[gazza975526570]

This year has been a failure for me for winter onions. They either bolted (particularly red -which always do    ) and the ones that have formed are much smaller than sprint grown ones.

The spring grown ones are doing really - probably the best ove grown and they are ready just about 2 weeks later than the winter ones so for me hardly extends the season

Am i just unlucky - are you bothering?

[DD.]

Yes I'll bother, but not too many as they're not good storers, just enough to tide me over between spring crops.

[veggirl]

My winter onions were better this year than last - a large net full. Spring sown are still only spring onion sized, so a total bust. I'll overwinter again - Wilco's are cheap and seem most reliable, rather than some very expensive organic ones I ordered, which arrived soft and were very poor.

[1st time veg grower]

First time I've grown overwintering onions this year and I will again - was really pleased with the results. I started to use mine up as soon as they were a useable size and the last few were huge. The chap who gave me the sets came round to see the ones I had left because his all bolted in the dry weather (whereas because mine were at home I could keep them watered ad they were all fine) - he couldn't believe it!

My spring planted ones on the other hand are now bulbing up to a good size and I'll start using them in recipes soon, but I have already had a couple of these bolt so I obviously haven't looked after them as well as the winter ones!

[Nobbie]

I'll definately plant them again, although I lost a lot to the weather, there were still plenty to fill the onion gap and a decent size too. I was harvesting them as soon as they were a decent size about a month ago, whereas my sprint planted sets are still swelling, so I'd rather leave them to mature and get plenty in store as I ran out this year and had to buy two packs of onions to tide me over.

They're so little hassle, I figure why not.

[TerryB]

Yes and as already stated , will use them as soon as they  are big enough, which usually means about 1st week in June.
The spring sown ones are still in the ground, not as good as other years, but they still have some time to get a bit bigger.
So the winter ones fill the gap of about 9 weeks.

[JaK]

Yes I will grow them again, they never seem any different to me but it feels good to have a crop in the ground over winter. 

[brokenglass]

No they bolt too readily for me and the gap between them and the Spring planted onions isn't worth the hassle.       Perhaps further South with better Winters the gap between crops makes it worthwhile.

[Rampant_Weasel]

i dont grow spring sown ones.
i grow t&m first early and just store them in my shed after drying.they last until may and then i have to buy some for a month or so.

[Rangerkris]

No have much better luck with spring sown seed and sets.

[Fisherman]

No as when they come ready in late may / early June we don't tend to use many as all the salad crops are ready along with other summer veg. I grew winter onions last season and they got grey mildew which spread to all the other spring growing allium's. I wasn't over impressed Main crop onions start cropping a month later so I don't have the need for winter grown ones.

[totalnovice]

Yes i will definitely bother with them again - not only do they look lovley when they are all happy and growing away before everything else, but them make really good onion marmalade, go really well in my tomatoe chutney, and taste very good. I love them i have to admit, and although they do not store particularly well they keep long enough for my home chutney making and usually last us to middle of october (by which time i have run out rather than had to throw them out).

[DD.]

They're a good use of what would be empty space and also keep the garlic company, which would be very lonely otherwise.

[AndyRVTR]

No..... 

[sunshineband]

Yes I certainly will bother 

Ours were huge and although lots bolted and so won 't keep, we use onions at a rate of knots ... and I have given a few kilos to my DD as well, as her summer ones aren't ready yet