[stompy]

Hi guys

Im growing onions once again even though i hate them my partner loves them
The problem i have is every year they grow flat, what i mean is they are oval in shape rather than spherical.
I i push them into the soil so the tips of the sets are just poking through and they all seem to be growing really well but when i come to harvest them they have flat bottoms.
Does anyone else have this problem and if not, what am i doing wrong

[penance]

Sounds like variety to me, some are more oval than others.

[stompy]

I'll be honest with you, i dont know what variety they were.
I get my sets from wikinsons every year, i supose i should maybe change supplyers
Does anyone else use wilkinsons onion sets?

[penance]

Have a look at online suppliers like T&M or Mr Fothergills, they have a fair selection and also description IE whether flat or round type.

[peterjf]

good round white onions are ailsa craig     red barron are round too onions

[Nobbie]

I used wilko's set this year and my onions were very round (and some of them were a pound each ), I remember there were two varieties of white onions available in wilkos and mine may have been sturion or similar.

[harry]

I fancy growing red onions do you get the sets from the same place. What about growing from seed. :blink:

[Arnfields]

I fancy growing red onions do you get the sets from the same place. What about growing from seed. :blink:

Have put red onions in to (hopefully) overwinter, bought them as sets from wilkos - fingers crossed but they are looking pretty good so far...

[Lewjam]

I had the same thing with my wilko red onions!

50% of them bolted, the other 50% looked more like shallots!

Still tasted good though

[penance]

What type of reds have you planted?

I dont know of any overwintering types.

[rictic]

Like you I bought my onions from Wilko's, red and white (Turbo).  Also like you my white ones were flattish but red ones were normal shape.  No complaints on the taste though and will buy my onions there next year along with 90% of my other seeds.

Keep the faith.

Rictic.

[DavidT]

The flattish ones are probably Stuttgarter, for round ones grow Sturon. Rictic, Turbo are flattish because they are a cross between Stuttgarter and Sturon. :happy:

[Jay Dubya]

Hi, i agree Sturon are a good doer and very globular.

[DavidT]

Good flavour as well.

[stompy]

Thanks for the replies guys
It must be a variety problem then, i'll give sturon a go this year i think.

There has never been a taste issue according to my partner, but they never seem to keep as long as my dads do
Incidently my dad has the plot next to mine, and he has become strangely competetive

We are having a giant pumpkin growing competition next year.
It started off just me and dad and has so far gained another 7 competetors. LOL.

I have got to beat him though, i'll never live it down