onions

ceri green · « **on:** January 14, 2009, 18:47 »

Wilkos had onion sets today £1.25 for what looked about 40-50 bulbs.
1 red, 2 varieties of shallots and 3 varieties of what I call normal onions

Can I plant them yet or do I have to wait?
also how far apart?

ceri

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2009, 18:51 »

Mine go in around March time.

I give them 6" between sets & 12" between rows, although most books say you can plant them closer. I like the space for hoeing!

Clampit · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2009, 07:52 »

As DD said. When I first got an allotment, I planted my onions at the recommended spacings. I couldn't walk between the rows to weed and there was no way near enough space to hoe. The onions very quickly became engulfed in weeds and I had very small onions that year.
Now, I space my rows at 12 inches apart.

Salmo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2009, 10:18 »

Shallots are fine planted now but I would wait until February. Onions need to wait until March, in my opinion.

12 inch rows are good for hoeing. If you want large onions space at 6 inches. If you want smaller onions, often preferred in the kitchen, space closer at 3/4 inches. There is nothing to say you cannot vary the spacing along the row so that you get a mix of big and small.

ceri green · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2009, 18:49 »

thanks folks!

we've had a couple of milder days here and i'm just itching to plant something....anything........

matron · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2009, 19:00 »

Quote from: "ceri green"

thanks folks!

we've had a couple of milder days here and i'm just itching to plant something....anything........

As someone has said another thread - what about planting / sowing cress to cure the urge to plant / sow.

penance · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2009, 23:30 »

Way to early to chuck onions in IMO.

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onions

Clampit