can i keep onion sets till next year?

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alison1154

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can i keep onion sets till next year?
« on: March 16, 2010, 11:47 »
Hi, I didnt have much success with onions from seed last year, so i have bought sets, variety is red baron. 
I didnt really check the spacing though, and there are 100 in a bag so i don't have room for all these! 
Is it possible to keep them until next year? If so how best to store? or best to give them away?
thanks.  Alison.   

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gillie

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Re: can i keep onion sets till next year?
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2010, 12:03 »
They will not keep.  Plant the best, throw away the worst and give the rest away.

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Nobbie

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Re: can i keep onion sets till next year?
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2010, 12:42 »
Use the spares as salad onions by planting them in small batches over the season and harvest once they get big enough.

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fletcherbaker

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Re: can i keep onion sets till next year?
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2010, 15:43 »
Hi im much the same as alison ive got about 100 sturon onions but only have space for a qtr of these how close can i space them for normal cooking onions im not after show winners!! :D

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goodegg

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Re: can i keep onion sets till next year?
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2010, 16:52 »
if you dont want big onions plant them at 4in they will grow together but leave 9in between rows so you can weed

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Trikidiki

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Re: can i keep onion sets till next year?
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2010, 21:31 »
At worst plant them in a pot as close as you like and use the green shoots.

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bigben

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Re: can i keep onion sets till next year?
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2010, 11:55 »
plant close and use them for pickling?


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