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Is it too early to put my red onion sets, shallots and garlic in?
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Living where you do you will probably find your plants get too big and soft before the winter sets in and will not stand the cold weather. Onion sets will likely run to seed. I plant onion sets and garlic in mid October and shallots in December.Comment
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i planted onion seeds this spring and they're now all about the size of the sets i've just bought. can i pull up the seed grown ones now, store them and replant them ? i know it's not the best idea, but i want to move them as the place they are is not really ideal, and i want to clear it sooner rather than later so i can make it more ideal.Comment
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I've put my overwintering onion sets in cell trays, hoping to get some roots on them before planting on the lottie to give them a fighting chance. The garlic I will hold off for a couple of weeks, then that will get the same treatment. Shallots are normally planted in spring, February or March.Comment
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Thanks,
I'll wait a bit longer.Comment
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I planted my shallots in Oct/Nov with the garlic and overwintering onion sets and I they came out fine; nice sized bulbs. I'll be replanting some of them next month for next year's harvest.Originally posted by rustylady View PostComment
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I planted my Radar onion sets last weekend - going on holiday soon so wanted them in before I forgot.
I'm waiting until after we get back before putting in my garlic.
My thinking is that the onions will mature early to give me a crop before my maincrop onions (Ailsa Craig) are ready in August/September next year
The garlic (shop bought) will probably be ready for harvesting some time in July if previous years experience is anything to go byArtificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity
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I live in fife in Scotland - do you think it is too early to plant my onion sets and garlic yet?Comment
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Mine are in too - I didn't even think about waiting
, but too late now, will just have to wait and see what happens.
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Was once told that they go in on the shortest day and out on the longest, but I've not tried it.
Mine will all be going in at the beginning of November.Bob Leponge
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Not planting any onion sets this year as am growing all from seed. Have sown some in pots but they're not going in the ground for a while yet. Garlic will go in mid October - no room in the bed until then anyway.
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I have three different types of japanese onions which I have started clump planting, little and often as land becomes available.
I also have senshyu seedlings which will be planted as soon as they start to become potbound!
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My onions are going in this weekend whether they like it or not.
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