p-a-s Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Grew a good crop of onions this year,out of 115 onion sets planted i harvested 112 As soon as i had lifted the onions,i put a few late cauli`s in Sweetcorn wont be long Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Sweetcorn wont be long Well it better be fat then I used to grow loads of stuff when I had an allotment, had to let it go due to work commitments etc. You really cannot beat the taste of food you have grown yourself and actually know whats been put on it (if anything!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8landy Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have about the same as you in numbers of onions. Did you plant them this year or over wintered from last? I have just planted my winter sets, (A bit early) but keen to get on. I will also be planting some spring sets next year. Sweetcorn is still a bit off, carrots are great, spuds where to, still got my main crops in, might dig some up this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Hmmm, very green eyed. I wish I had a backyard bigger than a postage stamp, nothing beats a bit of home grown veg. Good work indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Do you not hang your onions? I normally hang them to dry I found leaving them on the table makes them rot Sweetcorn looks good there too. Had all sorts in this year Onions Brussels are starting to pick up now cabbage broccolli runner beans dwarf beans beetroot peppers tomato's cucumbers corgette carrot parsnip asparagus and loads of herbs too inc wild garlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Mmmmmm they look nice.....so does everything else. lifted my onions this week..not as many as you but I'm happy enough!!!!!! Ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 PLLEEAASSEEEE! What is the secret to grow decent onions, i have tried for years, this years crop will be pickled!! Tell me the method, please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 good crop there Paul.. All that hard works paying off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemicky Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Well done Paul , thats a busy looking garden there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-a-s Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 jacksdad.the sweetcorn was late going in,so its not going to be fatter v8landy.i cant take all the credit i grew them from sets,planted about the end of march.i have some seed for starting in the polytunnel in dec. mick miller.i know the country has gone grow your own crazy but couldnt you get a small plot. lord geordie.they are tied up in bundles of 10,but at present the shed is a **** tip,and the poly tunnel is rather damp so for now i put them on the table every morning then just put them in the shed over night. ronan nee.as a rule i set about 100 sets but not all of them make it,but this year i grew them a different method and i only lost 2 one is still growing these should last us till spring. ricko,i aint tellin the way i grow mine is on a deep bed of well rotted chicken muck with about an inch of top soil covering the muck,this way the roots can gradually get into the chicken muck without them being burned off by the nitrogen in the muck. Dougy.its my best crop of onions so far,most things have done realy well this year.The purple sprouting broccoli i had been growing for a december crop,was very early we have been eating it for 2 months now,if you want some let me know YES its for free Thanks for all the comments lads.Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paraone Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Well done Paul puts my efforts to shame. green fingers or what? I usually grow the large variety Turbo, the only trouble is my soil is Pygmy Para Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I hope you are going to platt them once they have dried off mate! I used to grow enough garlic and onions to last through the winter and spring when I had a couple of garden allotments and always platted them. Fortunately my father (Who was a true Frenchman) taught me to platt strings of onilns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Good looking plot and produce, only the result of paying it plenty of attention. Well done. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 We had a reasonable crop this year - bigger then we have ever had -- anyway I think I have cracked stringing them -- Get some strong string (onions are heavy) about 6ft long tie a loose knot in middle and put neck of first onion in knot and pull tight - loop other end and hang up - with first onion put tail through middle of string and wrap in figure of eight then pull tightish - do next and so on - don't push them down or they end up like mine -- easier than plaiting. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper6 Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 lovely crop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I Love Onions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 hang em or lose em. what sets were they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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