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Recent show results
« on: August 18, 2010, 10:17 »
After camping at the weekend in the New Forest, dodging the downpours.

I managed to show a few items namely onions, chilli pepers, aubergines, indoor sweet pepper, garlic and squash.

Well, here's the pics.

The chilii plant and aubegines were awarded second whilst the sweet peepers claimed third. The rest got a day out.

white onions 2010.jpg
Red onions 2010.jpg
Top tip for camping....don't go.

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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2010, 17:59 »
Very nice, What varieties are they?

I grew the world record holder kelsae this year and the previous but

havent succeded at getting a whopper, yet  ;)   

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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2010, 09:43 »
Thanks. Mammoth and red baron.

First time i tried to grow from seed and i know what mistakes I've made.

Namely poor preparation of intended bed for them. ie no feed.

Should of watered more at the early stages. Took ages for them to get going and when I did start to water they grew. Strange that.  ::)

My dressing abilities need some practise as well. ie tying the neck. Looking at Vegmandans way seems easier.

Overall though pleased with the results. Lots of larger red barons drying out now.

Going to try a different white variety next year, Kelsea.
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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2010, 11:00 »
I did'nt really under go the task of soil prepration,
which im regreting cus i only found out half way though the season that its the key to growing decent sized show ones. A 3 or 4 pounder is what im aiming for next year. the best way to double your chances is to grow them under cover, like i do.
this can either be a home made structure made out of a wooden frame, like mine with plastic for the roof and sides or a polytunnel/greenhouse. But it must have ventalation on hot days as warm and damp conditions around big bulbs are the perfect enviroment for botrytis which is a grey mould which ive heard is an absolute Bu**er and makes your onions no good for showing.  

Heres a picture of my enteries this year...                
2010 llantwitt major show 038.jpg
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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2010, 12:29 »
Nice looking onions.

I'm aiming for 2/3 pounds as I just want to show a good matching set.

At the show there was some larger sets but not as uniform as mine and scruffier.

I can't grow indoors so will need to think of rigging up a frame. However, these were grown outdoors.

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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2010, 13:23 »
Some great onions there, well done.  As someone that always has a problem growing decent onions I would like to know how to prepare the soil for them. :)
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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2010, 14:07 »
The bigger ones can tend to be a bit less uniformed than others, but a good way ive heard to solve this is to keeping the neck of the onions growing as up straight as possible
with a good support.

I found out a good way for soil prepearing which i was told from the chairman of the vale allotment socitey

Lets say for 20 onions (which is how much im limited to) dig 5 trenches about 8 inch deep, 12 to 18inchs apart, (depends how big you want the onions) Put a load of manure in the bottom  with a good helping of bloodfishandbone and other feeds the onions need in the trenches and then fill them with multipurpose compost.

Then plant your onions on top of the multipurpose 12 to18inch apart.

This is the method im going to be experimenting with next year.

hope this helped you Ice        
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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2010, 14:12 »
Vegmansdan's supports look pretty simple to sort.

Plus his method for his bed which is the route I'll take.

My alliums are following my squashes so I'll sort it out in October.

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Re: Recent show results
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2010, 15:21 »
Thank you for that.  Any onion I can grow will be a bonus compared to previous years.



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