[Vegpot]

Hi
I've grown onions and leeks before usually quite successfully but this year in the new raised beds we had made I put some red onion sets, some white onion sets and 2 different kinds of leeks in.  The red onions almost all bolted and those that didn't were very small.  The white onions were a mixed bunch, some bolting, some got huge.  The leeks were also mixed but a good proportion of them just grew woody and bolted straight away.  Is this due to weather or some other stress?  Could it be lack of sun?  I will try another bed that gets a bit more sun next year.

[Aidy]

Good question, my leeks so far touch wood have'nt yet gone to seed, but my neighbours have, his are musselborough mine are Autumn giants, of the other veg I have in so far everything is going to plan, the chard is still growing, as are the beets and non of the brassicas have gone to seed either.

[peapod]

My red onions went to seed, and also my broccoli and fennel :-(

[Bombers]

Overwintered Red Onions bolted, and some of my Leeks (musselborough)
have too,. All my PSB did  :cry:

[Sadgit]

My red onions went to seed, and also my broccoli and fennel :-(

Ditto.... well only a few of my red onions did but they have a habit of it anyway. Boc and fennel... useless.

[matron]

We have had a good year with onions as none of them bolted - even the red ones behaved themselves. The leeks are looking good at the moment.

[senrab_nhoj]

same with my red onions, they threatened bolting and formed smallish onions...

the 'allotment bore' informed me that red onions are prone to doing this

[fletch]

It would probably be easier for me to say what didn't bolt! Been a bad year for onions for me, nearly all my reds bolted  
Along with PSB, calabrese, rocket, lettuce, blah blah blah.

At least the bees and insects had a good feed so someone was happy!

[DD.]

My fennel & purple sprouters bolted.

[FCG]

All but my last crop of lettuce bolted, my handful of onions did not. I encountered that my mixed leaf lettuce in the mini greenhouse bolts as soon as it is put in it seems!

[amandaandherveg]

This was my first year and my red onions, broc, PSB, Pak Choi & Little Gem all bolted, oh well, there's always next year.  :roll:

[gobs]

Don't think so. Didn't do fennel this year mind.

[paintedlady]

A couple of chard, celery, celeriac & bulb fennel bolted, but the rest are fine (did not grow psb this year, and was late with the brussels and they are a bit on the small size - think I'll be having pea size sprouts for Christmas  :roll: )

[waddecar]

This season has been the best this century for onions for me, not a single red bolted and only 2 yellows did so.

Lettuce was mixed, italian cos and little gem were fine, mizuna lasted a good time before bolting, but red bolted straight away.

No problems with any brassica

But as usual the spinach, rocket and basil all bolted.

[sclarke624]

Didn't grow onions this year only spring onion.
Calabrese and fennel bolted.