spring onions

[taskey]

Evening all

Just been to the shop and found some spring onion seeds.

Fab i thought, but then after getting home and reading the back of the packet it says to plant now for next year

do you think i should plant them and see? or shall i wait until september (says so on the packet) and sow them then?

Thanks

Tracy

[Sheepish]

That sounds like a very long time for spring onions. There are lots of varieties that would crop quickly. I've just finished off a pack of Sentry and will then start with Evergreen Bunching.

[taskey]

they are ishikura if anyone knows of that type.

Tracy

[beaufontboy]

That does sound like a long time. I have white lisbons thst have only just gone in !

[beaufontboy]

just looked them up on Mr F site and it says cropping in 8 to 12 weeks !

[terrier]

just looked them up on Mr F site and it says cropping in 8 to 12 weeks !

La la land comes to mind! Spring onions are notoriously slow and if you can get a substantial crop in 12 weeks, tell me how to do it, 'cos I can't.
Sow the Ishikuru now for a late autumn crop, but sow in pots and keep well watered and warm 'till they really get going then plant out. Keep sowing for overwintering to get a spring crop next year.

[mrdinkle]

If anyone knows of a decent cropping variety that produce big/fast let me know too I never had much luck with the things..... and I like them lots

[teakdesk]

From the Real Seed Cataloue....


'Ishikura Long White' Bunching Onion

This is a very good, cold-hardy bunching onion, that makes quite large spring onions quickly from either a spring or late summer sowing.

We like this as it gives you nice bunches of well-flavoured onions, for pulling up and using (both green and white bits) over winter.


When? Usually sow after midsummer, for cold-hardy onions, over wintering for use the following spring.
(They can also be sown in Spring - shown in pale green below - for very nice spring onions from the start of July on into August.)





The image they show is not quite right.
They mean they recommend EITHER sowing mar-apr for harvest aug-sep OR sow jul-sep for harvest oct-feb.
As Terrier says, they will crop in 12 during mid summer but as conditions get away from ideal temps/daylight they take longer.

[terrier]

Just out of interest, I transplanted a few Ishikuru into a large flower trough last year just for a variation on a theme (with the flowers), and in the rich growing medium, they grew really fast and far outstripped the sp onions in the ground. Tasted great when I ate them as well!

[teakdesk]

I transplanted a few Ishikuru into a large flower trough last year just for a variation on a theme (with the flowers)

As coincidence has it, I've a couple of trough window boxes to plant soon - Ishikuru here I come !!!!!

Cheers Terrier !!!

[Two_Sheds]

This year I sowed half my spring onions in modules, and half in the ground.

the module ones are much, much bigger and stronger.

[taskey]

ok, i have started them in modules in the greenhouse.

Will see how they get on

Tracy