Feeding spring onions

[Containergardener]

Mine finally germinated and are now sat in their trays on decking outside. They are still skinny things but wondered if or when I start to feed them and with what? Or shall I just transplant into final places. What do you do?

[bario1]

I'd let them grow on a bit in the tray until they're big enough to handle before planting out... are you going to plant the whole tray as is, or prick them out into a larger space? They shouldn't need any feed for a while.

[Containergardener]

These are them, I'd normally put them into troughs or something.

[bario1]

They look good, wish i'd sown mine in modules now, i guess you can just plant out each block and grow them in bunches. Mine are in one tray, so i'll have to prick them out individually or they'll be overcrowded. Think it's time to sow more anyway... do they stand well in the ground when they're mature? Otherwise you're going to have to eat spring onions every day for a few weeks...

[SusieG]

Wow CG, they look amazing!!!

Mine look as fine as hair .......

[Containergardener]

They took long enough to germinate Susie they needed to improve themselves , still tiny yet.
I often forget about some later in yr and still end up using them, always fine.
I read about sowing with carrots as a deterrent to carrot fly, I may try that too.

[Scoot]

The first lot i planted have all died bar 2 or 3.

Sowed some more in a totally different place just in garden soil and they look a little better up to now. Still time for them to bite the dust like the last lot.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Plant up into your troughs when they are big enough to be handled. Plant in blocks they will push each other out off the way with no problem. If your planting up into fresh compost they will be OK for 4-6 weeks then give them a high nitrogen feed.

I do mine in a similar way but use 3" pots as I find them easier to handle with my big hands.

[Containergardener]

Thanks potty