Growing onions from seed is budget-friendly and easier than you think. Growing onions from seed takes a bit more planning ...

Add nitrogen-rich fertiliser at planting time and every few weeks throughout the season. Be sure to practice crop rotation each year too. Start onion seeds indoors. It can take up to two weeks for ...

“Green onions hate sitting in soggy soil.” Fill the container with well-draining potting soil. Sow seeds ¼ inch deep and water to moisten the soil. Repotting isn’t necessary if the ...

Planting can take place from mid-April ... the bulb from sending its energy into forming flowers and seed. Bulbs: Bulbing onions can be harvested at any point that the bulb is the desired size.

Sadly, I would suggest almost nothing is worth sowing outdoors until at least March ... For the biggest bulbs, onion seed is traditionally sown, with a little heat, in January or February. They’ll be ...

Planting sets, tubers or rootstocks is an effective and less demanding alternative to seeds. Once the soil is dry and warm enough – March for onion and shallot sets, April for less hardy tubers such ...

Onions and garlic are satisfying to grow and ... liming it so its pH level becomes neutral or even slightly alkaline. Sow seed in modules in January or February at 10-15°C (50-59°F).