When is the best time to plant onions and garlic in Autumn?

[PeterVV]

was going to get my onions in today, but weather just too d**n hot, drying the soil out in no time, will wait until next week, and maybe put my garlic in end of the month.

[PeterVV]

[bikegirllisa]

Will be doing mine weekend after next.  Taking eldest offspring to university next weekend.

[strawberry1]

my radar onions are in root trainers but it is so darn hot here. They are now 3" high and I am thinking thay have grown too quickly. I have tight growing space and would welcome advice re whether I should plant them out or get new sets

[Aunty Mavis]

I always said as soon as possible but last year I went into a garden centre and they were selling off the over winter onions in January for 10p a pack. Well I had to chance 20pence worth and added them to the load I had put in the October before.

It was a harsh winter so I lost a few of the ones I planted at full price. The late planted bargains, well they caught up and not one of them died off.