Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: brucesgirl on July 09, 2007, 19:43

Title: Onions Bolting?
Post by: brucesgirl on July 09, 2007, 19:43

Some of my onions are forming heads, is this what is called bolting? And what should I do? I have actually nipped them off, but don't know if this is the right or wrong thing to do.

Title: Onions Bolting?
Post by: shaun on July 09, 2007, 21:57

it just happens i dont think theres owt you can do to stop it,best to pick em chop em up and make a nice cheese n onion butty  :wink:

Title: Onions Bolting?
Post by: WG. on July 10, 2007, 00:34

Eat them first since they won't store.  Pull as required since they will still put on some weight after you've beheaded them.

Title: Onions Bolting?
Post by: Trillium on July 10, 2007, 03:19

Normally onions don't bolt to seed until their second year, but with all the weather changes - up and down temps, too much rain and too little sun, some of the plants simply went into reproduction mode. As the others say, trim off the seeding head asap, let them put on some size and use them up first. They really won't keep long in storage.

Title: Onions Bolting?
Post by: brucesgirl on July 10, 2007, 08:41

Thanks all - I did plant them quite late, as I didn't get my allotment till the beginning of May. Glad I did the right thing by pulling the seed heads off - it was pure reaction.