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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: the_snail on November 14, 2011, 10:50:08

Title: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: the_snail on November 14, 2011, 10:50:08: I was bought some winter onion sets last week. I normally plant my winter onion sets last week in September. Is it to late to plant winter onion sets middle of November ??? ???

Thanks all :)
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: RenishawPhil on November 14, 2011, 10:52:39: Still ok to plant. Esp as its been quite mild
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: the_snail on November 14, 2011, 10:55:05: Quote from: notts_phil on November 14, 2011, 10:52:39
Still ok to plant. Esp as its been quite mild

Great thanks. I will try and get down the allotment this week and bung some in :)
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: kt. on November 15, 2011, 00:40:33: I was late by planting mid November last year. I put a cloche over them to play catch up and ended up with better crop than some other plotholders.
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: Aden Roller on November 15, 2011, 01:08:56: I think the weather is more a factor than the month. As already said... should be fine.

I still haven't got my elephant garlic in - normally done early October.
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: the_snail on November 15, 2011, 13:23:31: Quote from: Aden Roller on November 15, 2011, 01:08:56
I think the weather is more a factor than the month. As already said... should be fine.

I still haven't got my elephant garlic in - normally done early October.

Good point about the weather. This year we have had rubbish tomatoes as there has been no sun and it has been a cool summer in my opinion. So the weather played a big factor in my tomatoe crops this year. Also my summer seed onions where rubbish and they are normally better than set type onions >:(
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: pg on November 15, 2011, 13:57:56: Just put my onion sets & garlic in last week and covered with hay and some grass clippings.
Title: Re: Is there still time to plant winter onion sets??
Post by: Aden Roller on November 15, 2011, 16:14:40: Quote from: the_snail on November 15, 2011, 13:23:31
Quote from: Aden Roller on November 15, 2011, 01:08:56
I think the weather is more a factor than the month. As already said... should be fine.

I still haven't got my elephant garlic in - normally done early October.

Good point about the weather. This year we have had rubbish tomatoes as there has been no sun and it has been a cool summer in my opinion. So the weather played a big factor in my tomatoe crops this year. Also my summer seed onions where rubbish and they are normally better than set type onions >:(

I know what you mean... my butternut squash crop was something to be hidden not shouted about this year :(