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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: liz from the fizz on May 09, 2007, 17:41

Title: Know your onions?
Post by: liz from the fizz on May 09, 2007, 17:41

I sowed a packet of onion seeds in mid april and to my knowledge they have all come up, little green shoots everywhere, what is the next stage for them? also they are a large variety [the name escapes me for a moment] so how do i look after them through this summer and next autumn until its time to plant them out? :?  :?

Title: Know your onions?
Post by: shaun on May 09, 2007, 17:48

i think you should have planted them a bit sooner lizzy,try and thin them out asap into bigger pots on there own and plant them out when they have there 3rd or 4th leaf,(i planted mine in the ground last week)i dont think there going to be big ones this year but you never know

Title: Know your onions?
Post by: WG. on May 09, 2007, 17:54

Agreed, they will need transplanting ASAP.  If they don't make it to a usable size this year, it might be worth trying to overwinter them for a crop next year.

Onions are pretty hardy & Crediton doubtless gets pretty mild winters.  If you do this, watch out for any sign of bolting next year & remove flowering stalk as soon as it is evident.

Title: Know your onions?
Post by: liz from the fizz on May 09, 2007, 17:56

Cheers Shaun thanks for that.
Nice picture of you in an earlier thread. Didnt fully appreciate your strong firm jaw line til i saw that picture. How do you manage to get all that hair under your riding bonnet? :D   hugs

Title: Know your onions?
Post by: shaun on May 09, 2007, 17:59

I have to shave it all off to get my skid lid on ,I have tried putting it in a bobble but it just wont have it  :wink:

Title: Know your onions?
Post by: liz from the fizz on May 09, 2007, 18:05

:wink:  :wink:  :wink: your secret is safe with me[ and the gang]