Too late for for onion seed or not

[stuParticipant]

I’m not happy with my onion seedlings especially reds do I still have time to resow the seed or should I go for sets this time of year

[charlesModerator]

There is still just time Stu, this weekend if you can. They will mature late summer rather than mid summer.

[JohnParticipant]

Hi Charles

I sowed onion seed on 14th February in modules and planted out small seedlings on 21st March under a double layer of fleece. Almost all have disappeared! We have had a very wet March in Devon (not so sunny Exmouth!) and I guess that the fleece, resting on the seedlings, has been permanently wet. I wonder if this has been the problem. Is it likely to be just the difficult start to the season?

I will try some sets and experiment with resowing seed. Is this best done in modules as before?

Best wishes

John

[charlesModerator]

John that is bad news.
Mine have only recently come ready to plant, 31st March and it turns out this year the later planting was better, so far.
Another time I would wait a bit until improved weather, though you were unlucky that Devon had its wettest March for 100 years or so.
I would module sow again and plant a few sets too.

[JohnParticipant]

Thank you Charles. Not even a full week has gone by in April but we have had 46mm already. My neighbour’s growbags form an archipelago in his flooded greenhouse!

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