamoot on August 21, 2013, 08:16

Thanks for the info Shoozie and sparkyrog. I'll sow some more indoors around the holidays and they can replace them if the others fail. I want a lot of large bulbs without having to buy so many sets but atleast they'll be available as a contingency in spring.

Hope to hear how this goes. If you want large onions that mature late summer on, Kelsae is really worth a try and sow them indoors either December and January. First year for me with these, and some are swelling to a really decent size. No idea what they'll taste like though.

compostqueen · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2013, 23:28 »

Speaking of growing onions from seed, I cooked up a load of those wonderful long red onions of Florence today to make a tart. They're so easy to grow from seed and make really good sized onions. They are really sweet and delicious.

mumofstig · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2013, 10:32 »

I'm a fan of LRF as well, I've always got some on the go in pots or tubs around the garden/plot

compostqueen · « **Reply #21 on:** August 22, 2013, 10:35 »

I was astonished at how well mine grew given that this year they were in a poor part of the plot. I started mine off in trays and transplanted them.

GreyScales · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2013, 17:30 »

Last year I tried sets to over winter in containers, trying Shenshyu yellow from seed this time round and seeing how they compare. Currently have them in modules, none have poked up as of yet but it is early still.

Don't expect the biggest bulbs given they will be in troughs, but that's what I've got.

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