Bed prep

[hdan]

I have a box of onion starts received from Dixondale's Farm this week.
Today I prepared my bed for texas supersweet onions. Rows are equally spaced 12" center to center in a 4' X 8' X 1' raised bed.
Can I get an ok to plant to onions tomorrow, or do I need to change something? Hope I'm not over thinking this job. I know good drainage is key!

 

[hdan]

I had peas & green beans planted here last year. I amended with 2" of mushroom compost.
I probably don't need to add any nitrogen yet since green beans & peas was there last. I'm thinking I will start using a 10-10-10 fertilizer 3 weeks after planting & continue every 3 weeks until bulbing begains.

 

[heirloomgal]

Looks good @hdan.

 

[ducks4you]

The only thing I would add is 6 month PREEN so you won't have to weed anything that flies by and wants to grow there.
I don't think you Can overthink this!
You are determined to have a good crop of onions this year and you have great preparation!!

 

[flowerbug]

were there planting directions with them? or check their website for that variety as to how much space they might need. some can be bigger than others.

i try to give them extra space between so that i can weed them more easily, plus room to walk between them every other row, but i am planting at ground level in a larger more open area. you can have access from each side so perhaps you don't need anything else.

 

[hdan]

were there planting directions with them? or check their website for that variety as to how much space they might need. some can be bigger than others.

i try to give them extra space between so that i can weed them more easily, plus room to walk between them every other row, but i am planting at ground level in a larger more open area. you can have access from each side so perhaps you don't need anything else.

Yes, there was planting direction.
Main thing was to space 6" apart because of size the onions get.
If you were responding to my to my post.

 

[hdan]

The only thing I would add is 6 month PREEN so you won't have to weed anything that flies by and wants to grow there.
I don't think you Can overthink this!
You are determined to have a good crop of onions this year and you have great preparation!!

Thanks, I do have preen!

 

[hdan]

Onions are inbed

 

[flowerbug]

...
If you were responding to my to my post.

your thread and your topic post so yes, it was a response.

 

[hdan]

I have two over winter bell plants, one over winter hot pepper plant.
Was getting ready to pot them back up to 5 gallon bucket from 8" X 8" over winter container. Noticed all brown roots on all of them indicating root rot.
Is it a waist of time to cut dead roots off and repot?