Author Topic: has anyone else planted their onion sets yet? (Read 7113 times)

RenishawPhil · « **on:** March 11, 2013, 13:29:14 »

Put mine I'm last Monday on a lovely day before this artic blast.

Anyone else. They should be ok I hope!
Also planted my shallotts to

jimtheworzel · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2013, 14:04:50 »

why all the rush, you can only eat em once, that's if they don't bolt ?

RenishawPhil · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2013, 14:06:35 »

Ive always planted onions Begining of march that's all.

Flighty · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2013, 14:32:40 »

I agree with Jim. I'll be planting mine later in the month providing ground conditions and the weather are okay.

goodlife · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2013, 15:04:01 »

I've only 'done' my shallot sets, but those are in GH and planted into modules. I'm sitting tight even with seed sowing..no early rush this year. BRRRR...its cold!

RenishawPhil · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2013, 15:07:23 »

Yes definately doing seed sowing later this year.

Will the onions be ok with this chill?

BarriedaleNick · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2013, 15:19:12 »

They should be OK - onions are fairly frost tolerent.

caroline7758 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2013, 16:09:11 »

Put mine in last weekend.

cudsey · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2013, 19:11:37 »

I am still waiting delivery from Thompson & Morgan for onion sets also seed potatoes, always ordered from them but delivery seems to be taking quite a long time this year, still its tried to snow on and off today here in Yorks, but I would like to get them in soon ....cudsey

RenishawPhil · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2013, 19:36:01 »

I checked one I put in Monday and its sprouting roots already

ed dibbles · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2013, 19:54:01 »

Still waiting for the right conditions for planting. Maybe in the next week or so.....Maybe....

RenishawPhil · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2013, 19:55:42 »

Apparantly due another cold Spell at end or month!!

manicscousers · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2013, 20:00:03 »

After this cold snap

Ian Pearson · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2013, 20:13:48 »

If onion sets start growing, and then get a cold period, they can read that as a winter season. As they are biennial, they may then try to set seed instead of bulb up, thinking it is year two.
Best to wait until you can be confident of warm conditions before planting. Shallots and garlic are fine though, as are the special onion varieties bred for autumn planting.

RenishawPhil · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2013, 20:28:44 »

Hopefully they won't think tht as just putting a few roots out.

But it happened last year when they had been doing well when we gor the awful April.!!

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 12, 2013, 00:24:52 »

Last years weird weather casued osme of my seed-grown onions to bolt.... I'd have thought sets would have it worse...

carolinej · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2013, 07:43:18 »

Not yet. No scientific reason, just too cold for me

Digeroo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2013, 08:27:59 »

Yoo cold for me too.

cornykev · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2013, 19:40:44 »

I put some in at the weekend and will continue to do so, staggering them for the next few weeks, the reds will go in at the end of March.

gavinjconway · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2013, 21:49:23 »

I have some in modules getting good roots in the GH.. Will plant them out when the cold spell goes towards the end of the month. Then maybe another packet direct in mid april along with my seedlings when they are big enough.

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