Too late for onions?

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on December 14, 2011 at 16:03

You've nothing to lose planting them out now, and come early springtime you can always plant more out if need be. 

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Permalink Reply by Danny McGrath on December 14, 2011 at 16:05

Cheers.

Do you reckon it would help if they were covered before the "proper" frosts came?

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Permalink Reply by Flighty on December 14, 2011 at 16:26

You're welcome.  It certainly won't do any harm.  

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on December 14, 2011 at 16:58

If you can give them some protection, ie. greenhouse or cold frame, you could pop them into small pots filled with general purpose compost and then plant them out in spring. As long as we don't get any prolonged severe frosts they should at least start the growth process.

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Permalink Reply by Danny McGrath on December 14, 2011 at 17:00

I'm not sure I have that many pots!

I suppose I could go down the half-toilet roll route if you don't think they'd be good in the ground?

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on December 14, 2011 at 19:39

I agree with Flighty that they may well be OK in the ground, especially if covered with fleece or something. I wouldn't personally risk it but then I have hundreds of little plant pots :)

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on December 14, 2011 at 20:20

Danny, they will be fine

I have planted mine between October and Xmas

There is plenty of time and the weather has been a lot milder than last year

As Flighty has said, you have nothing to lose, but I am sure they will be fine

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Permalink Reply by Helen on December 15, 2011 at 16:01

I have planted onion sets in module trays before now and then transplanted them in the spring - gives them a good head start but I dont see why you cant plant them out if the ground is OK

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Permalink Reply by Danny McGrath on December 15, 2011 at 16:03

Thanks for all the comments!

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