Giant onions 2016

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  1. JWK

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    Mine have germinated today:

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      Put mine in the sun today, but nothing happened :sad:

      Will try the same with my onions tomorrow :)
       
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        Thanks for that @JWK Having looked at the prices of them - I'll have to give them a miss. I'm currently watching 'how to make your own light box' videos on youtube!
        I'm going to clear out the junk from the garage & set something up in there - hopefully.
         
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          Well, they're popping up already!:hapydancsmil:
          I'm now panicing as need to sort lights out. What is the best bulb (that would be available in a diy store) for these? I know there are bulbs that are called 'natural light' in pet shops - unsure if they would be ok? image.jpeg
           
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            You don't have to have lights Canny, a bright south facing windowsill will do. Have you a greenhouse? They can go in there once the seedlings get past the crook stage:
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              I have a greenhouse but it's unheated. I can't put them on a windowsill as the dogs will have them :doh:Do they come out of the propagator when they're past the crook stage too - or earlier?
               
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              They need light more than heat so , yes take them out of the propagator.
               
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                They're flying through now:) image.jpeg
                 
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                  Might start some seeds this weekend
                   
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                    Is it time for them to come out of propagator do you think? Theyre storming along! image.jpeg
                     
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                    At what stage do you guys transfer them to their own pots & how deep to I need to plant them when I do? image.jpeg
                     
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                      I'm waiting another couple of weeks before individually potting on, prick them out at the same depth they are now. I use 3" square pots.
                       
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                        I have moved my seedlings, which were in soil blocks, into cups that have a 4" rim. I plan on growing these in pots and am hoping the 1.5 gallon hanging pots I have are big enough to grow these to maturity...

                        or am I dreaming :scratch:
                         
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                        Ideally they should go in the ground and that's what I do, I recall @Zigs had success growing them in pots though.
                         
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                        Don't grow them in pots, I dropped one on my foot and broke both the pot and my foot. A few days before breaking the other foot by kicking a tree stump :yikes::old:
                         
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