Onion Sets, better in the bag or in the soil?

[raisedbedted]

Hi everyone,

I have a few bags of onion sets and was wondering whether it is best to plant them soon or wait until march time.  If I do wait until march time then my book recommends keeping them somewhere cool and light to stop them sprouting whereas I would have thought somewhere cool and dark.

What are you doing?

Many thanks...

RBT

[raisedbedted]

[markfield rover]

I think(?) they may start sprouting  in the dark.

[Carls3168]

Hiya,

So long as your soil doesn't get water logged then you shoud be fine to plant them straight out now, all mine went out early Feb last year and were fine.

[kenkew]

If you decide to store, then treat them as you would seed spuds, cool and light...NOT direct sun.

[cornykev]

Just took mine out of the drawer.  ::) ::) ::) :-X       ;D ;D ;D

[Lauren S]

I have mine in loo rolls and they seem happily growing away. Will transplant at the lottie when this horrible wind and rain stops  ::)