Help needed re planting onions

[veg crazy]

I have bought some onions from the garden center today but i am a little unsure how to plant them as present they look like large spring onions do i just plant the root and leave the ball bit on top of the soil or do i bury the ball with the roots, thanks

[Two_Sheds]

were they reduced?

[zazen999]

It's either very very late or very very early for onion sets.

[rustylady]

What variety are they? Presumably they have a label and care instructions?

[veg crazy]

They were not reduced they looked really healthy, the lable doesnt give the variety it just says a well established variety popular in france bronze skinned globe shaped onion is ideal for slicing raw. Planting and cropping plant mid march or July to grow over winter for early spring cropping. Spacing 12cm apart any type soil, they are not the little onion sets that i have seen before these have a root a white ball (onion) and green stalk about 15cm high, i just dont know how they should be planted, in the container they are in the ball sits above the soil is this how i should plant them? thanks

[Two_Sheds]

plant .... July to grow over winter for early spring cropping.

O-K

Just plant them like sets then. Bit odd though, I would expect them just to bolt as they seem almost fully grown, but have a go.

[rustylady]

I'm intrigued!! Do you have a picture you could post Vegcrazy?

[veg crazy]

i will try and post a picture later never done that before any tips welcome
they are quite small look just like spring onions that are ready to pull you said plant like sets does that mean plant the white bulb bit under the soil sorry for sounding a bit daft but never grown onions before thanks

[chriscross1966]

It's very early for overwintering but I can't see how anything intended for spring planting could be in any sort of condition now. I guess I'll be sowing the overwintering soon but it still seems early for them to be spring onion sized....

chrisc