Home > Growing tips & recipes > Grow Buddies – December 4 min read 14.10.2025 Grow Buddies – December Welcome to your October growing guide!Here’s what’s in your box:Onion Galacticus Christmas TreeYour December Growing Challenge:Plant your Christmas tree for next year!Onion GalacticusSowing infoCan be direct sown or multi sown into module trays before planting out. Sow seed 1 cm deep and keep the soil lightly moist and the temperature around 15 C until germination. Plant out after all risk of frost has passed.Growing infoThin seedlings to roughly 10 cm spacing, thinnings can be enjoyed in salads. Onions are ready to harvest when foliage flops over and starts to yellow and onions should then be hung somewhere dry, to cure the skin for 2 weeks before storage.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Onions Christmas TreeSowing infoPlace seeds into the freezer for one month. Sow seeds very thinly on the surface of peat free compost, then just cover and maintain an optimum temperature of 15-20C. Germination should take place in 3-6 weeks.Growing infoTransplant seedlings when large enough to handle into small pots and grow on. Once passed the small seedlings stage, these are very hardy plants that can live outdoors year round. Pot on as necessary, leaving the tree in a container means it can be brought indoors for the festive season.Blog – Grow Your Own Christmas Tree Meet the author Nelly Nelly works in the She Grows Veg marketing department and is an incredible cook! She's learning how to grow veg fast in her very own container garden. Her favourites so far are the Dwarf Sunflower called 'Sunspot' and our Dwarf Pea called 'Tom Thumb'. Previous Fried Green Tomatoes Next Get Growing Subscription – December
