Re: Onions from seed - for 2020

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #90 on: April 19, 2020, 20:37 »
Evening all, first year growing onions and shallots from seed as posted earlier. I've had mixed success with the seedlings in the pouring shed, Bedfordshire champion very good but fasto, Isobel rose have grown to about an inch and a half and then some are withering and going a light brown colour, as if the leaves are dying down. I don't know if it's been too hot for them in this freak April heatwave, or maybe I've watered them too much. So, I've done some direct sowings into the ground to see how they get on and will plant on the strongest of the seedlings from the shed this week.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #91 on: April 20, 2020, 09:26 »
I had the same thing with the Isolbel Rose seeds I planted.  They were so tragic, I ditched the seedlings the other day and have resown in modules with about 5/6 seeds per cell.  I'm going to try for a later crop of small bunched onions with them.

The Globo are out of the plot under a mesh tunnel and are doing fine.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #92 on: April 21, 2020, 22:43 »
I had the same thing with the Isolbel Rose seeds I planted.  They were so tragic, I ditched the seedlings the other day and have resown in modules with about 5/6 seeds per cell.  I'm going to try for a later crop of small bunched onions with them.

The Globo are out of the plot under a mesh tunnel and are doing fine.
I have grown Isobel Rose this year too.   I have to say they are looking rather good.  I am hardening them off during the day and bringing them back into the cold greenhouse at night for another 3 or 4 days.   I sowed quite a lot of seed all together in a biggish pot.  Also doing well are Red Brunswick and Batun.  I am not sure I am going to find room for them all.  Might give some away and plant a few in tubs to pull as spring onions - the Batun especially.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #93 on: April 25, 2020, 19:11 »
Planted them all out now, done a few extra direct sowings for good measure. Had to discard a lot of the seedlings, but the ones planted out look quite healthy so fingers crossed.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #94 on: April 26, 2020, 08:31 »
Been in about 3 weeks now, they’re loving all this sunshine
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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #95 on: April 26, 2020, 09:56 »
My multi-sown Long Red Florence are on the list to be planted out today :)

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #96 on: April 26, 2020, 16:49 »
This year has the potential of being written off :(
I appear to losing my seedlings every day, they are either dying off or being nicked by feathered criters.
I have put another 90 red florence on the go hoping they will grow on in time to crop.
Fingers crossed
Punk isn't dead...it's underground where it belongs. If it comes to the surface it's no longer punk...it's Green Day!

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #97 on: April 26, 2020, 17:32 »
I was going to plant out my Ailsa Craig but the ground was rock hard. Given it a good soaking and a mulch with MPC, hopefully I can pop them out in a day or two.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #98 on: April 27, 2020, 23:34 »
Mine went in about a week ago albiet they are tiny. Just with some net over to stop the birds. Hope they will be ok!

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #99 on: April 29, 2020, 11:05 »
I have now planted out the Isobel Rose, Batun and Red Beard and netted against birds.   Gave the ground a good watering in the bed with the bunching onions on plot 7 as it was rock hard.   Plot 8 is much wetter and was ok to plant the Isobel Rose in.   
Red Brunswick to go out on next visit to the plots.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #100 on: April 30, 2020, 10:17 »
My multi-sown modules of Isobel Rose are now germinating.  They already look better than the batch I ditched, so I think the other lot just suffered in the cold nights we had back then.  The Globo on the plot are doing well. 

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #101 on: May 03, 2020, 18:46 »
Finally got mine in the ground last week.
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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #102 on: May 04, 2020, 19:25 »
Mine went in yesterday: clumps of Santero, Zebrune, Golden Bear and Isobel Rose Redspark with a few Exhibition, Giant and Red Mammoth planted singly. Probably far too many and I can see onion soup being a staple this coming winter....
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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #103 on: May 07, 2020, 08:38 »
Isobel Rose seems popular this year. Is that because it is a new variety?  Or have we all been beguiled by their description in a catalogue?
Proof will be in the crop and the taste.

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Re: Onions from seed - for 2020
« Reply #104 on: May 07, 2020, 10:47 »
Isobel Rose seems popular this year. Is that because it is a new variety?  Or have we all been beguiled by their description in a catalogue?
Proof will be in the crop and the taste.

My reds are actually Redspark not Isobel Rose! I remember looking at IR so suspect I picked up the wrong packet for one reason or another....



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