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Title: Overwintering onions?
Post by: lottie lou on October 18, 2013, 20:08:03
Wilkos are selling a bag of mixed onion setts - red, white and yellow.  Can I assume that these are for overwintering or are they just being a bit previous for their spring offerings?
Title: Re: Overwintering onions?
Post by: bluecar on October 18, 2013, 20:27:05
It's far to early for the stores to be offering spring sets as the in store temperatures would not allow them to last that long. I think you can safely assume they are overwintering.
Title: Re: Overwintering onions?
Post by: lottie lou on October 18, 2013, 20:56:05
Thanks, was hoping that was the case.
Title: Re: Overwintering onions?
Post by: gavinjconway on October 18, 2013, 21:01:30
Your best bet would be to read the growing instructions   :sign13: You never know if they found them left over from Spring or not!!
Title: Re: Overwintering onions?
Post by: manicscousers on October 19, 2013, 08:34:16
We planted these last winter, must admit, the whites weren't very good, they went mouldy. The others were ok :-)
Title: Re: Overwintering onions?
Post by: steve76 on October 19, 2013, 15:49:23
I planted 2 packets of them last year very hit and miss, but you get what you pay for  :tongue3:
Title: Re: Overwintering onions?
Post by: bluecar on October 19, 2013, 16:11:06
After losing quite a few over the winter period, I now start them off in modules ant plant them once the tips have got to a couple of inches and the root is established