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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: suziequeue on October 16, 2010, 09:35:43 am

Title: Autumn red onions
Post by: suziequeue on October 16, 2010, 09:35:43 am

I have planted white onion sets already and wanted to do the same with red onion sets.

Questions:

Is it too late for autumn onion sets?

What breed of red onion would you recommend for autumn planting?

Susanna

Title: Re: Autumn red onions
Post by: Gordon M on October 16, 2010, 01:07:44 pm

Similar question, having black fingers rather than green, will November be too late to plant white onion sets?

Title: Re: Autumn red onions
Post by: pottsie on October 19, 2010, 08:10:44 pm

Now is fine for planting onions still, Marshalls have just delivered my Red Cross, Troy and Radar sets, along with a selection of Garlic which i will be putting in as soon as i get chance. It has worked great for me for the last two years havn't had to but any from the shops since. I do also make sure i put in plenty of wood ash before i plant.

Rob.  ;D

Title: Re: Autumn red onions
Post by: suziequeue on October 20, 2010, 07:34:54 am

Great. Thanks. I have placed my order.

We have plenty of wood ash!!!

Susanna

Title: Re: Autumn red onions
Post by: ellied on October 21, 2010, 12:37:13 pm

I bought Radar at the GC yesterday and they had Troy also, can't remember what the red ones were called but they were shooting and looked a bit worse for wear so I left them tho I'd love red onions in again as I did well with them a couple of years back..

Title: Re: Autumn red onions
Post by: egglady on October 21, 2010, 02:26:35 pm

i just planted my onin sets yesterday (Fife).  found that the red onion sets were a bit small so I've put them in modules so i can cosset them a wee bit till they are bigger and then probably plant those ones out in the spring for lifting next summer.  all the rest are directly into the ground - all 165 of them!!