Too early for onions?

Sunnyday

Zazen999 wrote: »

I sow seeds now, for my april onions and grow them under cloches all winter.

You don't need to dry them to eat; you do need to dry them to store.

Thanks so much for this, i`ll plant some seeds in the next few days and cross my fingers. I`ve only once tried onions from seed and they wern`t sucessful and i`ve used sets ever since.

Your post has made me want to try again

SD

Zazen999

Sunnyday wrote: »

Thanks so much for this, i`ll plant some seeds in the next few days and cross my fingers. I`ve only once tried onions from seed and they wern`t sucessful and i`ve used sets ever since.

Your post has made me want to try again

SD

Best way - sow a pinch of seed into modules, leave until the roots fill the module, separate out by trimming back the roots, plant into soil [add sand if clayey and fork in], water, cloche around October time and pretty much leave them be until March [I'll let you weed once around Feb time] and then loosen the soil gently round them, give them a good sprinkle of root veg organic feed, water and cover them up again until April. Then start picking.

s4lvatore

i know this sounds silly, but what do they look like when they are ready? Am I suppose to see a bit of the onion through the soil?

Zazen999

s4lvatore wrote: »

i know this sounds silly, but what do they look like when they are ready? Am I suppose to see a bit of the onion through the soil?

They look like onions? Have you planted them a bit too deep?

the foliage dies back and falls over; and then that's the time to dig them up and leave them to dry.

s4lvatore

Yes I may have planted them a bit deep.

Some of the folage has fallen over but it still looks healthy though.

SallyForth_2

kiwichick wrote: »

I bought in a load of red onions, large white, shallots and garlic yesterday. The garlic I've been advised to clean and leave as it will be fine as is but to dry the onions. I've seen lovely braided strings before now but they look entirely too hard for me so am going to tie them with string. Will end up with them hanging all over the house as there is so many. Any advice on how long I leave them to dry for????

Many Thanks in advance,
Al x

Try old (and clean obviously) ladies tights. Stuff the onions in and hang them up. That's old tights, not old ladies tights - lol