Onion Sets

[dtlove129]

Put mine out this past weekend, but I think I may have put them too deep. I would say they are 2-3 inches deep. I have read today online about just putting so they are barely covered with the point sticking up. I had luck with them last year, but my goal this year (planting a month earlier) was to actually get nice size onions.

Should I go out there clean my trench out and start over?

Remove some soil out of the trench?

Leave them alone and wait until next year to try for a better crop?

[SPierce]

Personally, I would dig them up a bit and put them a bit higher. I made that mistake (planting too deep) with my onion sets last year and it was definately a mistake!

[gixxerific]

an inch deep is fine.

[Flatlander_MB]

Leave 'em alone and eat as green onions. Plant another round of sets to grow for full-size onions.

[rkunsaw]

The usual recommendation is 1/2 inch for onions and 3 inches for green onions.As said, just leave them for green onions and plant more elsewhere.

[jal_ut]

I set them just deep enough to cover. Dig them up and re-do or plant more. As noted the deep ones will make nice green onions. Either way works.

[Arriga]

I don't mean to rephrase this question but my onion sets(the ones with the green sprout on top) I planted half of the bulb. What about the onion bulbs? Should I completely cover those?

[DoubleDogFarm]

What about the onion bulbs? Should I completely cover those?

Not sure I understand the question. Are you asking, should I keep the bulbs covered as they are growing. The answer is No. Onions bulbs grow mostly on the surface. Small onions, scallions, bunching etc.. are kept covered for more blanched stem.

[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Fruits%20and%20Vegetables/CopraOnionsSept9th2011001.jpg[/img]

Eric

[Arriga]

I have 2 types of onions. Sets which have the green already grown and regular onion bulbs. My sets, I planted those leaving half of the bulb exposed. Should I plant those the same way or deeper?

[DoubleDogFarm]

I plant sets so the tip is just under the surface. I plant onion [url=https://www.territorialseed.com/product/1339]plants[/url] so most of the white is buried. Maybe 1" to 1 1/2". Onions heave themselves out of the ground.

Hope this answers the question.

Eric

[btrowe1]

Double Dog,
Wow those are some really nice looking onions in that picture, they look to be about baseball size, Hopefully some day I can get some that look like that..

[DoubleDogFarm]

Double Dog,
Wow those are some really nice looking onions in that picture, they look to be about baseball size, Hopefully some day I can get some that look like that..

Thank you. Last year was probably my best onion year. It was also my first year starting from seed. Copra onions - long storage type
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Fruits%20and%20Vegetables/CopraOnionsSept9th2011009.jpg[/img]

Eric

[jal_ut]

I don't mean to rephrase this question but my onion sets(the ones with the green sprout on top) I planted half of the bulb. What about the onion bulbs? Should I completely cover those?

Just so we are all on the same page, these are onion sets. They are little dry bulbs.

[img]https://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/onion_sets.JPG[/img]

These are little onion plants.

[img]https://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/onion_plants.jpg[/img]

Either one can be planted for large onions or green onions. Plant them deeper for green onions if you want a lot of white stem.

When planting the sets (bulbs) to go for large onions, I just barely cover them.

When planting the small plants for large onions, I put about 1.5 inches of the stem in the ground and the roots deeper.

Like Eric says, they heave themselves. Most of the bulb forms above ground.

[img]https://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/garden_7_24_2011_2.jpg[/img]

[dtlove129]

Well we had a little shower and some good weather afterwards this past weekend and my little green onions are coming through the soil. Guess I'll see how big the bulbs get later.

[jal_ut]

Onions need good fertile soil to get large. Also their root system is not as extensive as many garden plants, so they need to be kept damp since they don't have as much soil to draw water from. Good Luck!