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Well I finally put in my onion sets today after cleaning up the garden.

By this time I was exhausted and didn't dig up the soil very much, just maybe the top couple of inches and popped the onions in with the tips just showing through and some manure/compost on top.

Would this be OK or should I place some more compost over them. It's my first time so ???.

It'll be OK like that. I always mulch over the top of or around everything I can, as it's a good way of avoiding weeding.

Thanks Robert, but  was wondering whether the onions would push up rather than downwards as they grow. We have clay soil here. I'll planning to add some mulch this week over them.

I find they sometimes come out without mulch, but never with. If you don't want to mulch, I think the answer is to dib a hole and tuck them in just under the surface. Just pushing them in is asking for trouble.

I dug a little.  :o  :o Should I pull them all up and re-plant? I probably won't be able to until the weekend. I will definitely be mulching though.

They should be OK. If you mulch over the top, that should stop them pushing themselves out. Just keep an eye on them, and re-plant anything that does.

RB what do you mulch with?

Mostly grass cuttings. When the supply dries up for the winter then it's either stodge for empty beds and those with real toughies in, or dead leaves for anything at all likely to rot.