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David in Normandy[_8_] · 08-04-2011, 07:04 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 07/04/2011 23:21, wrote:
wrote:
Fed up with the birds hooking out and scattering the Onion Sets each year,
SWMBO, 'The Gardener' of the house, has planted the Onion Sets in Plug Size
trays. We don't need a lot, in fact we can't plant a lot as we only have a
small garden.

Anyone else tried this and does it work?

AND, do they come out of the plugs OK?

Not going to answer the question you asked, but .. I've always planted my
onions a bit deeper than they're meant to go, and have rarely had a problem
with any going missing.

Ditto that. Perhaps one in every fifty onions gets relocated by the
birds - and there is no shortage of birds here! Apparently the oldsters
trick is to trim off the top dead bits of onion sets prior to planting
them so the birds aren't tempted to pull them. That is probably less
hassle than setting them in plug trays. Personally I just plant them so
the tip is barely out of the ground. By the time they've rooted and
start to grow the tops of the bulbs soon appear above the surface of the
ground anyway - which I gather is important to help them ripen.

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David in Normandy.
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