Onion sets

[zazen999]

I'm stocking up today as I'm delivering supplies to a couple of schools next week - and the price for onion sets quoted over the phone was �3.99 for 25.



They are having laff - surely?

May as well buy the full grown onions for that price.

[chris]

Flippin' eck! Are you tied to suppliers?

[zazen999]

No - this wasn't even organic sets [they can't supply until after I visit so can't use them].

This is a Blue Diamond centre in Derby.

[chris]

trip to the pound shop then?

[zazen999]

Just called back to check and apparently they range from �1.99 for 10 [double ] to �3.99 for 50 [not 25].

Talk about taking the ****

If I can't find some at a decent price, it's seeds all the way. They both have polytunnels so seeds should do it.

Shame, but I was planning on buying 500 and at that price; they can 'jog on' as they say.

[arpoet]

HOW MUCH? we dont pay owt like that from our allotment society hut. If memory serves me right we all paid about two quid a kilo. if i get down on sunday when the hut is open i will try and remember to get the phone number of the guy we use. I got 25kilo of onions from a kilo of sets. Here are some i have strung up.
Roger

[Aberdeenplotter]

must be a couple there you can get on the Virtual Show?

[chris]

No point with your beasts as competition AP

[Arthur Pounder]

I got some from a garden centre today. The make was Taylors, I got Senshyu and Electric for �1.49 a pack of 50, and some shallots which started with the letter J for �2.49 for 10. Not bought or planted these before but the sets were clean, solid and healthy.

Time will tell.

[Piggle]

that's a lovely string of onions - I tried to plait my garlic but I obviously don't have the knack!

[zazen999]

I got some from a garden centre today. The make was Taylors, I got Senshyu and Electric for �1.49 a pack of 50, and some shallots which started with the letter J for �2.49 for 10. Not bought or planted these before but the sets were clean, solid and healthy.

Time will tell.

that's what I ended up getting for these 2 schools.....but some did have manky sets in them so found 3 without mouldy ones that I could see.

I suspect the person on the phone had no idea what they were actually talking about.

[arpoet]

There are 2 strings of onions in the picture.... i did 4 (2 for me and 2 for my pal).
I dont plait them, Piggle, but tie a large onion to the string and then tie 2 onions together and twist them on the siring and carry on until the string is full enough.. About 8 and 1/2 lbs per string.
onion strings.wmv - YouTube
Roger

[SarzWix]

Zaz, it might well be worth talking to Marshall's if you haven't tried them already. They do reduced prices for groups like allotment societies. Can't see why they wouldn't do it for a bunch of schools too. Might be too late now, but could be useful later?

[VirginVegGrower]

Wilkos Zaz?

[zazen999]

Wilkos Zaz?

Trying to avoid Wilkos for sets after my own white rot problem.

I'd usually wait for our own shop to get the organic ones in - as I'm only going once to these schools this term so needed them pronto.

Still - purchased now. but honestly - the girl answering the phone this morning lost a good sale. Tsk.