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A good question Ladbrokes, I am holding back too and it feels strange to pass the equinox with so little happening. The forecast for next week, from Sunday 24th mainly, is for bitter cold, so Easter weekend looks a better bet for planting onion sets and potatoes. Parsnips can be sown now as they just lie in the soil waiting for warmth – I once sowed some in November and they appeared nicely in March! (and grew well). Shallots can also go in now if you have not planted them already, they do not risk bolting from low temperatures.
My onion seedlings have been shivering in the coldframe for some weeks. Should I buy some sets?
Pete
Yes Pete it is so frustrating. I have been lucky to get into hotbeds this year (not myself but sometimes feel like it!) and some onion, shallot seedlings on one of them are a fair size, otherwise they would be tiny without any supplementary heat. If a cold frame is all you have, and considering the east winds look so established even into April, I would buy some sets.
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