Kelsae Onion, newbie warning list?

Just received these today and am too excited for words!!

The packet instrucions are ambiguous at best. Would anyone like to share comments about what Not to do???

 

Which part you not happy with?

 

Heavens, I have no idea. There is no "use this type of growing medium", your group start on Boxing day, so what's the deal with their recommendation given the big difference in zone, etc ....

16 years without a cigarette......

 

Best get a vaporiser then sow half of them now and save half for boxing day

They'll need light over winter to stop them getting leggy

MPC will be fine, firmed down with plenty of room for root growth, thats the main thing they'll be doing over winter

Lets hope we can grow some show stoppers this year

 

Trimming onion leaves (and roots) appears to be a North American practice:

http://www.groworganic.com/organic-gardening/articles/How-to-Grow-Onions

http://www.groworganic.com/non-gmo-...able-seeds/onion-seeds/onion-transplants.html

http://www.theprofessionalgardener.com/2011/05/transplanting-onion-starts/

UK giant onion growers go to great lengths to get and to preserve as many leaves as possible (and don't trim roots, in fact will transplant into to deep pots) and it's UK onion growers who grow the World Record Onions.

 

Thank you Zigs, John and Scrungee. I will follow your advice and do successive sowing. I've got piles of deep pots and I have an indoor growing area in my cellar with lights and a timer.

I most likely won't grow big ones like you but I shall have fun growing them to whatever size they give me and then of course eating them!

many thanks
Lori

 

Is that a cool cellar, or a warm one with a boiler in?

 

The corner of the cellar where they will be is fairly cool and I plan to use the cooler fluorescents them rather than hps. At least I hope this will work until our days get a bit longer.