Kitchen Garden

BACK TO BASICS... OVERWINTERING ONIONS

Many of us start our onions off either by sowing seeds very early in the year or planting onion sets – immature little bulbs in March. However, now is a good time to start thinking about growing this versatile veg for the earliest harvests next season.

Providing your soil is fairly well drained and not too wet or waterlogged over winter, you should be able to grow onions successfully. You will need to choose the right varieties for this

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