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Title: Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?
Post by: raisedbedted on January 30, 2008, 10:47:52

Hi everyone,

I have a few bags of onion sets and was wondering whether it is best to plant them soon or wait until march time. If I do wait until march time then my book recommends keeping them somewhere cool and light to stop them sprouting whereas I would have thought somewhere cool and dark.

What are you doing?

Many thanks...

RBT

Title: Re: Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?
Post by: markfield rover on January 30, 2008, 11:25:58

I think(?) they may start sprouting in the dark.

Title: Re: Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?
Post by: Carls3168 on January 30, 2008, 11:56:51

Hiya,

So long as your soil doesn't get water logged then you shoud be fine to plant them straight out now, all mine went out early Feb last year and were fine.

Title: Re: Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?
Post by: kenkew on January 30, 2008, 20:02:51

If you decide to store, then treat them as you would seed spuds, cool and light...NOT direct sun.

Title: Re: Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?
Post by: cornykev on January 31, 2008, 19:14:15

Just took mine out of the drawer. ::) ::) ::) :-X ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?
Post by: Lauren S on January 31, 2008, 19:43:22

I have mine in loo rolls and they seem happily growing away. Will transplant at the lottie when this horrible wind and rain stops ::)

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