onions & spring/salad onions

Plant Height                           

Up to 60cm/2ft depending on variety

Time between sowing and harvesting      

Spring/salad Onions - 12 weeks

Others - +22  weeks Depending on Variety

Where to Sow                       

All - Outdoors in open ground or in containers

Sowing time       

Spring/Salad - March to July  - temperature   +10C/50F

Others -  March- April  - temperature +10C/50F

Can also be grown from sets

How to Sow      

Spring/Salad Onions

Others - 12mm/1/2-inch deep - very thinly -  in rows 30cm/12" apart or in groups/blocks.

Sets - plant 10-15cm/4-6" apart in rows 30cm/12" apart or in groups/blocks.

After Germination                  

All - Thin seedlings to 2.5cm/1".  Keep the soil moist but not very wet and weed free.

Growing on -  in Pots             

All - Water  in dry weather and feed once or twice during the growing season.

Growing on- in ground   

Spring/Salad Onions - Water  in dry weather and feed once or twice during the growing season. Keep weed free

Others - thin to 10cm/4" apart. Keep weed free. Water  in dry weather and feed once or twice during the growing season. 

Aftercare           

Spring/Salad Onions - as above

Others - Break off any flower stems which may appear. Stop watering once the bulbs have swollen and pull back any covering earth to expose the bulb surface.

Harvesting         

Spring/Salad Onions - Pull as and when needed

Others - Once the foliage has turned yellow and toppled over, leave the bulbs for a further two weeks then carefully lift with a fork. Onions which are not going to be used immediately should be spread out and left to dry (outside if the weather is clement or inside if rainy). Discard any soft or damaged bulbs.