onions in tubs

do you think it is possible to grow onions in a tub of old potato compost and when would you sow? regards nijinski

 

its fine to grow onions in tubs, i do this every year with really good results

in terms of old compost, im unsure. I always use fresh with some mixed in blood fish and bone meal

are you going to be growing the onions from seeds or sets?

 

hi craig. i plan to grow them from sets. i'm just waiting for aldi or lidl to get them in. not so sure about the blood, fish and bone meal tho. we have foxes in our area. regards nijinski

 

hi jwk. it is old potato compost. regards nijinski

 

I'd go for it and see what happens. My guess is it will be fine. The spuds will have taken a lot of nutrients out though. I usually feed stuff with chicken poo pellets.

 

ok, in that case...

if you have access to a greenhouse, id start the sets off as soon as you get them and then transplant them out around March, if not, direct planting in March.

i grow them from seed so will be starting them off within the next couple of weekends (waiting for aldi to get its seed compost in) and then will transplant them out around the end of April

 

thanks everyone for the advice and help. it's very much appreciated. regards nijinski