About the right time for Onions and Shallots?

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About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« on: February 05, 2011, 21:35 »
Apologies if this is a really repeated query but I was planning to plant my onion sets next weekend. I have Stuttgarter giant, Red Baron and a couple of varieties of Shallot. I know about preparing an Onion bed but I was wondering if working some very well rotted horse poop in to the soil tomorrow will be beneficial and will adding anything else (growmore etc) help too. Thanks in advance, Lee. 

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 21:42 »
Shallots can go in right away, but you don't usually plant onions till march

Here's the link to shallots in John's info pages .......the onion link is at the bottom of that page...where there's some feed info as well  :)

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/onion-shallot/growing-shallots.php

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 21:45 »
Darn.

I have to agree with mos.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 21:47 »
wot again?  :D

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 21:49 »
Thanks Lesley, I'll take a look. Did you get the seeds I sent? You might be expecting them Monday if not!

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2011, 21:53 »
Yes, thank you! and I posted your swap seeds, I managed to get to the PO without being blown away :D

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2011, 22:06 »
Yes, thank you! and I posted your swap seeds, I managed to get to the PO without being blown away :D
That's great, I look forward to growing them on the plot! If you don't want the other one's I sent, feel free to pass them on.......

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Re: About the right time for Onions and Shallots?
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2011, 22:22 »
I'm growing my onions from seed - they're doing great - a couple of inches already :D

The shallots though, whew, last weekend, the ground was rock-hard to plant them, and this weekend, I'm virtually swimming in mud - its not stopped raining all day. :nowink:

Better luck next weekend - I can only go at weekend because I work all week - sorry guys ;), but I don't trust my hubby to plant them correctly.  He looks after the spuds and tomatoes and anything else that grows in the greenhouse :blink:
Babs


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