onion seed vs onion sets

[libbyloulou]

Go on , gete'm in, i'll send you a pack if all is lost,the weather could be perfect for all we know, nothing is cast in stone !

[queen of the cobs]

of course, I probably should have mentioned, that I don't have any heat and the plot is a bit exposed.

Maybe I'll stick to sets, although I was hoping to have a go at some red onions next year. Think I'l leave the huge onions for a while yet and just concentrate on growing something to eat!

[Dobby]

We are going to let 2 or 3 of the red baron onion sets carry on to seed so we have free onion seed next year
is this a good idear

[Paulottie]

If you have some that have bolted anyway Mr D-why not.

[borage]

Well temptation got the better of me and I have sown part of the packet and made a note of when they were sown. Will post results when ready to harvest.

[Snadger]

We are going to let 2 or 3 of the red baron onion sets carry on to seed so we have free onion seed next year
is this a good idear

I may be wrong, but will seed from a premature bolter not produce plants that bolt prematurely?
Far better I would have thought, would be to be selective and only allow to seed, plants that have performed well!

[Birdie Wife]

I wouldn't have thought it would make a big difference, the plant bolts because it thinks the weather is right for seed to do well. The weather is the big factor, not the (very small) differences in the genetic makeup. I don't know how the bolt-resistant types are made. I'm sure someone will have done a trial at some point?

[Mrs Dobby]

Looks like we may be doing such a trial on that here then BW!

[veggieginger]

We are growing sets and seed, the seed is siberian onion which is meant to withstand severe winters??

I will let you know what happens.