Growing onions from sets
Onions are one of the easiest vegetable patch crops when you grow them from ready-made onion sets. This guide explains how to plant the sets, when to lift the crop and how to dry the onions so they keep through the winter.
You will need
- Onion sets (yellow or red onion)
- A sunny vegetable patch with loose soil
- A hoe or weeding tool
- A dry, airy place for drying
Steps
Choose your sets
Buy firm, dry sets about 1–2 cm in diameter. Sets that are too large are more likely to bolt, which gives you onions that keep poorly.
Prepare the soil
Plant in May
Protect them from birds
Weed carefully
Water only in dry weather
Lift them when the tops fall over
Dry and store
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