just brought some baby onions for pickling but wandered if planted would these grow like onion sets?

Question

on the plug that was on one of the 2 pins was bigger than the other ,would this indicate which was live

Answer 1

How to grow your onions

Onions can be grown from seeds or sets (tiny baby onions to grow on to big onions.) It does take a long time for a seed onion to mature in to a large bulb onion for a stew.

Bulb onions are frost resistant they like a cool temperature to start growing. Sow seed in a prepared bed in the spring sow the seed thinly about ½ inch 1cm deep and thin them out as they start to grow, giving each onion bulb room to develop. Onions are easy to care for needing only to be weeded and watered when dry. Pick the tiny onions and use as a salad onion.
Red onion rings brighten up a green salad and look very attractive.

Plant sets in early spring, March April time you need to push the sets into the ground with just the tips of the onion showing above ground .The bigger you want your onions the more growing space you need to give them 1.1/2 inches apart for small ones 4 inches apart for big ones. These sets set in the spring you can harvest late summer. If you wish you can set onions in late summer /autumn for harvesting in early summer.

If you leave your onions in the ground too long the centre of the stem goes woody. You leave an onion to flower in the garden its flowers attract bees like them and they attracted a white butterfly or two to feed on the nectar.

When you harvest leave them to dry

Then you can store them by placing them in layers in a box in a dry place well ventilated and frost-free or plat the leaves and store them by hanging them in adry well ventilated place.

Answer 2

my answer is why not try? The worst thing that can happen is it can become compost for your other plans.
I try anything for fun eg bought some coriander which came with roots attached. Cut off about 2 inches above the roots and planted them. Had more than 60% success rate and had free coriander for months and months and was able to freeze some for winter.
WIll try that again next year.

Also had some potatoes start to sprout in the kitchen aso plopped them in the ground. In the fall had the sweetest baby potatoes you have ever eaten!!

So dont be scared to try

Answer 3

If they are growing in the bag, plant them onion down. They will grow. My neighbor used to grow onions in a large pot in the house so he would have fresh onions for cooking.

Answer 4

i like cheeseburgers with cheddar or swiss, sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, bbq sauce, lettuce and mayo. Onion jewelry on the area (with quite a number of ketchup to dip) are solid too, as long as they're magnificent and crispy!

Answer 5

i dont think so it might be to late for them to do there thing, its getting cooler weather and if it was to frost you would lose your onions

Answer 6

you could try planting them. sometimes produce is sprayed with a growth inhibitor, so don't be surprised if they don't grow.

Answer 7

they will run to seed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!