Onion ID please

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JohnB47

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Onion ID please
« on: February 18, 2010, 14:06 »
Hi.

Are the varieties 'Stuttgarter' and 'Stuttgarter Giant' the same? I saw a pack of around 10 'Stuttgarter' sets in a Poundshop today (yes, for £1!) and I'm interested but I don't necessarily want to grow giant onions.

Are Stuttgarter a good onion? (I already have two over-wintering varieties in the ground from last Autumn but I want to grow some more for storage. Just wondering what to try for a good reliable, good storage crop.

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« Last Edit: February 18, 2010, 14:26 by JohnB47 »

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Re: Onion ID please
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 14:15 »
They are one and the same. Yellow skinned onions that are qiute sweet in taste and store well.

Mine have never been gigantic, just normal tbh  :D Definitely worth growing IMHO


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Re: Onion ID please
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 14:25 »
Thanks sunshineband.

Maybe I'll give them a go.

P.S. I've updated my profile - thanks for the nudge.

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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 14:30 »
You're welcome  :D

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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 15:06 »
John; 10 for £1 means 10p each - you can buy them fully grown for cheaper. You should be able to get a bag of 50 for that price, not 10.

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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2010, 15:58 »
I bought a bag of Red Baron sets from the pound shop, 350g with 136 onions in it.  Has a 0 got lost, I wonder?
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zazen999

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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 16:06 »
I hope so!!!

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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 18:30 »
Hmmm, I think I'll need to check this.

Perhaps I'm getting confused between bags of Shallots and bags of onions - what a twit  :wacko:

I'll be back there next Monday - must concentrate!

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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2010, 18:36 »
I bought the stutgarter onions from the pound shop, it is 350g certainly more than 10

the golden gourmet shallots also from the poundshop had about 14 in



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