Plant out, feed or wait a week with Kelsae onions?

[Rhys]

Charles

Having succeeded for the first time in germinating Kelsae well in early February, I have a slight dilemma.

I transplanted 40 plants to 8cm pots with JI Number 1 on 21st February and almost all happily generated two true leaves. As usual, getting them enough sun in a dreary March has been a challenge and I am also wondering if the food is now running out.

I simply do not have the choice to pot 35 up to 15cm pots, so my choices seem to be:

1. Transplant now under fleece to ensure they do not starve.
2. Give the plants a feed with Maxicrop, RootIt first feed or the like.
3. Wait until 1st April to plant out hoping they do not suffer in the meantime.

Will JI One have been exhausted after 32 days do you think? If so, which of the two options would you recommend?

[charles]

Rhys I am not sure I would have used JI no. 1, it has been poor for me. Any multipurpose is probably better for onions.
Whatever, your plants need to keep growing and I would plant them out, with fleece over. Onions tolerate cool nights and like the spring sunshine.

[Rhys]

Thanks Charles, that was my hunch. The clumps of van Rijnsburgers I planted out two weeks ago have done OK under fleece, so I will go ahead and plant the Kelsaes out now.

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