Bob Hobden wrote:
I never consider onions a difficult crop to grow or look after, they take no
more care than any other veg in fact not as much as some, leeks for example.

I've never found leeks particularly troublesome, either. I guess there's an
extra stage due to growing them to a certain size before planting out, where
onions (from sets) just go straight out ...

Apparently next year we're going to have another go at growing from seed.
Now /that/ is a bit less reliable.