[alancas]

my red baron onions seem to have given up the  ghost they have gone to seed and have hardly grown,is it to late to plant some more? thanks.

[sunshineband]

It is a bit late for planting summer onions, but you can plant autumn onion sets later in the year, which will be ready to eat about this time next year

[alancas]

thanks for that never seem to grow any decent red onions

[sunshineband]

thanks for that never seem to grow any decent red onions

Food and water is what I do, and they seem to grow OK then 

BFB  on planting, and chicken manure pellets from time to time, with a good soak every couple of weeks in dry weather. Not prizewinners by any means, but big enough to be useful in the kitchen

[georget]

Ive never had much luck with red onions,always just planted sets with mediocre results.Set some red baron seed away this year and looked great,planted them out and they havent thrived at all.The ailsa craig  are standing up like soldiers and growing really well,but the red baron are doing nothing in fact they look like they are dying.The ground was well mucked last year and plenty growmore on in the spring,Ill just have to keep buying them at Aldi.

[Steveharford]

I dont grow red onions any more as they always succumb to rot. Maybe our wet clay soil doesnt suit them. Such a pity.

[alancas]

does it make any difference if you take the seed heads off?

[fatbelly]

I'm not growing Red's this year but have every year previously.
I think its worth the extra money and getting heat treated Onions especially Red's.
In all the years I have grown heat treated Reds and have had only one onion bolt to seed.