EPISODE · Jan 14, 2025 · 12 MIN
🎧 🧅 Sowing Onion Seeds: A January Gardening Guide 🌱
from Gardening with Ben - Garden and Allotment Tips and Advice Podcast · host Gardening With Ben.
🧅🌱 January is the perfect month to get your onion seeds started — and today we’re diving into exactly how to do it! In this episode, I’ll walk you through why onions love an early start, how to sow them properly, and the simple steps that set you up for a strong harvest later in the year. We’ll chat about choosing the best varieties, prepping compost, using the right-sized trays, how much warmth they need, watering tips, and how to avoid common mistakes like damping off or overcrowding. Starting onions early means bigger bulbs, stronger plants, and a huge head start for your growing season. If you’re ready to get sowing and kick off your year of growing, this January onion guide has everything you need! Are YOU sowing onions this month?🧅👇 🛍️ Top Recommended Products:• Premium Seed Compost – https://amzn.to/3X24f0X• Onion Seed Variety Pack – https://amzn.to/3JYZx18• Heated Propagator for Early Sowing – https://amzn.to/4p7XbM8💬 Quote from the Episode:“If you want big onions in summer, give them early love in January.”🧅🌱 🌿 Stay Connected:📺 YouTube – Gardening with Ben📸 Instagram – @GardeningwithBen🎧 Podcast – Gardening with Ben🌐 https://gardenandallotment.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gardening-with-ben-garden-and-allotment-tips-and-advice-podcast--5150692/support.🌼 🌿 Stay Connected with Gardening with Ben:🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@GardeningwithBen📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gardeningwithben📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/gardeningwithben🎧 Podcast – Available on Spreaker, Spotify & Apple Podcasts🌐 Website – https://gardenandallotment.com
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🧅🌱 January is the perfect month to get your onion seeds started — and today we’re diving into exactly how to do it! In this episode, I’ll walk you through why onions love an early start, how to sow them properly, and the simple steps that set you up for a strong harvest later in the year. We’ll chat about choosing the best varieties, prepping compost, using the right-sized trays, how much warmth they need, watering tips, and how to avoid common mistakes like damping off or overcrowding. Starting onions early means bigger bulbs, stronger plants, and a huge head start for your growing season. If you’re ready to get sowing and kick off your year of growing, this January onion guide has everything you need! Are YOU sowing onions this month?🧅👇 🛍️ Top Recommended Products:• Premium Seed Compost – https://amzn.to/3X24f0X• Onion Seed Variety Pack – https://amzn.to/3JYZx18• Heated Propagator for Early Sowing – https://amzn.to/4p7XbM8💬 Quote from the Episode:“If you want big onions in summer, give them early love in January.”🧅🌱 🌿 Stay Connected:📺 YouTube – Gardening with Ben📸 Instagram – @GardeningwithBen🎧 Podcast – Gardening with Ben🌐 https://gardenandallotment.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gardening-with-ben-garden-and-allotment-tips-and-advice-podcast--5150692/support.🌼 🌿 Stay Connected with Gardening with Ben:🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@GardeningwithBen📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gardeningwithben📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/gardeningwithben🎧 Podcast – Available on Spreaker, Spotify & Apple Podcasts🌐 Website – https://gardenandallotment.com
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