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fruit and veg sowing onions.

Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
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February issue GW mag, Monty, says if its too cold and wet to get your onions sets in, (it IS, heavy rain and winds) you can put them into a seed tray, first, make a small indentation, place the bulb, it doesnt mention watering the compost before or after, so has anyone tried this method, if so, dry or damp compost.

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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    I would think you must water them, otherwise what’s the difference between keeping them in a cool dry place and putting them into cool dry compost??
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923
    i do that anyway as it produces roots that stop blackbirds janking them out of the ground when you do get them outside
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Aaha... I happened to have Monty’s Complete Gardener within reach... these definitely look wet!

    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970
    I grow in cells, and place the tray in a solid tray part filled with water, this soaks up through the compost, don't indent the compost, when I plant the sets I push them into the compost.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Thanks folks, I have never had any problem with birds removing my onions.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Have just had a look at the onions, and several have in fact got roots an inch long!
  • chris 172chris 172 Posts: 403


    Hi hi all I always start my sets off in modules just my way of getting off to a good start then plant when they have a root on. It does stop the birds from pulling them up
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