Onions in troughs

[debjay]

Hi all
Do you think it is possible to grow onions in troughs as I want to grow some for showing ?
Thanks
Debs

[Jardiniere]

Have replied to this to bring it up to the top again so someone can answer it because I cant and you'd had no reponse!!!

[shirlthegirl43]

Do you mean like planters? I really don't know how deep a soil onions need but would have thought it was worth a try.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Depends on what sort of onions you want to show, debjay (why do most of my post start with the word 'depends...'!)

If you want to grow massive onions, then I don't that containers are the way to go - but if you want to do '6 onions on a plate' or whatever the 'pickling onion' type category is, I would think that you'd be ok.

SOmeone with more experience will be along soon, tho'.

[gojiberry]

I always thought that the big show gardeners grew the show onions in pots. I do know that leeks are certainly grown in pots for shows. Not really a lot of difference in growing onions or leeks in a pot I would not have thought.

[SarzWix]

If you Google "Medwyn Williams", you should find some articles about show-winning onions