Growing onions from seed

[VirginVegGrower]

Down Jaune Paille de Vertus today...fingers crossed

[BarleySugar]

My red florence onion seeds are all through and in the cold greenhouse. I planted on boxing day in a heated propagator and moved the modules out as soon as several were through. The white lisbon spring onions came through in the unheated greenhouse a couple of days later. I think I'm going to put in some more soon as they are so popular with OH and son No2. I've ordered sets for the main crop onions, but perhaps I'll be coverted to seeds if these do well this year.

[daylily]

Good thread.

I sowed some Kelsae & some Ailsa Craig seed on boxing day; the seed are still kept (in a propagator) in the airing cupboard at night time at present.

Is this the right thing to do? Or should they only be kept in here whilst they germinate?

This is my 1st attempt at growing onion from seed so welcome any feedback.

We are talking seedlings by now we think, not seeds. So they need to be out.

[rustylady]

Once your seeds have germinated they need to be out of the propagator and the airing cupboard Firefly.

[firefly]

Good thread.

I sowed some Kelsae & some Ailsa Craig seed on boxing day; the seed are still kept (in a propagator) in the airing cupboard at night time at present.

Is this the right thing to do? Or should they only be kept in here whilst they germinate?

This is my 1st attempt at growing onion from seed so welcome any feedback.

[RedThorn]

Love 'em LD but was baiting G4 with the comment We're all well thanks

[lottie dolly]

hmmm parsnips..... Doh!

do you not like them RT,or won't they grow down under,we love them,hope you and your r well,

[lottie dolly]

forgot what a shop purchased onion is like BB,have been using sets,but my ego want's my own from seed lol,and i am certainly looking after my seeds,including keeping them meeces free,the bbbbbs had a feww of all sorts last year,

[RedThorn]

hmmm parsnips..... Doh!

[bazzaboy]

Nothing can replace the annual p******s thread, lottie dolly, it's as seasonal as Spring itself but perhaps still a bit early yet? The best bit then is the exasperation of those who've seen it all before urging Site Searches versus Nothing's come up, Can you use old seed? Is it difficult? and then the entrance of the gladiators who claim to have thrown some on damp toilet paper last week, it all germinated in 10 minutes and we're having some for tea tonight, what's the problem...? I look forward to p******s thread 2012, it's the best one, bring it on! But meantime keep going with the onions, LD, give 'em some care and protection at this time of the year (particularly light once they're up and about coz daylight still in short supply) and you'll be rewarded with onions the like of which you didn't know you could grow.....

[Shadylane]

Hm, doubt it

[lottie dolly]

I tryed to grow from seed 3 year ago with no luck,but have sown some 2 weeks ago,well you cannot give up,can you,another plot holder grew some first time last year and gave me some to try,I was well chuffed with how they grew,it 's given me more confidence in succeeding this year,it was a bit like planting leeks only not deep lol,we love our onions,so the challenge is on.
is this thread going to replace the p******s one

[Leeds_lad]

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

[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)

[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!)