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Due to sets bolting, I now plant sets on or just after the spring equinox when few, if any bolt.
imo, now is way too early.
imo, now is way too early.
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Feed the soil, not the plants.
(helps if you have cluckies)
Man v Squirrels, pigeons & Ants
Bob -
I'm relatively new to growing onions and shallots. Last year was my first try,I basically tried everything.
Shallots planted in spring did well, we pickled most of them and saved some to plant again. These went back into the ground in Autumn and have just started to peep through now.
Onion sets I have not been as fortunate with - the Red Baron sets all bolted. I did save some seed from those so it's not all bad. I also grew onions from seed and these did much better but we're quite small and strong on account of the very hot dry weather. Overall I think I prefer to grow from seed.
I have not tried starting off sets indoors before. Does this give any advantage in how big they grow or is it just for the sake of growing something?Comment
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