Topic: Spring onion glut

[elhuerto]

Any suggestions for dealing with a glut of spring onions - do they store well?

Cheers!

[elvis2003]

have you picked them yet? if not,they store well in the ground so you can use as required...

[elhuerto]

No, not yet - picking as needed up to now but must have got carried away early Summer with the planting. I did stagger them but haven't been able to keep up.

[elvis2003]

youve done well then! i always find them tricky to get going. I have left them in the ground for ages and ages so youll be ok,they are like leeks in that they just sit there his time of year

[elhuerto]

Thanks a lot. It was following some advice on a thread here about sowing 6 to a cell and planting the whole plug that worked (too) well for me.

[Duke Ellington]

Well done ~ its great that it worked for you. I might try the plug method  next year :)

Duke

[BarriedaleNick]

Yeah I followed the same advice and it worked well for me too..
I hope Im not wrong but I think it was Chriscross66 who suggested it - I am going to try it with some overwintered onions as well..

[kippers garden]

Thanks a lot. It was following some advice on a thread here about sowing 6 to a cell and planting the whole plug that worked (too) well for me.

Me too, it's the first time i've managed to grow spring onions and my kids love them

[1066]

yup another one who picked up on that tip - it might have been Tim, but I'm not sure  :)
I have a few in the ground, and they are still looking good

Re the other great tip I got on here - about picking the 1st fruit to form on cucumber plants, to let the plant grow etc. Now that was a top tip, and I'm still eating cucumbers  :D

[chriscross1966]

Thanks a lot. It was following some advice on a thread here about sowing 6 to a cell and planting the whole plug that worked (too) well for me.

Oops.... sorry...... ;D

[pigeonseed]

I accidentally stored some - it was just the tiny white bulb, they got lost in among some other onions and were fine months later! 

[terrier]

I leave them in the ground until I want them, as long as they don't run to seed, they'll be happy to stay in the ground all winter.