Topic: Onions - planted too deep?

[Magnolia]

Hi, I followed the instructions on my pack and planted my onion sets an inch deep - soil covering them.  Have I made a fatal error, should the tips poke out of the soil?
J.

[saddad]

No they'll be fine...  :)

[Magnolia]

oh thanks for that - I've planted over 100.

[zigzig]

I hope you are fine because ,I my dad and my grand dad always pushed their onion sets just a thumbnail depth in.

They told me if I planted the whole bulb it would rot in the ground.

I have never had any problems following their instructions. Never thought to experiment to see if they had lied to me. Why would they?

[reddyreddy]

if you followed the instructions on the packet I'm sure they'll be fine - unlikely to rot unless the ground is seriously waterlogged. :)