Hows your onions and shallots?

ruffmesiter_69 · « **on:** June 04, 2007, 20:39 »

Hi there,

been down the plot to find the onions and shallots going wild with growth and thickening up nicely, nipped a few seed head of bolting red onions but bar that should be a good year for onions,

hows yours? bigger? smaller? more bolt? or even the dreaded white rot?

other news this week, celery in, pumpkins in, brussels in, runners in, and dwarf beans in.

regards
lottieblogs

milkman · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2007, 09:07 »

onions shallots and garlic are all doing very nicely especially since I weeded them! no bolters yet.

mum of 3 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2007, 09:48 »

picked some japanese onions this weekend

,everything seems on course

but im a bit worried about the french and runner beans they dont seem to be shooting off like everything else yet

wellingtons · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2007, 10:22 »

... so's the garlic. With the exception of the elephant garlic, one failed to shoot at all, two have gone all mushy and one that looks ok.

If the sun is going to shine this weekend, I shall be pulling up my early white garlic.

I've only just planted my red onion plantlets and my salad onions are merely a wisp!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2007, 10:27 »

My onions and shallots coming along very nicely too!

ruffmesiter_69 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2007, 17:40 »

shame red's start to bolt, got them quick enought they should still be good

tomato-joy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2007, 20:09 »

my shallots are going very brown at the tips of the leaves - hope this means they are nearly ready?

davep · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2007, 20:37 »

my onions went really thick like a huge spring onion with no discernible bulb at the bottom during the recent cold spell, "bull neck" my book said! now the good weather is back and with a couple of doses off tomato feed,there bulbing up nicely again!

DD. · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2007, 20:38 »

Quote from: "tomato-joy"

my shallots are going very brown at the tips of the leaves - hope this means they are nearly ready?

They shouldn't be ready for ay least another month. Shouldn't worry about the brown bits, they just do that - well at least mine do!

ruffmesiter_69 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2007, 08:23 »

Quote from: "Digger Dave"

Quote from: "tomato-joy"
my shallots are going very brown at the tips of the leaves - hope this means they are nearly ready?

They shouldn't be ready for ay least another month. Shouldn't worry about the brown bits, they just do that - well at least mine do!

yup agree, should be ok

rugbymad40 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2007, 09:28 »

White & Red Onions, along with shallots are great - no bolters as yet. I am however struggling with my spring onions - germination problems initially (took three packets to get a half row) and now very, very slow growing compared to last year.

Has anyone got any tips for improving them - another plot holder on my site suggested fish, blood and bone meal?

WG. · « **Reply #11 on:** June 06, 2007, 09:40 »

Quote from: "rugbymad40"

Has anyone got any tips for improving them - another plot holder on my site suggested fish, blood and bone meal?

If you suspect an acute nitrogen shortage, try some nettle tea (or comfrey tea) for an organic remedy. And I do say acute since seedlings don't usually suffer from it. Dry April plus cold May are more likely, I'd have thought.

ruffmesiter_69 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2007, 16:52 »

we are now growing spring onions in pots as are fed up not being able to grow them this year :-(

Aidy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2007, 11:23 »

I do mine like the ruffmesiter_69, start them off in pots, I sown around 10 seeds to each pot as some wont germinate then once up and growing just drop them into place, no thinning required.

freyaluck · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2007, 12:19 »

I have already pulled a few onions up plenty big enough for our need, and also had a fair few bolt. Do I just cut thier heads off?

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