onions

[ridinghigh]

my first post be kind lol,
tried to grow some onions last year,but they were very small,,can any tell me how to grow onions in the garden any advice welcome
thankyou

[airconednightmare]

probably a lack of nutrients and/or poor soil structure.

if the ground hasn't been cultivated recently then you will need to 'double dig' it to break up the sub-soil. adding organic matter at the same time will help improve the structure and add some nutrients but a base dressing of balanced fertiliser is also a good idea.

oh and onions from seed take a long time to mature, use sets unless you can extend the growing season.

[ridinghigh]

I DID set onion sets and garden is fertile ,
only had a few flowers in that patch

[smeagal]

I grew some Sturon onion sets last season in a dustbin and had a reasonable crop not over large but it was my first time.
I intend to use well sieved soil from the pots and bags from last year and mix it will a couple of growbags and as I live right on the south coast I will plant them out in Feb/Mar and will start to pull them early Sept

[airconednightmare]

spacing is also an issue, 6" between rows and 4" apart in the rows.

it's worth noting that small onions have more flavour, the 6" show winners taste crap.