Onion sets growing curly. What's wrong with them?

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Yana

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I had two batches of onions sets this year. The first lot I put into modules and then planted them out. The second lot went straight into the ground. The second lot are growing but the green sprouting tops are all curly and low down instead of straight. I've picked a couple and no sign of anything untoward but they look so weird. They aren't growing much upwards at all. What could be wrong do you think?
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Re: Onion sets growing curly. What's wrong with them?
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2014, 17:29 »
mine has the same problem. I found little worms in my overwinter spring onion, n wondering if the worms also growing inside the onions. will pull one and check out.
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Re: Onion sets growing curly. What's wrong with them?
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2014, 18:25 »
I've looked inside and no worms but the onions don't look great when I peel the outer skin off.

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Re: Onion sets growing curly. What's wrong with them?
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2014, 14:21 »
There's a thread on the same subject from a few years back:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=38812.0

Someone suggested allium leaf miner might be the culprit. Check this article for further info and possible help:

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/onion/onion-thrips.htm

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Re: Onion sets growing curly. What's wrong with them?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2014, 06:17 »
I've dug a few up and they seem waterlogged. No sign of root damage though.


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