Allotments 4 All

.

Nice bunch there Tim.

I just love spring onions but I suffer for hours after!

Hiya Tim

Nice looking onions - I have never managed a decent row of spring onions!

Whyever not I cannot imagine!  I do have onion rot on the site so maybe that is daunting me now - but for years - on different allotments/homes - never any success!  There you go!

Old Bird

;D

mine are still tiny from a spring sowing!

I grew red ones this year and they are huge like medium sized onions :o. I have found when I direct sow, germination is slow and the slugs have the ones that do germinate so this year I sowed in a 9cm pot with great results and planted them out when they were big enough to handle, sort of treated them like leek and trimmed their roots, but I did firm them in after watering. Like I've said they have grown really well, so I have sown a second set for overwintering .

Do you reckon I could plant some now and shove them in the polytunnel for use during autumn and winter?

OB

Quote from: Old bird on August 13, 2008, 12:22:28
Do you reckon I could plant some now and shove them in the polytunnel for use during autumn and winter?

You may get some for autumn if sown now because they should only take 8-10 weeks from seed to harvest.

I usually have trouble with spring onions.  I have bought some Winter Hardy White Lisbon for overwintering spring onions. See how we get on with these ::)

I couldn't grow spring onions atorl until I read the tip here of starting them off in pots, etc. - and never looked back 8)

Way to go!

I have found the best one to grow is Isakura. Seeds sown straight into the ground.

[attachment=1]

End result when pulled

[attachment=2]

Quote from: Old bird on August 13, 2008, 12:22:28
Do you reckon I could plant some now and shove them in the polytunnel for use during autumn and winter?

OB

sure why not and the polytunnel isn't necessary the few i did get going last year from a spring sowing overwintered just fine and i was harvesting them well into spring before they went to seed. I'm in Kent, not sure where you are though and whether that will make a difference, someone is sure to tell us if it will. :)

Same as Thifasmom.  I did a late sowing of ordinary White Lisbon and they overwintered fine outside.  Kept me going until the new ones came on.

Some of my mine seem to have delusions of grandeur! ;D ;D
[attachment=1]

Oh, well - mine are NOT so big then!! But much bigger than last year.

Ishikuro - yes - stays slender & better for the Chef.

I too sow in modules - in 10s - which is what you get for £1 in Tesco!

Quote from: grawrc on August 13, 2008, 15:24:14
Some of my mine seem to have delusions of grandeur! ;D ;D
[attachment=1]

thats what mine look like but red ::) i don't know what they are up to :-\

ROFL Anne....reminded of a time, v.v.v.many years ago when I went to a local show....was looking at the displays of exhibition leeks and overheard someone say "JUST LOOK at them thar spring onions!!!"

::) ;D

Must try to grow spring onions again next year looking at those lovely slim roots Tim.

As for those Isakura - wow - but do they stay mild or get really hot?

I have tried white lisbon in the past and have trouble with germination; looks like I'll have to try cells!

Are there any varieties that i could sow now for a late crop?

Quote from: Mothy on August 13, 2008, 23:14:36
I have tried white lisbon in the past and have trouble with germination; looks like I'll have to try cells!

Are there any varieties that i could sow now for a late crop?

You would get spring onions if you sowed them now in pots in your greenhouse or polytunnel.  I have just purchased these and will be sowing them next week.  Over wintering spring onions:
http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/2/13219.htm