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Thinking of sowing some onion seed in my greenhouse, any advice please.
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Bit late to be honest, wait until 22nd December for next year's main crops.
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Well you got my attention Digmeplot as I didn't know what Onion sea was.............
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You could plant onion sets now though, and they will have a better chance under cover. You could get shallots and garlic in too
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onion sets planted now are overwintering types,should be ready earlier than main crop,will not store for long,a lot of peeps do this,then either as zaz said,or plant sets of a different type around April,these will store for several months,then if the seasons are kind your autumn sown sets will come into use,before the next lot of mains,hope it makes a bit of sence for you,sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of theseComment
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If you wanted to sow onions from seed for overwintering, you should have been doing it back in August really...My Hi- ball ones are doing well at this stage, and I will be transplanting them into the ground soon...I am going to leave a few in pots in the greenhouse this year and transplant them in the Spring if all goes well... Just for comparison purposes...Originally posted by Digmeplot View Post
As others say,now is a good time to put in overwintering sets, so that is an option- I can recommend Radar...
If you are determined to grow from seed, wait, as Zaz says, until late December and sow then...Last edited by Tripmeup; 11-10-2013, 10:17 PM.I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
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That predictive text is a bugger innit.............
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So PT changed "seed" to "sea", huh?
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I like the title......a sea of onions sounds quite dramatic...............
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Like the Sargasso sea, a mass of leaves floating on the tide..........Comment
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I knew that was what you were thinking of...............
PS - you'd have to watch for Sargasso Eel worms..........still following.......
Last edited by veggiechicken; 12-10-2013, 02:44 PM.Comment
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If you really do want to sow some onion seed now then you probably wont find any better advice than here, although it's aimed more at showing than eating:
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eed_69067.html
Sorry, don't know how to link threads, but this posting by Potstubsdustbins and Aberdeenplotter is probably one of the best on the site.
Hope it helps.Comment
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Oh, I get it, links automatically...
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Yes, Snadger, particularly unfortunate for poor beggars I guess....Originally posted by Snadger View PostThat predictive text is a bugger innit..............Comment
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