My first planting of spring onions have grown to about 3 inches although
they are still very thin
and spindly. Do I now water them well or sparingly ?
I was also unsure of how to water them from seeds and onward and now I wish
to resow, what is my best
procedure? They seemed to take a very long time ( 4 weeks) to germinate , is
this usual , and will they grow faster
in warmer weather ? Obviously it is all new to me, so thanks for any hints.

I have found best results are when you have planted the seeds just try and
keep them slightly damp. Once they are shooting above 2 inches high then
water well but do not drown them. In mild spring conditions I usually find
they take about 2 weeks to germinate and depending on Varity they usually
look very thin for the 1st few weeks. Remember if you need to thin them out
they are good to eat at 3 inches high.

Stephen


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My first planting of spring onions have grown to about 3 inches although
they are still very thin
and spindly. Do I now water them well or sparingly ?
I was also unsure of how to water them from seeds and onward and now I
wish
to resow, what is my best
procedure? They seemed to take a very long time ( 4 weeks) to germinate ,
is
this usual , and will they grow faster
in warmer weather ? Obviously it is all new to me, so thanks for any
hints.

I only grew spring onions last year for the first time and they were
excellent. They did take a long time to establish (can't remember the
details), but they lasted forever. I harvested the last of them about 3
weeks ago and they tasted great. I sowed two varieties about 2 weeks ago
under a mini polytunnel and they are just looking through. One is White
Lisbon, can't remember the other. If it wasn'y for other things to grow I'd
have the whole garden in them. Green Thai Curries, Salads, Cheese
Sandwiches, Pasta......everything except my weetabix:-)
Jonny
miklol wrote in message ...
My first planting of spring onions have grown to about 3 inches although
they are still very thin
and spindly. Do I now water them well or sparingly ?
I was also unsure of how to water them from seeds and onward and now I wish
to resow, what is my best
procedure? They seemed to take a very long time ( 4 weeks) to germinate ,
is
this usual , and will they grow faster
in warmer weather ? Obviously it is all new to me, so thanks for any hints.