Ovewintering Onions - Recommended Varieties

[horticultural_hobbit]

There are 2 types of red over-wintering sets that I know of; Electric and Red Cross. I've grown both and the best were Red Cross, but I couldn't get any this year so I've ordered Electric.

Thank you, SarzWiz, I've gone all Oasis and gone Electric too. I am a happy hobbit.

[gojiberry]

All the autumn sow onion varieties have been bred to do just that. Any failure is likely to be down to not having the right growing conditions. There is very little in the veg world that will survive cold wet growing conditions. So if you have a heavy soil then chances of getting onions to survive the winter are minimal. If your soil is not free draining then it can help if you form ridges and plant the sets on the ridges to aid drainage. Cold winds can also be a problem and some sort of wind break can make a difference.

Ian

[Piggle]

ikes they come in big quantities don't they - MArshalls are selling a duo of Troy and Red cross but there is 100 sets of each. That is 200 onions if they all come up ........

[Aberdeenplotter]

ikes they come in big quantities don't they - MArshalls are selling a duo of Troy and Red cross but there is 100 sets of each. That is 200 onions if they all come up ........

Think of all these yummie onion rings

[Snadger]

I had great sucess last year in growing my Senshyu in a cold frame with the covers left on all winter. Once the spring arrived, covers came off and they were streets ahead of the sets I had planted outdoors and were the first to mature!
Once the soil was vacated I sowed Swedes straight away in the same cold frame and they are doing quite well also at this moment in time.

[briggsy2011]

can i ask when you grow onions over winter do you use a small poly tunnel to protect them?

[Piggle]

Think of all these yummie onion rings

Yikes if you get 5 slices out of each onion and 3 layers then that is 3000 onion rings - that would take a big pan

[Thelma Sanders]

No they just grow out in the open, but do stay in the same place til June apx next year, so you need to think carefully where to put them