Author Topic: Onion Sets! Am I to late to plant? (Read 15881 times)

the_snail · « **Reply #80 on:** October 28, 2005, 17:00:32 »

I was working om my plot yesterday (27/10/05) and the day was loverly. I was working in a T-Shirt and was sweating. The warm sun on my back and the sky was blue and the birds where singing. It was good to be alive. The only bad thing was the bad back after all the digging and planting. I can live with that though. For the end of october we had tempritures of 21-22 Degrees Celcius and I cannot remember a day as warm as that ever for the end of October. What a day.

The_Snail

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #81 on:** October 28, 2005, 17:15:39 »

Glad you managed to get your onions sets in SS. We put ours in, in November last year and we had a fine crop. Ours were put in a fortnight ago. I worked at my lottie yesterday and had to put sunblock on the sun was so hot - unbelievable isn't it? I have heard though that once the winter kicks in it is going to be quite severe this year.

I loved your B&B house Wardy and think it looks very welcoming. Nice to see where you live. :) busy_lizzie

the_snail · « **Reply #82 on:** October 28, 2005, 20:30:38 »

With regards to the forcast of a cold winter. I will belive that when I see it. I think they say that every year hopeing that they are right but most of the time they are wrong.

The_Snail

Rosyred · « **Reply #83 on:** October 28, 2005, 21:56:45 »

My onion sets are going in tomorrow it will be the first crop planted into our allotment any advise when we do them? I'm all excited :) silly isn;t it...

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #84 on:** October 29, 2005, 13:21:05 »

We always have the problem of the birds pulling the onion sets out, so when we go we have to keep popping them in again. So I think it is helpful to put a net over them until you see the green shoots coming out. :) busy_lizzie

Rosyred · « **Reply #85 on:** October 29, 2005, 18:12:01 »

Onions and garlic are in...... But ???

I've got a feeling i've planted them too deep....does that mean they won't grow?

redimp · « **Reply #86 on:** October 29, 2005, 19:27:37 »

Most of my onions are a bit deep as well - but it all depends on who you talk to. Alan Titchmarsh always buries his because the pigeons can't get them and he says it makes no difference with regards to size.

Hot_Potato · « **Reply #87 on:** October 29, 2005, 23:50:43 »

Can anyone tell me the advantage of sowing/planting onions & garlic now rather than in the Spring....I've had my lottie for 2 seasons now and have planted mine early Spring and have had pretty good crops of both...

Isn't there more risk of rotting etc. if we get a very wet, cold winter?

so why do you do it?

p.s. I live in the south of England btw....

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #88 on:** October 30, 2005, 06:48:56 »

As far as I can tell it is dependant on variety (Japanese onion sets always plant in Autumn) and apart from that its to get bigger sets.

I put mine in about 4 weeks ago and all sprouting away very happily. Mind you the RHS states best time for planting is August! Nice if you could get sets that early.......

I'm right on the south coast so also still 'basking' in 16oC days 8)

Iain

redimp · « **Reply #89 on:** October 30, 2005, 19:15:32 »

Garlic is definitly better now as the final result is generally bigger. You are also surer of them being cold enough, long enough for them to seperate into Cloves.

Onions I plant some now and some in the Spring. The ones planted now are ready earlier so really its just a succession thing.

Svea · « **Reply #90 on:** October 30, 2005, 19:30:42 »

i planted onion sets and garlic today. the idea is, as RC states, that the garlic will be big and properly cloved, and the onions will be finished early. so i can get something else in on my teeny weeny plot : ) (when we say early, RC, what do we mean? just wondering when my lettuces will go in afterwards ;D)
oh, and of course, it gives me something to look at while i dig over the surrounding beds :)

terrace max · « **Reply #91 on:** October 30, 2005, 19:46:28 »

My onion/garlic regime:

August: sow overwintering onion seed

September: plant overwintering onion sets

October: plant garlic cloves

November: forget about bl**dy onions

December: sow maincrop onion seed (in pots in greenhouse)

January: ditto

February (late): plant white maincrop onion sets

March: plant out maincrop onion seedlings

April (early): plant red onion sets and elephant garlic

May/June: harvest OW onions

July/August: harvest garlic and maincrop white onions

September: harvest elephant garlic and red onions

January: run out of stored onions again, plan to do better next year!

Et voila. I supplement all this with spring onions, welsh onions and leeks. Still not a big enough allium fix. :-\

Icyberjunkie · « **Reply #92 on:** October 30, 2005, 20:37:29 »

Do I take it you like onions then.................. ;D

terrace max · « **Reply #93 on:** October 30, 2005, 20:43:09 »

I don't know a decent main course recipe which doesn't start with onion and garlic...!

katynewbie · « **Reply #94 on:** November 01, 2005, 23:18:05 »

Exactly TM......and i bet there are tinned/preserved toms in that somewhere too!!

I cant cook unless there is a mushroom in the house either......even if they dont go in the recipe, I just have to know they are there. Is it just me?......Probably!!

;D ;D

AikenDrum · « **Reply #95 on:** November 01, 2005, 23:25:42 »

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the_snail · « **Reply #96 on:** November 16, 2005, 01:32:40 »

Ok a little update on the Japanese onions or the winter onions.

Been down to the allotment today (15 November 2005) and found that they had just started to sprout :D So I told them to get a Bl*%&y move on as we are going to have a hard winter. So they say ::)

I forgot to take my garlic with me! Curses.

The_Snail

BAGGY · « **Reply #97 on:** November 16, 2005, 08:56:56 »

Still haven't found any in the shops. Don't know if it'stoo late to send off ?

djbrenton · « **Reply #98 on:** November 16, 2005, 09:28:31 »

I've got tons left over Baggy, let me know how many you need.

djbrenton · « **Reply #99 on:** November 16, 2005, 10:42:52 »

The February ones won't be Japanese. We place two orders, one for Senshyu to arrive in October and the other for Sturon, Stuttgart, Red Baron etc for Feb. If anyone's stuck for Japanese onions I've got around 10 kilos left.

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