Topic: has anyone else planted their onion sets yet?

[ed dibbles]

Got about 150 onion sets in today at last, about three weeks later than usual. The lottie soil was so wet and cold before but the dry weather has dried and broken it up nicely.

April showers next week with temperatures getting back to normal so tomorrow it will be the rest of the onions sets ,about 50 more, and get the parsnip seeds in. (parsnip plank method as usual).

With the early broad bean plants already planted and peas/broad beans sown along with the Jerusalem artichokes planted in february the allotment is beginning to be a place of hope again.

There are also loads of things in the G/H waiting for their time in the sun

[Tee Gee]

Still some snow on my plots yet so i though i would push start them ready for when the ground is workable so potted them up into cell trays this morning to get them set off as you can see here;

[ed dibbles]

They look good. At least the birds can't get to them in there on your bench. After last year's poor onion crop this year just has to be better (says hopefully).

[telboy]

Late report for 'basfordlad',
Hope your crop is doing OK, I counted my numbers today & found 85% success & growing strongly. Not bad for surviving such a god awful start to the growing year & direct planting!  I'll keep growing 'Stuttgarter'.

[Nomspatch]

Sturon in about 2 1/2 weeks ago and going well 3-4 inches high now..

[Aden Roller]

Still some snow on my plots yet so i though i would push start them ready for when the ground is workable so potted them up into cell trays this morning to get them set off as you can see here;

Mine were done the same way - ready to go out onto the plot anytime soon. Shooting nicely. 

[cornykev]

Another 55 in yesterday with a few more to go.   

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mine are in, but so far showing no sign of growth. The shallotts, which have been in for several weeks, are just beginning to sprout.