Growing onions from seed

[Poolcue]

I will have to start my Bedfordshire Champions soon

[Piggle]

I started my onion before christmas a couple of days before Christmas andthey are at the needingto be pricked out stage.

I'm following the bio dynamic calender this year so they were planted on a root day and will be pricked out on the next one.

[daylily]

Just as well, since they are a bulb.

[zazen999]

I started my onion before christmas a couple of days before Christmas andthey are at the needingto be pricked out stage.

I'm following the bio dynamic calender this year so they were planted on a root day and will be pricked out on the next one.

See, I don't prick out - I just let them grow until they go outside in March/Aoril

[Shadylane]

I don't either, but then I nicked that idea of here, probably Zazen. I do like how they look growing in clusters. One of the veterans asked if they were some kind of shallot. They think my ways are strange.

[Tripmeup]

My plan is to sow 4 or 5 seeds spaced out per module and then leave them to germinate and grow on..Then when big enough, I am going to plant out in their clumps (adding some fish bonemeal) without seperating them out and leave them alone to their own devices..sound ok?

[VirginVegGrower]

Yep, that's my method this year, just leaving out the feed.

[chris]

That's what I did with some sown last August. I'll do it again shortly too

[horticultural_hobbit]

Going to try VVG's sturon at the weekend. In the Wendy house, if it is still there.

[Piggle]

See, I don't prick out - I just let them grow until they go outside in March/Aoril

Mine arent in modules they are in a half size seed tray. Deffo will be doing the next batch in modules though...sounds so much easier.

[Shadylane]

Mine arent in modules they are in a half size seed tray. Deffo will be doing the next batch in modules though...sounds so much easier.

It is. The roots all knit together and when they're ready you just lift them out and plonk em in the ground. Then they push each other apart as they grow.

[zazen999]

Mine arent in modules they are in a half size seed tray. Deffo will be doing the next batch in modules though...sounds so much easier.

They don't have to be in modules to not prick out - you can leave a half sized seed tray to carry on growing and just pull the seedlings apart when you are ready to plant out. There really is no need to add an extra fiddly stage with onions.

[RedThorn]

My 2yr old son kindly dead headed my red onion flowers for me and they were almost ready too sigh!(Couldn't get too cross with him as he was so proud of "helping"me and offered hem up to me like a rare treasure...git!)

[singleseeder]

My 2yr old son kindly dead headed my red onion flowers for me and they were almost ready too sigh!(Couldn't get too cross with him as he was so proud of "helping"me and offered hem up to me like a rare treasure...git!)

Ah, wait 'till he is older though. My ex-husband, pulled up a whole row of french beans, and proudly said he'd weeded for me. I did get just a bit cross! That was nearly forty years ago (and, note ex-husband)

[Leeds_lad]

Put my onion seeds in yesterday. there's just something more gratifying from growing from seed than bulbs =)