Giant Onions 2015

And we're away

Some Kelsae seeds that Loli sent me

Thought i'd try starting off in vermiculite with some compost at the bottom this year

Anyone else starting today?

 

Aye up @Zigs
It looks like you have maybe 1" of compost covered with 'neat' Vermiculite, and presumably the seeds are about 1/2" below the surface? I'm a bit concerned (if this is the case) that once the seed sprout, they might struggle a bit to reach the compost, and when they do, whether there will be enough nutrient to sustain them?

 

Wotcha Freddy

Used to grow Lupins in neat vermiculite, it's only to start them off, the yoghurt pots were the only clean pots I had to hand and its chucking it down outside

I'll find and clean something bigger over the next few days

 

From memory I think they should be left in their initial pot until at the 'crook' stage, hence my concern
Chucking it down here too

 

Having done them like that, i'm now concerned that Sis will try to eat them as some sort of Chocolate mousse

 

Easily done
Anyway, good luck, keep us posted

 

Yep Kelsaes in

 

Remember, once they're up, as much light as you can give them, and not too much heat

 

Thanks @Freddy

 

Kelsae & Ailsae sown this morning.

 

Kelsey sown going to give giant onion a go this year

 

I've always planted onion and shallot sets and am thinking of having a go at sowing seeds instead. Do the slugs usually get them though when you plant them out? Also I can't imagine how a seed can create a onion in the same amount if time as a set would... I'm not after massive bulbs but saving some money by growing them from seed..

 

Snails ca have a go in a wet year, but they wouldn't worry if it was sets or seed

You'd be surprised

 

Hiya JJ

Ideally, you would need a greenhouse for growing from seed. Assuming you have one, sow them around the end of February/early March. Imo, grown from seed outperform sets

 

I do have a greenhouse, but not a heated one. I'm assuming if I had a heated one I could start them off now like the rest of you?