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I planted some senshyu onion and white lisbon seeds about 1 1/2 months ago straight into beds for growing over winter.  They didn't grow so I decided to give them another try but in my greenhouse.  Hey presto !!  Within a week they had all grown.  Trouble is I do not know how to grow them on, whether to pot them up into bigger pots or try my luck planting them out into beds.
Any suggestions?  :-\ :-\ :-\

You put the senshyu in a little early - middle September is about as early as you need.  But anywho, did the senshyu really not grow?  They mostly just put on root with a bit of shoot later.

I've only grown white lisbon as a spring-sown spring onion.

Quote from: Unwashed on October 26, 2009, 21:46:46
I've only grown white lisbon as a spring-sown spring onion.

I bought them from Kings Seeds.  They are White Lisbon Winter Hardy sown from July to September.
The senshyu didn't do anything at all outside.

We've got  three thick rows of winter hardy White Lisbon (Kings) all up. Several of other plotholders grow them every year so we're giving it a try this year

You'll either need to keep the white lisbon in the greenhouse or harden them off for planting out. i.e. get them gradually used to the colder temperatures outdoors. I have mine outdoors covered with a fleece mini-tunnel but I'm in Scotland. What are they in just now?

Were the Senshyu seeds or sets? My sets (Shakespeare) aren't showing any top growth yet either but they'll be establishing their root system first.

put seedlings in pots or our old favourite. Toilet roll tubes,  and keep them in an unheated greenhouse and fingers crossed they should go dormant until March Or

If you can keep the frost off by using fleece, or cloches, then put a few out side. They may actually tollerate a little frost

Mostly the growing is guided by the hours of daylight, so as soon as the days get longer they should start to flourish. You may get a lot of top growth to start with though.

It is all a learning curve this gardening thing innit?

I planted my Yellow Senshyu and reds on the 20th Sept and most between 4 to 10 inches up, a few have done nothing, I will check these when the rain stops and replace if theres no root growth.   ;D ;D ;D

our long red franchi onions weren't doing too well in the trough I'd planted them in, I've transplanted them into the ground and they've picked up  ;D
you could always cloche the white lisbon if they are a bit 'soft'  ;D