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Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
Which one are you and is it how you want to be?
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Originally posted by pauco View PostAdvice i was given for Onions. Was plant 4'' apart, with 9'' between rows??? Is there a set distance?? for sets.
paul.
I grow my sets about 4" -5" apart and 18" between rows but then I have plenty of room. That allows me to be quite cavalier with my hoe without damaging my onions and I also have plenty of room to rake away the weeds to place in my compost heap. I also have an onion hoe which has a blade no more than 3" wide which saves an awful lot of bending whilst weeding although I do finish off by hand.
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You could try a torpedo-shaped onion to grow between them, like Rouge Long de Florence, if you're concerned they'll be too crowded.
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Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View PostPaul,
I grow my sets about 4" -5" apart and 18" between rows but then I have plenty of room. That allows me to be quite cavalier with my hoe without damaging my onions and I also have plenty of room to rake away the weeds to place in my compost heap. I also have an onion hoe which has a blade no more than 3" wide which saves an awful lot of bending whilst weeding although I do finish off by hand.
Thanks for that Aberdeenplotter, room ain't to bad so will give it a go. You dont try, you will never know
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I'd be so bold as to say 3-4" between sets in all directions will give you a decent crop of medium sized bulbs. I did this last year as an experiment and was pleasantly surprised. The year before I was more generous and had fewer much larger bulbs,3-400gms each.
The smaller ones dried out quicker and stored better too. I'm doing a 3 whole beds like it t
this year.
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I went by the book for my overwintering onions so should hopefully get a decent size for them but will be planting the summer ones as close as possible.
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