Topic: onion sets

[shirlton]

Has everyone put their maincrop onion sets in yet?

[THE DOG]

Our Allotment has Allium fly so we put ours in around May, in hope to miss the fly >:(

[cornykev]

Yes Shirl 4 lines on the 8th of March.   :P

[Flighty]

I planted the first lot today, with the rest to follow later this week.

[shirlton]

Thanks mates. Will put mine in tomorrow. I am trying T&M's new White rot resistant sets. I got them with me £5 voucher.

[pumkinlover]

Oh not seen them!
I've got white rot on old plot- not sure about new one. I never grow overwintering onions in the ground only in spent compost and start onion and garlic and shallots in pots then plant out a bit later. I also use yellow sulphur in planting holes.
Would like to know how you get on with them ;)

[Unwashed]

I'll be putting mine in later this week.

[cornykev]

Oi I want some of those onion anti white rot snot resistant onion thingies.    :P

[shirlton]

The name of the onion is Santero

[pumkinlover]

Oi I want some of those onion anti white rot snot resistant onion thingies.    :P

thanks Shirl

I had an attack of white rot snot a few years ago and it's a nasty complaint! :D

[saddad]

I'm not sure "resistant" varieties is the way forward... eelworm resistant potatoes just caused a build up of eelworms in the soil. If you have to grow onions grow them in containers to avoid contamination while the soil rests... for about a decade..  :-X

[gardentg44]

mine went in 10th march,old favorites sturon and turbo,red baron going in today. ;)

[antipodes]

Yep, although it is much further south here. All of them - Stuttgarter and Jaune paille des Vertus for browns, and Red Baron reds all went in in March. I don't get white rot but sometimes bolting is a problem. last year I had loads of great onions.

[gruesome]

got mine in over the warm weekend, sturon ,stuttgarten, red baron. tried a white variety last year but they were very poor keepers.  Was also given some onions that reproduce on top of 1ft long stems like a clump of ariel shallots ??? any ideas? has anyone grown them before?

[cornykev]

Welsh onions.   ???

[calendula]

planted nearly 200 so far over the past couple of weeks the last lot will go in next week probably - could do with a gentle rain on them now  though

[detailista]

Was also given some onions that reproduce on top of 1ft long stems like a clump of ariel shallots ??? any ideas? has anyone grown them before?

sounds like walking/tree onions,  I'm hoping to try these for the first time this year too.  there's quite a few posts on here about them if you search egyptian/tree onions.

good luck :)

[chriscross1966]

  Was also given some onions that reproduce on top of 1ft long stems like a clump of ariel shallots ??? any ideas? has anyone grown them before?

A tree or top-setting onion of some description.... Egyptian tree onions most common, Catawissa's are a lot bigger, there are others..... IIRC Welsh onions sometimes topset too..