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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Caroline1 on December 10, 2015, 10:48:25 pm

Title: Should I plant the onions?
Post by: Caroline1 on December 10, 2015, 10:48:25 pm

I still have a bag of autumn planting onions I haven't had chance to plant. Not sure if I should now hold off til spring in case they rot or to go for it and just plant them? Thoughts?  ???

Title: Re: Should I plant the onions?
Post by: Fleecewife on December 11, 2015, 12:42:06 am

Same here - I will plant mine.  Overwintering onions are different from spring planting, so no point in keeping them over til spring.   It's garlic you can plant either in autumn or spring.

Title: Re: Should I plant the onions?
Post by: Marches Farmer on December 11, 2015, 08:20:41 am

You might need to push them down again if frost raises them before they've got a good root system.

Title: Re: Should I plant the onions?
Post by: cloddopper on December 24, 2015, 01:35:11 am

Because of it being so warm & wet I've decided to not do any over wintering of leeks , onions or garlic this year as both conditions seem to lead to lots of them bolting around mid march next year .
 T'would be interesting to have follow up posts by you guys & gals to this thread around the middle of May next year to see if my thoughts are sound or stupid .

Title: Re: Should I plant the onions?
Post by: Caroline1 on December 26, 2015, 12:38:43 pm

Well I did go and plant mine and they have started growing, I do hope it doesn't lead to bolting, but let's wait and see

Title: Re: Should I plant the onions?
Post by: devonlady on December 27, 2015, 11:41:32 am

If they look like bolting (and some may) pull and use them.