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Onions

Hi Guys

I sowed some onion, leek and spring onion seeds in january, I now have them in the greenhouse but they look a bit.........puny?

Sowed the rest today to see how they do but just wondered how yours was doing

Gx

Comments

  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    mine always look half dead when they start coming through but they soon start shoot up,just my experience though
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • lutink
    lutink Posts: 74 Forumite
    so can i! plant onions in the ground now? I am so new to this i am lost!!!!
    living for the sunshine is the only way to live
  • tigress
    tigress Posts: 28 Forumite
    simple answer is yes
    as long as the ground is not frozen
    and check every couple of days to put the ones back the birds have pulled out
  • katholicos
    katholicos Posts: 2,658 Forumite
    Mine look very wimpy too :-)
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  • theGrinch
    theGrinch Posts: 3,133 Forumite
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    as it warms up they will come on alot. I will be putting mine outside after easter.
    "enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb
  • lutink
    lutink Posts: 74 Forumite
    ok, so i'm going to hold out planting them yet....we've had a ground frost every morning so it might be better to wait, thank you guys....
    living for the sunshine is the only way to live
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