[Lardman]

Im really disappointed with my onions this year. Not withstanding all the problems with leaf miners - the couple I've used so far have been very sharp but also tasteless. 

They were Stuttgarter Riesen sets from Bakkers, and have very little flavour and rather are hard and leathery, being flat they're also really hard to slice for cheese sandwich.  Last year I tried Setton but they didn't get bigger than an egg although  better tasting they weren't overly impressive.

Im searching for something that tastes like an onion should, people keep telling me that distance lend enchantment and the taste I remember doesn't really exist - but there has to be something better than these.

[peterjf]

sounds like they not been in a prepared bed , manured the previous autumn ,

we feed ours on cumfrey every 2 weeks,, keep the soil damp and weed free

[Trillium]

I never found stuttgarter a nice onion, it's too strong and not particularly large. We've switched to Candy onions we grow from seed; it's a sweet onion and keeps reasonably well through winter, much better than the white spanish we love and grow as well.
They really do need lots of feed either as manure or liquid feeds like comfrey, and well developed soil and regular moisture. Otherwise, they're pathetic.
There's always next year now that you have some good tips.

[Faz]

I've grown Stuttgarter from sets (from Wilkos) this year and have been pleased overall. They are a little smaller than shop bought onions and the flat bottom means you have to chop them up a little bit differently, but I have found mine to be quite tasty. They do seem to be getting stronger since they have been strung up though, they made me cry last night!  :blink:

[out4nowt]

I planted Stuttgarter Giant sets from Wilkos and they are very large, flat bottomed and tasty.