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Title: Onions - planted too deep?
Post by: Magnolia on March 19, 2009, 18:56:20

Hi, I followed the instructions on my pack and planted my onion sets an inch deep - soil covering them. Have I made a fatal error, should the tips poke out of the soil?
J.

Title: Re: Onions - planted too deep?
Post by: saddad on March 19, 2009, 19:31:22

No they'll be fine... :)

Title: Re: Onions - planted too deep?
Post by: Magnolia on March 19, 2009, 19:41:53

oh thanks for that - I've planted over 100.

Title: Re: Onions - planted too deep?
Post by: zigzig on March 19, 2009, 19:49:06

I hope you are fine because ,I my dad and my grand dad always pushed their onion sets just a thumbnail depth in.

They told me if I planted the whole bulb it would rot in the ground.

I have never had any problems following their instructions. Never thought to experiment to see if they had lied to me. Why would they?

Title: Re: Onions - planted too deep?
Post by: reddyreddy on March 21, 2009, 10:52:17

if you followed the instructions on the packet I'm sure they'll be fine - unlikely to rot unless the ground is seriously waterlogged. :)

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