Author Topic: Onion Sets! Am I to late to plant? (Read 15158 times)

slugcatcher · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:47:45 »

I am busy Kitty
Moving that fast i dont leave a trail ::)

A mixture of Lincolne and Liverpool must be frightening, ;D
I had better keep moving ;D

Sorry Kitty it wont be fully planted but a harvest is expected (fingers crossed)

Ron

the_snail · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:50:44 »

Its all slugs and snails so far on this page :D

slugcatcher · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:53:25 »

Hope no one brings the salt

the_snail · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2005, 18:13:36 »

I have come to realise that the onions will catch up. I am going to plant them in the next few days. Hopefully all in by wednesday next week. I have 302 onion sets to plant :o

Thats not including the red onions. As you may have realised I like growing and eating onions. Thats why I am or was gettting rather panicy.

kitty · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2005, 19:23:15 »

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A mixture of Lincolne and Liverpool must be frightening,

you better beleive it sluggy! ;) ;D
i am apussycat really! :-*

the_snail · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2005, 22:10:58 »

Just to say that all my maincrop onions are in! The first bit of good weather and 6 hours later with a broken back and sunburn they are all in :D Lets see what sort a crop I get. I must confess I am not the onlyone with onions just going in on my site most of the onions are not showing through yet on the other plots. So hopefully being it is warmer and is going to be damp they should shoot off. Lets see shall we. I will keep you all informed!

the_snail · « **Reply #26 on:** September 15, 2005, 05:57:31 »

Ok as promised an update. Better late than never ::)

I have harvested the onions and they where not the best. It is because the wind had blown over the tops of the onions and stopped them from growing on. Also I think I left the weeds to grow around them to much so they zapped all of the moisture and nutrients :-\ O well ::) As the saying goes there is always next year.

Sarah-b · « **Reply #27 on:** September 15, 2005, 11:39:17 »

Or- don't wait until next year - do some overwintering onions this year, for harvesting before the maincrop are ready next year. I am evangelical about overwintering onion sets after my fabulous success with them this year.
The sets are available in garden centres now, for planting in the Autumn. Then they seem to bulb up nicely at the beginning of june.
They don't keep as well as the maincrop - so just do a couple of rows to tide you over...

Sarah.

Crash · « **Reply #28 on:** September 15, 2005, 18:41:51 »

I think I overdid it buying 1kg of onion sets! Ah well I am new to this!

All my neighbours can have some..

hemajo · « **Reply #29 on:** September 16, 2005, 09:17:50 »

Quote from: wardy on September 15, 2005, 19:42:41

Onions as with shoes - you can't have too many ;D

I'm with you there, Wardy!

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #30 on:** September 16, 2005, 16:01:49 »

I bought 2Kg of sets yesterday, and I'll have another 2 Kg of the 'normal' sort in the spring. We eat loads.

BAGGY · « **Reply #31 on:** September 16, 2005, 17:24:49 »

I haven't even bought my sets yet. Skates on baggy.

the_snail · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2005, 18:36:07 »

Baggy I think you have got plenty of time yet!

Robert, yes we eat loads of onions as they are good for you and there is nothing like the sweet taste of an allotment grown onion on your salad :)

The_Snail

the_snail · « **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2005, 21:29:27 »

Mine are still on the shops shelf :P :)

The_Snail

Derekthefox · « **Reply #34 on:** September 22, 2005, 08:58:15 »

I went into Wilkinsons a couple of days ago, couldn't find any sets anywhere. But I am not in any rush, for the ground is still occupied by the sweetcorn ...

Sometime in October will be fine by me.

Derekthefox :D

kitty · « **Reply #35 on:** September 22, 2005, 16:52:12 »

derek-i rang wilkos up the other day to ask when they'd be in and apparently they dont have them....i thought tey did in the past...
anyway-the garden centres have got them in now....

murielh · « **Reply #36 on:** September 22, 2005, 20:26:02 »

Hi there,I also live in stoke on trent,and have just taken on an allotment,but unfortunatley for me it was too late to plant anything.so will have to wait until next spring.

bupster · « **Reply #37 on:** September 22, 2005, 21:14:09 »

No it's not! I'm still shovelling stuff in, though whether it'll grow is a different matter :) Clear some beds, you can get spinach in, plant stuff to overwinter, onions, garlic etc. I'm pretty new to this and rather daft (see blog below for proof) but plenty of people on these boards can advise you better; you'll get bored if you have to wait till spring!

There's one person, can't remember who, seems to grow nearly as much in the winter as they do in the summer :D

This person is not me.

supersprout · « **Reply #38 on:** September 22, 2005, 21:29:55 »

Agree with bupster, get onion sets, winter radish, winter spinach in now - the weeds don't grow so fat in winter! ;D

kitty · « **Reply #39 on:** September 22, 2005, 22:38:01 »

i award The Bupster the Medal For Eternal Optimism!
;D
muriel-feel free to..ahem!''shovell stuff ina la bupster-but a sure fire grower in winter are the overwintering onions they're in the garden centers now-they'll be ready from about april-and garlic -put it in in october(merlinsmum says thats the time)
o-and you can still shovell muck onto your veg plot-and come on here-teas at 3 and bring a packet of biccys!
kitty

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