Help - I can't grow Spring Onions

[inearlygaveup]

I don't know what I am doing wrong but I just can't seem to grow Spring Onions.
Just sowed a tray of 10 sections with 6 seeds per section on the 1 March and only ONE has germinated.
My first attempt also failed 6 germinated.

Any help/tips please .....

[Capsid]

Are you sure it's a spring onion that has germinated? Might be a weed. Mine took 3 or more weeks to come up.

[Two_Sheds]

how and where are you sowing?

[womble]

Mine were sowed in an unheated greenhouse on the 23rd of Feb and with all the cold weather, have only just started showing themselves.

[stevemac]

I have done 2 lots already and both have come up in a matter of days!
I did them indoors with a little cling film over them.
Variety was red beard i think.

[zazen999]

Hi

Take the cling film off and leave them a few more weeks.

[stevemac]

Hi

Take the cling film off and leave them a few more weeks.

Assuming that is meant for me then why would i leave them a few weeks?
I place cling film on for the first few days,when they start showing i remove the cling film and they have continued to grow?
The first lot were moved to an unheated greehouse and are doing fine.

You have confused me now?

[zazen999]

Assuming that is meant for me then why would i leave them a few weeks?
I place cling film on for the first few days,when they start showing i remove the cling film and they have continued to grow?
The first lot were moved to an unheated greehouse and are doing fine.

You have confused me now?

Because it should take longer than 15 days to germinate....but this is in response to the original question.

They don't need cling film to germinate anyway...

[stevemac]

thanks for the reply

[Two_Sheds]

I just picked half a dozen spring onions for my dinner (they always take ages to grow, I'm much better at normal onions)

[inearlygaveup]

Thanks for all your replies.....
I start them off indoors covered with a plastic cover and remove it as soon as anything appears.
Both sets are White Lisbon “ A popular and quick growing variety” it says.
My first attempt produced only 6 plants from 36 seeds – not a good success rate.
So far 15 days in and I am only showing one germinated seed

[zazen999]

I sowed a tray of onions on the 20th Feb and they are only showing now.

I also sowed a tray of onions on the 4th Feb, and the Red Barons are only just coming up now.

Give it a few more weeks. But, they don't need a plastic cover. By doing that, you are encouraging Damping Off as the top of the compost doesn't dry out.

[Eyren]

I have done 2 lots already and both have come up in a matter of days!
I did them indoors with a little cling film over them.
Variety was red beard i think.

Funnily enough, my Crimson Forest onions were really quick as well - the ordinary white spring onions (Ramrod) that I sowed in the other half of the tray took a lot longer. Mind you, the Ramrod were from an old packet - onion seed goes stale quite quickly.

But I agree with the other posts - no clingfilm or other covering required with onions or most other hardy-type British veg, as they prefer cool airy conditions.

[kate&rob]

well reading this has just made me feel a whole lot better about my onions. i sowed loads of ordinary onions on 27th march and haven't seen anything at all yet. i think i must be being a tad impatient

[zazen999]

well reading this has just made me feel a whole lot better about my onions. i sowed loads of ordinary onions on 27th march and haven't seen anything at all yet. i think i must be being a tad impatient

Wow - nearly 12 months! Yes, stop being so impatient


[I take it you meant Feb?]