"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Ed" wrote
I've just got my onion sets for autumn planting and garlic which I'm
intending to plant out in the next couple of weeks.


Oh dear, see my comments under "Complete Newbie to veg growing".

Never done these before , so:

Do these need netting to protect against birds, as do spring planted
bulbs?

We have never netted any onions, ever. Cabbages yes, onions no.
Regards
Bob Hobden

I suspect he means to stop the birds pulling them up after planting. I never
do, I just push them back in. The birds do still peck at them so if you net
them for that reason you still can .... if you can be bothered lol! Bob is
of course correct, there is no need for fleece