Growing Spring Onions Successfully

[Jimmy]

Aldi/Lidl Onions ?

[self-contained]

You could try sowing Welsh Onions instead - just as fast (slow) but if you don't eat all of them you can put them aside and they'll come back year after year and multiply. That's the theory.

Other options are Walking onions, Rakkyo or Perutil but it takes a few years to get a big enough patch unless you get loads at the start.

This is exactly what I have done. I have walking onion bulbils from Real Seeds - they said they would send four bulbils with the expectation at least one would take. They've actually sent me 9 bulbils (two fat and seven small) so I'm hoping to get a few to grow. There are still 86 packs in stock, if anyone wants some.

I also have some white and red Welsh onions and some White Lisbon onions from Premier Seeds. Meanwhile, I've resown my North Holland Blood Red spring onions, in the hope they will avoid the cat this time!

[Derbydal]

Iv'e tried white lissbon ,japans,long reds,and others to no avail ! but the ones iv'e had most sucess with are the 29p a packet from lidil, they dont have a lot of green on them but are ok (better than nowt) atb Dal.

[chillithyme]

I'm doing what Jay-ell is doing too I've used onion sets, planted after the longest day, only because I forgot about them, planted closely together with the idea of using them as spring onions as they wont make onions.
I also find spring onions tricky, though my neighbour direct sows on his plot and they do really well! I've direct sown and they are tiny so doesn't work for me.
In the past I've also sown into a larger pot closely together and that seems to work, but it does take ages

[Bren In Pots]

I sow a pinch of spring onion seeds in a plant pot leaving them outside on the bench when they're a couple of inches tall I plant them in a clump. This way seems to work for me.

[annie8]

Am going to have another go with white Lisbon using the clump idea. So in a pot in the greenhouse but am I using compost with lots of nutrients? I could use sieved leaf mould, multi purpose or some garden compost. Help!