Topic: Anyone planted their onion sets yet?

[Chris Graham]

I was thinking of planting my onion sets today as the weather seems quite nice.

We have had a lot of rain so the plot is looking a bit wet, think I should leave it for another few weeks?

Also are onions hardy? 

Thanks

Chris

[Old bird]

Hi Chris,

I planted mine 2 weeks ago!  I live down south west corner surrounded by sea - so possibly warmer here!   They are hardy though and the only thing they don't like is constant wet and cold when they are starting off!  Mine are still not through yet though!

I don't think they hurt if you do plant them later !

Good luck

Old Bird ;D

[calendula]

I'll be doing mine after the first earlies, broad beans, second earlies, first peas - then the onions, so there is time - there is always time  :)

[betula]

Snow next week,I will wait a bit longer ;D

[saddad]

In cells in a cold Greenhouse...
 ;D

[Thegoodlife]

im waiting too as there is snow on the way ive started them off in seed trays with compost and they are good to go in but with the threat of the snow im waiting till next weekend.
 ;D

[sawfish]

End of march beginning of april for me. I have some senshyu overwintering onions in but they're exactly the same size as they were in November. Which is worrying!

[saddad]

They'll be fine Sawfish... they get their rootsout over winter which you can't see but allows them to grow quickly once it warms up!
 ;D

[Busby]

Why so early? These are surely meant to be harvested to last through the winter, if you put them in now they'll be ready in July. I put mine in about the middle of April so that they keep through until finished in August/Sept and stored till spring. Of course I put a lot in in October so I'll be harvesting them continually from April through May before pulling out for storage.

[caseylee]

I have put mine in newspaper pots about three weeks ago to get the roots started, they are in a cold greenhouse at the moment, but won't plant them out till another 3 weeks.  I have done red barons and sturons, and my jap onions

[Chris Graham]

Well there in!  ;)

Thought I would just get it done now, as I had success this time last year, and what with a baby on the way may not have time later.

[manicscousers]

silver moon sets went in today, just not got the room for any more things to come on, they were sprouting  ;D

[sawfish]

I suppose if you get some in now, you can put more in in a couple of months so you'll have more maturing throughout the season.

[cambourne7]

SNOW !!

:( though the weather was supposed to be getting better!"!

I have a job to do tomorrow to clean out my mini greenhouse and get it planted up with some bits and peices for planted when i am back in the country on the weekened of 14th or begining april inc some onion seed but sets went in well before christmas and are popping up nicly.

Cam

[Robert_Brenchley]

Haven't had time yet. I've almost finished hedge chopping, and once the horrible job is out of the way I'll have time for planting.

[Petera]

All mine are in, finished putting them in yesterday. Snow forcast  for tomorrow,well never mind. :P

[ThomsonAS]

Thought about planting a bag of sets that have started sprouting but decided to dig  and add a dressing of fish blood and bone instea.instead and hang back for another week.  For all the stuff about global warming, I'm still being cautious!

[kt.]

I won't have much time for planting this year due to work commitments. So I put some in at the end of Jan. Yes yes, I know it is way too early. Sods law, I now have an extra 2 weeks free end of March when I could of put them in. Umming and arring as to wether or not to dig them over and put in new ones now.

[morton]

I was always taught that if you got them in the ground too early and you got a cold spell then they have a tendancy to bolt.

[cornykev]

Mine went in two weeks ago, early I know, when I checked my diary from last year, I put them in March 17th, why bother having a diary if I don't check it first.   ??? ??? ??? :P     ;D ;D ;D