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Onion seedlings

rlewrlew Posts: 73
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should I trim these a bit when planting into their own pots? I've heard mixed reports about it... I'd only trim off about 20% to 30% of the "leggy" green strands if I did. 

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  • scrogginscroggin Posts: 437
    What type of onions are they? It's a bit late for maincrop onions. I wouldn't trim them, but they need to go somewhere with more light.
  • rlewrlew Posts: 73
    Just Spring Onions
  • scrogginscroggin Posts: 437
    @rlew, I've never trimmed spring onions, only leeks. They still look a bit small for potting on, where are they growing, at this time of year they're better off outside.
  • rlewrlew Posts: 73
    They've had optimal light too.. been by a well lit front bedroom for a few weeks. I've put then into their own cell in a 9 pack now, not trimmed off much. On the flip side I experimented with using Tomato Suckers and they've done extremely well! 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Im afraid that even a well lit front bedroom has nothing like the amount of light needed to prevent etiolation in most plants … hence the drawn floppy appearance of your onions … get them outside asap … not in full sun to start with … it’ll be too much for them. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • rlewrlew Posts: 73
    Dovefromabove said:
    Im afraid that even a well lit front bedroom has nothing like the amount of light needed to prevent etiolation in most plants … hence the drawn floppy appearance of your onions … get them outside asap … not in full sun to start with … it’ll be too much for them. 
    So once germinated, could I put them in the veg trug outside? How long should it take to reach harvest size? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Sow them direct outside. They don’t need to be indoors at all. They should be ready to start harvesting 8-10 weeks after sowing. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    rlew said:
    They've had optimal light too.. been by a well lit front bedroom for a few weeks. I've put then into their own cell in a 9 pack now, not trimmed off much. On the flip side I experimented with using Tomato Suckers and they've done extremely well! 
    They haven't done well at all I'm afraid. They should be 2ft tall with tomatoes on them by now.
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