spring onions - when to pot on?

[rustylady]

Never had much luck with spring onions, might try the module/cell approach.

[JennieAtkinson]

My experience of spring onions is that they take an absolute AGE to grow. I normally start them in pots and then split them into small groups when planting out. But from a Spring sowing, I'm lucky to have spring onions by August. Am I doing anything wrong? Tried North Holland, Shimonita and Ishikura and they were all the same last year - really slow growth.

[pigletwillie]

Try the over wintering ones Jennie to give you a crop from late winter to early summer until the spring sown ones are ready to eat. I do about 4 sowings, March, June, August and October and have them all year round.

[serenity]

PW your blog is amazing.

[JennieAtkinson]

Thants Piglet - which one (s) would you recommend for over wintering? There's none in the T&M catalogue than mention "over wintering".

[Alice]

Hello Jennie, spring onions suitable for overwintering are - Ramrod, White Lisbon and Winter White Bunching. The ones I've had outside all winter are looking great. I'll send you some of each and you can trial them. They're just as suitable for spring sowings.

[willowstar]

many thanks everyone...really good advice. Just going to leave them awhile to develop their roots then transplant them. good stuff :-)

[Flummery]

Got a short row of spring onions in the greenhouse border but outsdise I've always had gappy germination. I shall try the PW module trick! Thanks a bunch (groan, onion joke)

[JennieAtkinson]

Hello Jennie, spring onions suitable for overwintering are - Ramrod, White Lisbon and Winter White Bunching. The ones I've had outside all winter are looking great. I'll send you some of each and you can trial them. They're just as suitable for spring sowings.

Thanks Alice! I've just checked and I've got White Lisbon, so I'll give them a go and see how I get on.

[nick the grief]

Thanks Piglet. That will be valuable information for alot of people.

too late for me I've just sown a row

[bramble]

I've been putting in Sturon for overwintering and getting great results, also the japanese verity, think the name is Sensyu.