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Pot grown spring onions

Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
in Fruit & veg
Has anyone tried growing spring onions indoors in pots during the winter. 
I have a packet of spring onion Performer, which they suggest can be sown under glass or indoors during Jan., Feb., Oct., Nov., and Dec. Outdoors the rest of the year.
I am going to give it a try.


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  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Be interested to hear how you get on. I've never successfully grown spring onions in my heavy soil but a lighter potting compost might be the way to go🙂
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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Yes.. but not like you.  I buy spring onions from the shop, cut off the bottoms with about two inches of stem, then pop them in a glass of water.  Within a week the roots are long enough to plant into the soil.  They will grow up and provide plenty of fresh green growth on a sunny windowsill all winter.  A cut-and-come-again.  I pack them in with only an inch or two between the plants, as it's fresh soil and I don't intend to grow them big.  I pitch them out in the spring and do the same thing again, but direct in the raised bed and further spacing for a spring/summer/fall crop.  

    When I have tried direct from seed, all I had was a nice thin row of 'grass' by fall.  
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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I think the seed packets will be giving you the time to plant inside to grow on ready to plant outside later @Joyce Goldenlily
     I seem to have problems growing onions in my heavy clay soil too @Topbird . So I have given up growing from seed and buy a tray of starts from the GC ( especially as I like the variety Apache a red spring onion, the seed of which is difficult to find) They are at the "grass" stage by then @Blue Onion so have a good start. I put them in garden tubs , as I have little room for them, in ordinary compost, and can pick all summer. They start in April/May in the cold greenhouse then outside end of May.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    purplerallim said:
    I think the seed packets will be giving you the time to plant inside to grow on ready to plant outside later @Joyce Goldenlily
     I seem to have problems growing onions in my heavy clay soil too @Topbird . So I have given up growing from seed and buy a tray of starts from the GC ( especially as I like the variety Apache a red spring onion, the seed of which is difficult to find) They are at the "grass" stage by then @Blue Onion so have a good start. I put them in garden tubs , as I have little room for them, in ordinary compost, and can pick all summer. They start in April/May in the cold greenhouse then outside end of May.
    This variety is described as growing long green leaves, stems which do not bulb and can be cropped all year round if grown under cover during the winter. No mention of planting out. The seed can be sown outside from March to Sept. It will be interesting to see what they do.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    That makes them more like chives @Joyce Goldenlily😁
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    Yes, except they do not grow in clumps like chives. They grow as individual plants which can be pulled separately. I wonder if they are a modern chive/ spring onion cross? The pretty picture on the packet shows them with very slightly bulbous bottoms.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Will be interesting to see how they grow, and what kind of flavour they turn out to be. Its amazing how one type of onion can come in a range of heat/flavours.😁
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