Today we start our onion sets off the easy way, ready for the new growing season. We also catch up on the mushroom growing kit.
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VIDEO: Planting onion sets the easy way
Today we start our onion sets off the easy way, ready for the new growing season. We also catch up on the mushroom growing kit.
I tried mushrooms a few times but these year we tried the Wilko one and it really worked. It was really neglected too!
Too bad about the mushrooms Adam. I will do sets for my dad in his garden, it's the only way he plants them. I am doing from seed this year to see how they do. Did them from plants I purchased last year, and they did great. Spring is coming! Catherine
I had about 3-4 mushrooms with mine last year… I just done my red onion sets today 🙂
Funny things mushrooms. believe it or not, the study of mushrooms was part of my building college course. dry rot is a mushroom as is damp staining. It needs three things to grow, humidity, darkness and last of all still air. Stop anyone of the three no mushrooms. You cant do anything about humidity one person gives off 3 pints of water. same with darkness the back of a cupboard is always dark, therefore the favorite is usually air circulation i.e.no mushrooms. I am trying seed sowing of onions as well as sets. No success as yet. Take care Mike B
Shame about the mushroom kit I was really looking forward to you eating one. 30 onions again? That's consistent with every other year Adam. What were the oniony looking things mixed in with the spuds?
Gutted you didn't have any mushrooms 🙁
Hi Adam, I have a Mushroom Kit from Wilko's, The Yield has not been great but I have had some golf ball size shrooms. I have started my Onion sets indoors also in the conservatory (Wife not best pleased, Need to get a greenhouse.) My spuds are chitting at the moment & will be growing them in 30ltr tubs this year. Nice update mate. Thank's for sharing.
Hi Adam mushrooms i have had the experience with mushroom packs not one kit but 10 yeah! Now success yes on dads farm in Utah he grew his mushrooms in one of the disused pig sty's none also as a pig pen ….. I can remember opening the top half of the split door and seein all of at lest a 100 little white mushrooms a growin .. in a compost of chicken/ horse/ cow/ rabbit/manure mixed with household kitchen garbage He also had his own mix of spent tomato compost all mixed together into a rich black compost … After growin mushrooms he then would use the mushroom compost to grow prize tomatoes cucumbers peppers chillies … My only regret is i never tuck notice of his gardening skills… My only love was motor racing.. Bonneville salt flats speed trials..I did in the end own my own Classic car dealerships.. so now i need some of your gardening skills Adam….thanks for the posting on onions all the best….Ed
Sorry to hear about the shrooms. No onions this year, just leeks. Four years now & I grew on onion. Time to start going with what works for me. Thanx for the post.
My mushroom growing experience was a bust too, but a little better than yours. I know I did it all wrong. Best wishes Bob.
You've got two mushrooms more than me ! My kits just sat there going mouldy. They should rename the kits Grow your own penicillin.
Never had luck with onions…. the sets over here by a rather large company… have been complete disasters… had some better luck with spring onions from seed
Cheers
Harold
hi adam shame about the mushrooms . yes better to wait ,Just until after this cold weekend happy growing .
Thanks Adam if that is all you need to do . I think I will give them ago.
Eh up mate best way to start onions and if any don't fire then you don't plant it. No gaps looks very professional Shame about the mushrooms dont give up. I am hoping the kits come back in here soon.
good day to you Adam !! that how i started my onions off this year as well !!
Hi mate, sorry that the mushrooms didn’t do well for you. It probably was the Kit. Those onion sets looked good. I’ve ordered heat treated sets and they are due to arrive this week so I’ll probably set them going when the soil warms up a bit. Take care. Nick
Great video. As always, clear and comfortable to watch. That Mushroom kit was to blame Adam. Bethan from Ginger Welsh Allotments has the Wilko one. I hope she gets results too. On price, I can tell you that I paid £4.50. The mushrooms are still romping away but being harvested just as quickly ; ) Good luck with the Onions, you've given them the best so they should reward likewise.
Hey Adam, sorry about the mushrooms.. best of luck on your onion sets, T
We think our white onions bed, which was covered in scaff nettting, had a fox inside it during the last Beast from the East. As the ground and the growing onions were frozen many of the green shoots were broken off by the fox trampling on them as it was trying to get out. It did eventually get out (as it was not there, but a big rip was…) and I'm wondering and waiting to see whether the onions will actually bounce back.
Nice video.
I am going to get some more onions going soon
Nice video! I was thinking about getting a mushroom kit to try my hand at growing them. Maybe the kit was old. Nice start on your onions. I should be planting my sets in a few days or so. 🙂
I had a mushroom kit years ago and I had no luck either. It was similar to yours. Won't bother again with it…didn't even get enough for one serving!
P.s. Have done my onions the same way 🙂 planted them last week in trays and kept them in the poly. They're all sprouting today so the temps are slowly lifting
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