What container for spring onions?

lynzpower

Desperate to do spring onions this year, but am growing entirely in pots and containers.

What sort of container is right for spring onions? I have heard you can do them in a bog standard seed tray- is this true? Is it deep enough?

LJM

last year i grew alot of my veg in pots and containers i used a normal deep flower container and they came up fine

midnightraven3

last year we grew spring onions in beds as well as containers, no difference in them
i was very surprised at flavour though, VERY strong, nice though, but used half the amount to bought ones in dishes, they lasted well and we had a lengthy crop, in both beds & tubs

WestonDave

They are very shallow rooting - most onions sit on top of the soil, and the roots only go down at absolute most about 2 inches. For spring onions being a lot smaller you'd get away with something like a seed tray if that's all you can manage, but obviously you may need to water more frequently.

shykins

last year i experimented with planting onions over the top of my carrots in a deep pot, theory was the carrots go down the onions come up lol. did same with the radishes and beetroots with same theory

it sort of worked ok tho i did kind of not realise quite how high the leaves can get duuh me lol

MrsB2100

I grew mine in an old window box. They grow on the surface, but they were GORGEOUS! Sooo much better than the ones you get in the shops!

TravellingAbuela

I grew some successfully in seed trays last year. Only planted a few (scrounged the seeds from SIL) as I was just experimenting really but will grow more this year now I know it works!

lynzpower

Can I jsut ask, are they ok in bright sunlight or are they better in the shade?

foxgloves

A few years ago, I bought some long plastic troughs and use them for spring onions (you can easily get 3 rows in), as well as pak choi, lettuces, rocket & mizuna. When the roots don't go all the way to the bottom, I save money on compost by putting a thick layer of yoghurt pots or old plastic flowerpots in the bottom and filling in on top. Have had good crops from these troughs.

Yorkshire_Lavender

lynzpower wrote: »

Desperate to do spring onions this year, but am growing entirely in pots and containers.

What sort of container is right for spring onions? I have heard you can do them in a bog standard seed tray- is this true? Is it deep enough?

It is possible but some nice terracotta pots would look better, also more room for root growth.

Tigerlilley1980

I did mine in a normal plant pot last year. They did absolutely fine and were lovely.