Onion sets- when should bulbs swell?

**rustylady** · 01-06-2008, 06:42 PM

Spring planted sets and seeds don't swell or mature until late summer. These are the sort of onions you can either use fresh or store overwinter. Autumn planted sets are maturing or bulbing about now,and you can use them as soon as they're big enough. However, they don't store well.

**ChrisE** · 02-06-2008, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by rustylady View Post

Spring planted sets and seeds don't swell or mature until late summer. These are the sort of onions you can either use fresh or store overwinter. Autumn planted sets are maturing or bulbing about now,and you can use them as soon as they're big enough. However, they don't store well.

thanks rustylady,

thats what I hoped to hear but wasn't sure.

Chris.

**Winged one** · 03-06-2008, 06:50 AM

This is my first year having autumn sown sets, and they are now at a stage that I am starting to use them (nicely swelled). However, both of my areas of spring sown sets are plenty green but showing no signs of bulbing up yet. I am not expecting to start using these until the autumn ones are gone, as these are the ones that I was able to save well last summer and I have the last 4 still in the kitchen to finish off - hence starting to harvest this years as well!!

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