The day before the Equinox in March we took our 'apprentice' down to the plot and sowed spring onions. Spring onions are a catch crop which can go in at intervals throughout the growing season and usually take about eight weeks. The seed and the source were good and recommended. Nothing came up. Not the best outcome when gardening with a novice.
This September, before the Autumn Equinox I sowed onions from seed for the first time.
Senshyu (the spelling varies) are a Japanese overwintering onion to be harvested in July. The instructions on the packet were clear and in capital letters to be sown END OF AUG EARLY SEP IN SOUTHERN AREAS. NOT SUITABLE FOR SOWING AT ANY OTHER TIME.
The last time I went down to the plot, the thin, folded first leaves of the Senshyu were beginning to show.
How various is our allotment experience. Some crops, supposedly 'easy' fail to germinate. Others reputedly 'difficult' (most gardeners prefer onions sets nowadays) start to grow at as summer turns to autumn. It's a long time and a lot of work until July 2014, but I hope to harvest my Senshyu in due season.
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