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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: adeymoo on July 23, 2008, 14:18:32

Title: Onion plants
Post by: adeymoo on July 23, 2008, 14:18:32
Wishing to planting something before winter, especially strawberry runners for next year I came across onion and shallot sets for sale on tinternet for planting in August along with a selection of brassica plants. I thought onion sets were for feb / march planting. Anyone planted sets in August?
Title: Re: Onion plants
Post by: adrianhumph on July 23, 2008, 14:40:25
 Hi all,
          NO :o seems far too early to me for overwintering onions, I won`t be planting mine until end of September/early October. This year had great results with electric red HEAT TREATED, these did not bolt.
                                                                Adrian
Title: Re: Onion plants
Post by: antipodes on July 23, 2008, 15:39:43
I have only just planted in the last couple of weeks my young winter brassica plants but onions? yes surely October at least...
Title: Re: Onion plants
Post by: kt. on July 23, 2008, 19:25:54
Quote from: adeymoo on July 23, 2008, 14:18:32
I thought onion sets were for feb / march planting. Anyone planted sets in August?

Plant these in September for overwintering sets ;)