I’m going to show you how we plant onion sets and then dig up big onions when they’re ready! Growing onions overwinter is a great way to keep gardening all year long.Onion sets are planted in the Fall and then harvested in the late spring.Why We Like Onion Sets Better Than Seeds Depending on personal preference onions can be grown from seed, transplants or sets.

Personally we prefer onion sets for a couple reasons: Onion sets are much larger than a seed and less fragile than a transplant making them much easier to handle.They are less prone to disease and bolting, especially if you are planting them over Winter.They are much faster to plant, especially if you are growing many of them! They always yield larger onions for us compared to onion seeds.

What are Onion Sets? Onion sets are small dry immature bulbs of onions that are grown from seed, dried and then then packaged for you to grow the following season.Many people (including me) find them easier to work with than onion seeds.They usually come in a mesh bag or a box depending on where you buy them from.

When to Plant Onion Sets Onion sets are planted about 4-6 weeks prior to freezing temperatures.This gives the bulb some time to sprout before a long winter dormancy.In NYC, hardiness zone 7b, we plant our onion sets in mid to late October.

Where to Plant Onion Sets Onions like to grow in a well-drained garden bed that has been enriched with composted organic matter and gets full sun.We take lots o

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