How many of us buy our onion sets from the garden centres and leave them in the nets until the weather improves for planting outside? Well I must admit that I was guilty of that but after last year continuous rainfall,that seems to be repeating itself this year, I followed the advice of another fellow allotmenteer and planted my onion and shallot sets in modules of compost.
They settled in lovely and produced some fantastic top growth and a network of strong roots. They lived in the greenhouse until the weather improved and then they were transplanted into their final growing position mid April. I plan on giving them a head start this year too after the great success with last years crops.
digginwivdebb 
What a genius idea! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for taking the time to read it x
I honestly would never have thought of starting those little onion sets in compost. Mine always look so sad by the time I get them in the ground. Hope you have a great growing season!
Give them a go. I’m sure you will be pleased with the results 🙂
Brilliant! That’s got to be worth trying here too
They grow much better in soil than in netted bags;-) worth a try.
That’s a helpful tip. I should probably try it. We planted some sets directly in the autumn and about half of them have somehow ‘escaped’ from the earth. Squirrels? Storm damage? Another allotment mystery!
I too have some autumn sown onions that seemed to have escaped the worst of the weather and pest damage so far. I like to sow my onions twice a year.