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RE: Onions from seed? - Mamzie - 22-12-2020
I sowed onions from seed for the first ever time last year. I used modules and mutli sowed 5/6, but next year will reduce to 3/4 per module. High in Wales and sowed end of January, think will sow earlier in 2021 x
RE: Onions from seed? - Spec - 23-12-2020
Depending on what size you want your onions Mamzie, I have a friend who sows 3 seeds per module and let's them grow like that without thinning he then harvests 3 reasonable sized onion from that at the end of the season as there are only 2 in the house the onions are a good size for them, if there are more than 2 in your household sow 2 per module and you don't need to thin out
RE: Onions from seed? - Mamzie - 26-12-2020
Thank you , I didn't thin out as was following Charles Dowling module sowing. But I do want them bigger this year, while using the space good. I may well go with 3/4 and try to use one as a spring onion
RE: Onions from seed? - mcdood - 06-02-2021
I have some Onions - Bedfordshire Champion starting to show. Anyone else growing from seed this year?
Danny can I ask how did your Oct/Nov sowings go?
RE: Onions from seed? - Broadway - 06-02-2021
(06-02-2021, 08:40 AM)mcdood Wrote: I have some Onions - Bedfordshire Champion starting to show. Anyone else growing from seed this year?Hiya Mcdood
Danny can I ask how did your Oct/Nov sowings go?
Crap
I reverted to sets popped in modules.
RE: Onions from seed? - mcdood - 06-02-2021
Ouch
You'd need to be able to supply some warmth and lights to start them that early. Early Feb works about right for me for seeds.
Sets are a lot easier to get going but I get a lot of bolting especially with reds and I also like the wider variety choice with seed.
You could maybe try sowing direct or in modules outside around middle to end of March if you have some seeds left and the will
RE: Onions from seed? - Vinny - 06-02-2021
I grow most of my onions from sets. The one exception are the spring planted red sets which always bolt for me.
To counteract this I sow (just sown some a couple of days ago) red, what I call torpedo onions in the spring. They usually perform well for me and have a sweet taste which makes wonderful onion gravy.
RE: Onions from seed? - mcdood - 06-02-2021
Are they the ones sometimes called banana shallots Vinny which I think are actually onions? I grow these too, zebrune variety.
RE: Onions from seed? - Broadway - 06-02-2021
(06-02-2021, 09:46 AM)mcdood Wrote: OuchLast year was the first year planting on the plot and I grew sets, still eating the onions so we were well pleased with the returns
You'd need to be able to supply some warmth and lights to start them that early. Early Feb works about right for me for seeds.
Sets are a lot easier to get going but I get a lot of bolting especially with reds and I also like the wider variety choice with seed.
You could maybe try sowing direct or in modules outside around middle to end of March if you have some seeds left and the will
I'll see where I am towards the end of March before deciding on seeds. With all the different perennial alliums I have on the go I may have my hands full
RE: Onions from seed? - Vinny - 06-02-2021
(06-02-2021, 11:50 AM)mcdood Wrote: Are they the ones sometimes called banana shallots Vinny which I think are actually onions? I grow these too, zebrune variety.I have grown Zebrune in the past which are a true shallot . These are Red Onion Tropea Rossa Lunga from Franchi seeds, not sure if they are the same as Long Red Florence , but similar.