Too late for onion sets?

canspendnomore

I've got some onion sets which I didn't get time to plant at the right time. Would I be wasting my time planting them now? I'm only doing plants in containers as my garden appears to have been 'built' on top of tarmac, so I've only got about 6 inches of soil before I have to get the pick axe out.

If it's too late for this year, can I keep them til next or will they spoil? I don't want to waste them really, but I don't have the time to waste either.

Many thanks

Farway

Waste of time & effort IMO as you state you do not have time to waste

They will not keep until next year

Only option is plant and use as leaves as chive / onion flavouring

Personally I would put it down to experience and put them on the compost heap

savemoney

Dont onion sets keep then?

I planted onions back in late March but dont have room for using the full lot of sets I got from Wilkos

ukbill69

No point with them, they are so cheap to buy, why bother?

Zazen999

savemoney wrote: »

Dont onion sets keep then?

I planted onions back in late March but dont have room for using the full lot of sets I got from Wilkos

No they don't. By the time next March comes along they will be hollow and dry.

It will soon be time for overwintering onions.

In future, if you haven't got enough space - put them all in a seed tray as soon as you get them; plant the first ones to sprout into their final positions and pop the remaining ones anywhere you have a little space; or leave them in the seed tray and use as spring onions when they get a little bigger.

forgotmyname

I planted some a week or so back, Sprouting already.

I reckon they will grow a bit, You have them so try them.

If summer lasts they will get a decent size if not you should get some for
pickling or your salads.

rhosynbach

hi this might not work for everyone but last year i planted some this time as they were left over and did not want to waste them, they grow a bit not much i used the biggest ones and then dried and stored the rest planted them this year again and they have continued growing and are now very big so it might be worth a try..