Potato and onion sets

Called into my local nursary today and picked up some Kestrel second earler and some Sturon onion sets..
Pots are for my big potato bin (Dustbin) which proved interesting last year.
Onions will be a first for me
robert

 

I'm in the same boat for onions but I put some over wintering ones in last year then buying the same as you from wilco's

 

I bought 250grams of Red Baron onion sets from Wilco's today £1.25.

There's about 70 onions in the bag - bit of a bargain me thinks!

 

Robert, Sturon are a very reliable, tasty onion. About the best kitchen onion to my mind.:gnthb:

 

Got my onions from wiloco's today

I recall seeing Jo Swift starting them of in seed cell, anyone tried this and does it help?

 

Phew... Glad I made the right choice. I shall report on progress as when..

 

Caps-you say it was interesting about your spuds in the bin-in what way? I`m doing that this year-I am very hard pushed for space it appears after reading the responses on my biting off more than I can chew thread;and after Dais fantastic advice about the very best way to grow carrots and parsnips I`ll be obtaining two bins. And a sheet of fine steel mesh for the sieving of perfect compost.

 

Ok last year I posted the results of planting a few Scotch pots in a plastic dust bin. I got them from my local deli. They were already well chitted. They cost me 30p ish. You can see the results via this link. Check the U tube video.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16817

This year I have gone down the usual path and purchased some commercial seed tatties for comparision.
robert