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Autumn onion sets
Good morning,
On an impulse buy I purchased some onion sets yesterday that (according to the label) should be planted in the autumn. Had a look through a couple of gardening books, but there is no mention of growing onions over the winter! Does anyone know when these should be planted and when they will be mature - I'm guessing that I should put them in October / November time when I plant the garlic. Many thanks. Andrew |
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Does anyone know when these should be planted and when they will be mature - Never mind mature, plant them in large seed trays 2 inches apart, keep them well watered in the greenhouse and have some lovely "spring" onions in a few weeks time! Geoff |
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"ajr" wrote in message ... : Good morning, : : On an impulse buy I purchased some onion sets yesterday that (according to : the label) should be planted in the autumn. : : Had a look through a couple of gardening books, but there is no mention of : growing onions over the winter! : : Does anyone know when these should be planted and when they will be mature - : I'm guessing that I should put them in October / November time when I plant : the garlic. : : Many thanks. : September here in the south west to get the roots down before it gets too cold. Had a lovely crop this year : : Andrew : : |
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"ajr" wrote in message ... Good morning, On an impulse buy I purchased some onion sets yesterday that (according to the label) should be planted in the autumn. Had a look through a couple of gardening books, but there is no mention of growing onions over the winter! Does anyone know when these should be planted and when they will be mature - I'm guessing that I should put them in October / November time when I plant the garlic. Many thanks. Andrew Geoff / Robert, Many thanks for the advice - as there are a shed load of bulbs I'm going to try both options - particularly like the idea of 'spring onions' in October!! Will report back on the results in a month / the spring respectively. Cheers, Andrew |
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:00:09 GMT, "Geoff" wrote:
Does anyone know when these should be planted and when they will be mature - Never mind mature, plant them in large seed trays 2 inches apart, keep them well watered in the greenhouse and have some lovely "spring" onions in a few weeks time! Erm, OP was talking about sets not seeds ! At 99p for 50 sets in my local yesterday that'ud make for very expensive 'spring onions' ! |
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:51:43 +0100, "ajr" wrote:
Good morning, On an impulse buy I purchased some onion sets yesterday that (according to the label) should be planted in the autumn. Yep, autumn, that is about right. Had a look through a couple of gardening books, but there is no mention of growing onions over the winter! Have you looked under/searched on "Japanese Onions" ? Cos that is what they are usually known as. Does anyone know when these should be planted Autumn ! and when they will be mature - worth eating when they are big enough, ie. about mid May here. They will 'mature' ie. turn brownish on the skins about June/July -ish They don't keep/store as well as the 'normal' onions so they are not worth maturing for that purpose alone. They will only keep till about xmas giveortake a bit., whereas 'ordinary' onions will keep well into the new year (sometimes even up till the next Japanese onions are big enough to eat). I'm guessing that I should put them in October / November time that sounds more like winter to me ! brrrrr!! I usually do my Japanese Onion sets late Sep - early Oct depending on omens and feelings, some folk do them in mid Sep. Depends where you are and what kind of autumn-winter you expect. As Robert has said, it is all about giving them time to get a good root system developed (ready to turbocharge them in the spring) before winter sets in, but not _too_ much top growth. May I suggest 1/2 early and 1/2 later, then by May2006 you'll know when the best time _was_ and can tell us all ;-!)) when I plant the garlic. I usually do my garlic about the same time as you, Oct/ Nov approx, but I do the onions a few weeks/month earlier than that. Many thanks. Andrew Welcome to the club, and good luck :-) PS Excuse lateness of post, been to surplus cider drinking local fest. (it all had to be consumed to make way for new ,,, hic ,,, ) |
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Erm, OP was talking about sets not seeds ! At 99p for 50 sets in my local yesterday that'ud make for very expensive 'spring onions' ! 50 spring onions will be about 5 bunches I suppose. At 99p for 5 bunches you call that expensive? Where do you do your shopping so cheaply? G |
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:03:42 GMT, "Geoff" wrote:
Erm, OP was talking about sets not seeds ! At 99p for 50 sets in my local yesterday that'ud make for very expensive 'spring onions' ! 50 spring onions will be about 5 bunches I suppose. At 99p for 5 bunches you call that expensive? Where do you do your shopping so cheaply? Oh ! :-) buy spring onions, in a shop ? What a strange idea ! :-) I was thinking of _seed_, as per post, and even cheaper if one collects one's own ! |
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Oh ! :-) buy spring onions, in a shop ? What a strange idea ! :-)
It's not a strange idea if one does not eat many and growing just how many one needs in a seed tray from sets is a good idea. Spring onions are not expensive at 99p for 5 bunches besides which, in raised beds (largest 2.4 X 2.4 m smallest 1.2 X 1.2m), I grow things which are quite expensive - asparagus , rhubarb, strawberries. runner beans and leeks. I suppose I could make better use of my garden but with raised beds surrounded by gravel chippings I can go gardening in my slippers! Geoff |
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:36:37 GMT, "Geoff" wrote:
Oh ! :-) buy spring onions, in a shop ? What a strange idea ! :-) It's not a strange idea if one does not eat many True, but I was attempting a wee jest, (since this is a gardening place you see) hence the smiley at front and end ;-) and growing just how many one needs in a seed tray from sets is a good idea. and quicker doing that than raising them from seed, a good idea I suppose if one leads a hectc modern lifestyle ! Spring onions are not expensive at 99p for 5 bunches besides which, in raised beds (largest 2.4 X 2.4 m smallest 1.2 X 1.2m), I grow things which are quite expensive - and things like peas which are just not the same from a shop. asparagus , rhubarb, strawberries. runner beans and leeks. I suppose I could make better use of my garden but with raised beds surrounded by gravel chippings I can go gardening in my slippers! Yes. Me too, sometimes barefoot even, but on grass paths. Bit of a nuisance keeping them trimmed, one of these days I'll lay paving or gravel or something. I need a new pair of slippers tho' cos they are getting thin and yesterday a holly leaf from a tree we have just removed stabbed me right thro' the sole when I trod on it :-!( Cloth type slippers are not a good idea for gardening early in the morning, they let in the dew. But that is a good excuse to have another cuppa and wait for the dew to evaporate :-)) |
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In article , WaltA please@dontb
esilly.somewhere.com writes Cloth type slippers are not a good idea for gardening early in the morning, they let in the dew. But that is a good excuse to have another cuppa and wait for the dew to evaporate :-)) Going barefoot in the dew s supposed to be good for something. Not sure whether it's a good complexion or finding the name of your future husband. Either way, it may not feel very relevant to you ;-) -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:12:23 +0100, Kay wrote:
Going barefoot in the dew s supposed to be good for something. Not sure whether it's a good complexion or finding the name of your future husband. Either way, it may not feel very relevant to you ;-) lol ! How did you know that my complexion was perfect already ;-) |
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