[gavinjconway]

Just pulled my first today... as always on 1st May each year.. onions and white sauce tonight!!

[savbo]

would pelleted chicken manure do instead of BFB? Have lots of the former and v little of the latter!

sav

[monkeygee]

first time ive grown them too , not sure what to think , will they swell to size of a normal onion if i leave them , or is it best to start using and replace with normal sets , i have a dedicated onion bed free of disease

[snowdrops]

would pelleted chicken manure do instead of BFB? Have lots of the former and v little of the latter!

sav

That's what I always use,look at my diary page for a pic of my Kelsae onions(they are a large show variety)the biggest was nearly 3lbs,not that the Japanese will be any where near that.

[gavinjconway]

first time ive grown them too , not sure what to think , will they swell to size of a normal onion if i leave them , or is it best to start using and replace with normal sets , i have a dedicated onion bed free of disease

The will grow to normal onions in a while and are basically a couple of months earlier than your main crop. We start eating them now as green and by the time they are finished we are onto the main normal crop.

[DD.]

As Gavin says, they are a "filler" crop, do not expect them to store like spring planted onions.

Don't bet on more than a couple of months once they're mature. One or two have fallen foul of this in the past and have planted large amounts they can't possibly use.

Do as Gavin has, once they're big enough to use - do it!

[gavinjconway]

I also use green onions on the BBQ - from when they are about an inch thick they are a really great addition to the barbie and also make a good talking point. Try it... you may just like it