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Title: onions - when to plant?
Post by: RowenaBland on January 08, 2013, 19:53:15

I'm a bit confused about when to put my onions in the ground. I hear they have a long growing season. would I be right to put some in Feb/March time. I'm an allotment newbie!

Title: Re: onions - when to plant?
Post by: cornykev on January 08, 2013, 19:57:22

Usually early March, weather permitting, but as the seasons go on its harder to judge.   :wave:

Title: Re: onions - when to plant?
Post by: RowenaBland on January 08, 2013, 21:12:33

Thanks, keen to get some planting going

Title: Re: onions - when to plant?
Post by: powerspade on January 09, 2013, 09:49:19

I try to get my shallots in at the end of February and Onions in early March but its up to the weather. One thing with all the rain we`ve had the nutruients would have been leaching out of the soil so before planting a dressing of Growmore about 2 weeks before should help and a sprinkle of Chicken pellets after they been growing about 6 weeks.