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    Hi guys, I have some onions I planted last year which I didn't expect to survive, however they seem to have gained a second wind and are growing nisely (I think). The problem is, I hadn't planned on them being where they are and need the spot they are in for other use. Is it feasable to move them? Will they tolerate it or should I just bin them? Thanks for any advice.
    The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men gang aft agley

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    Are they onion sets you planted in the autumn? Or last year's crop that you left in the ground?
    He-Pep!

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    • #3
      Onions seem to tolerate so much from me, try and get as much of the root system up and give it a go, you have nothing to loose
      I grow 70% for us and 30% for the snails, then the neighbours eats them

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      • #4
        If they are left over from last years crop they will bolt and run to seed.
        Potty by name Potty by nature.

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        We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

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        • #5
          Mine need moving or chucking too, theyre the japanese onions which have overwintered, but where I have completely neglected that part of the plot they're smothered in dandelions. I have tried to dig out the dandelions this week but its impossible without uprooting the onions, no matter how careful I try and be. I had made up my mind to dig the whole patch over to remove the dandelions, until I read this thread I hadnt considered that I could move them to this years onion bed. Thanks for the idea!

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          • #6
            Thank you for post- I was too embarassed to ask. I decided to rotate 11 rows 90 degreesand turn into 4 long metre and a bit beds( I've been reading Joy Larkcom) with generous paths in between. Unfortunately I had already put onion and shallots in odd lengths in original rows so have been digging up to and stepping over where they are cutting through projected paths!
            No matter:the allotment is lovely, the tadpoles have legs, my sea kale has germinated and I am glad to be home.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Python15 View Post
              Hi guys, I have some onions I planted last year which I didn't expect to survive, however they seem to have gained a second wind and are growing nisely (I think). The problem is, I hadn't planned on them being where they are and need the spot they are in for other use. Is it feasable to move them? Will they tolerate it or should I just bin them? Thanks for any advice.
              If they were planted last spring for harvesting late summer 2014 then you'll get nothing from them as they'll go to seed very quickly. You may as well bin them now if you need the space. If you planted them in the autumn as overwintering ones then give moving them a go.

              Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

              Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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              • #8
                Thanks for all the advice guys n galls, it's looks like they will be compost bound!
                The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men gang aft agley

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