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Post by SueA on Jul 25, 2016 21:19:30 GMT
Your onions are looking great Roofy, the two little ones that have started to rot don't look big enough to try to save but if they're still firm you could peel them & use them straight away. I agree with Dai that the ones on the right in your third pic. where the tops have bent over & are starting to yellow won't grow any bigger so you might as well harvest them - but they look a nice size anyway.  |
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Post by grindle on Jul 26, 2016 5:06:15 GMT
you're certainly a much better onion grower than me that's for sure  |
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 26, 2016 5:42:35 GMT
I suspect I just got lucky grindle daitheplant, SueA, aren't I supposed to wait until the stalk completely withers away ? (because its being withdrawn to 'feed' the onion ?). Or am I confusing it with bulbs ? |
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Post by grindle on Jul 26, 2016 6:43:18 GMT
judging by most of the veg I've grown this year, I think I'll just stick to flowers |
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 26, 2016 7:25:45 GMT
What have you grown this year grindle ? (in terms of vegetables) |
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Post by SueA on Jul 26, 2016 7:27:14 GMT
It is flower bulbs Roofy where you leave the foliage on to feed the bulb if you want to grow it again the following year, you're supposed to leave it until at least 6-8 weeks after flowering has finished & not cut it down or tie it in knots. With onions once the foliage has started to die off it's served it's purpose but leave it on when you lift your onions & dry them off or you can just leave it to die down where it is but when it's started to go yellow it's not really serving any purpose. The foliage will dry off if you lift the onions & leave them either on the surface where they are for a couple of days if it's sunny or maybe in the polytunnel if it's wet outside & you can tie the shrivelled foliage into those fancy plaits to hang your onions up to store then if you've got the patience or just put them in a string bag/net. Found a video of plaiting onions for you - easier if you're a girl who used to have plaits like I did! |
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Post by grindle on Jul 26, 2016 11:14:54 GMT
garlic (complete disaster) onions (not looking good) Potatoes (ok ish) broad beans (rubbish) peas (pathetic) runner and french beans (not doing too badly) courgettes (slow) Tomatoes (still waiting) mini cucumbers (had 3 so far) peppers (flowers keep falling off  ) and lastly pak choi, lettuce and rocket in the greenhouse (not too bad) so all in all I won't rely on feeding myself any time soon   I think it's where I've been growing them, it was a test to see if it would work, obviously it didn't |
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Post by dianthus on Jul 26, 2016 14:02:05 GMT
garlic (complete disaster) onions (not looking good) Potatoes (ok ish) broad beans (rubbish) peas (pathetic) runner and french beans (not doing too badly) courgettes (slow) Tomatoes (still waiting) mini cucumbers (had 3 so far) peppers (flowers keep falling off ) and lastly pak choi, lettuce and rocket in the greenhouse (not too bad) so all in all I won't rely on feeding myself any time soon I think it's where I've been growing them, it was a test to see if it would work, obviously it didn't Oh dear grindle  It's horrid when you get multiple crop failure. I really missed all my tomatoes last year. |
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Post by grindle on Jul 27, 2016 6:23:23 GMT
I have a feeling it's more to do with the grower than the crops dianthus |
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Post by dianthus on Jul 27, 2016 12:25:35 GMT
I disagree with you grindle. You are very knowledgeable and diligent, so it's more likely to have been the excessive rain and lack of summer sun over a longer period than we've had this year, that has been to blame for your poor results. Still time for the beans and courgettes to rally, though |
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Post by grindle on Jul 28, 2016 4:42:21 GMT
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Post by Rosie on Jul 28, 2016 9:29:42 GMT
grindle,a lot of my crops this year have been devastated by mice, but my garlic wasn't great, I don't think it got cold enough for the bulb to split into cloves, broad beans..waste of time. My toms are suffering from a lack of sunshine. No cukes yet but the beans and butternut squash in the tunnel are going utterly beserk If you don't hear from me soon you'll find me caught in the tendrils. Loved your wee video Roofy, your onion look fine to me
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 28, 2016 18:45:52 GMT
It doesn`t seem to be a good year for garlic, mine are very small.  My shallots and onions are superb though.  Harvested today.  |
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Post by roofgardener on Aug 1, 2016 13:04:03 GMT
Unyuns !
Finally, the harvest of the Onions begins. These are the first of my Ailsa Craigs, with a couple of Toughball F1's.  (click for bigger onions). There are MANY more still out there (this is about 10% of my total crop... if that... ). They're not as big - or as numerous - as daitheplant's, (which look to be the size of turnips) but nevertheless Roofgardener is VERY happy SueA.. I'll try your plaiting technique with the next lot |
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Post by dianthus on Aug 1, 2016 15:47:35 GMT
Those are very respectable onions roofgardener  
PS Don't try to plait the onions until the foliage is paper dry or you will trap moisture in the centre of the plait and rotting may happen. |
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It's horrid when you get multiple crop failure. I really missed all my tomatoes last year.
My shallots and onions are superb though. 
