Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer....

daitheplant Top Member Posts: 6,385	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 1, 2016 18:16:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daitheplant on Aug 1, 2016 18:16:19 GMT There is nothing wrong with those onions Roofus.

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Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 8, 2016 15:01:45 GMT SueA, dianthus, and 1 more like this

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Post by roofgardener on Aug 8, 2016 15:01:45 GMT

August Update ...

It's finally happened.

I've harvested most of the remainder of my Onions ! They are now sitting in my cunningly crafted Allium Aerator Array (pat pending).
These are all on the RoofNet, so you can click for bigger onions !

There are around 25 or so onions still growing, mostly vision F1's and James Longkeeping. In total, this will give me around 95-100. Less than I originally planned for, but I'm well happy with the result !

I'll probably harvest the remainder in around a fortnight, and then there will be a RoofParty !

And then.... a roundup of lessons learned... and this diary will be complete !

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Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 8, 2016 18:13:13 GMT daitheplant likes this

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Post by dianthus on Aug 8, 2016 18:13:13 GMT

This diary will be done, when you have prepped for next year and shown us the plaited onions and written up all your onion recipes, Mr Roofgardener....... no cut corners, thank you!

daitheplant Top Member Posts: 6,385	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 8, 2016 18:58:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daitheplant on Aug 8, 2016 18:58:06 GMT Also Roofus, you are in breach of MY patent.

roofgardener Top Member PLanting Chillis Posts: 2,378	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 8, 2016 19:48:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roofgardener on Aug 8, 2016 19:48:34 GMT I am ? How so ?

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,912	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 8, 2016 20:51:17 GMT grindle and dianthus like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Aug 8, 2016 20:51:17 GMT Looks like the 'Hanging Gardens of Onion' Roofy! They look great.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 9, 2016 4:48:47 GMT dianthus likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Aug 9, 2016 4:48:47 GMT look great roofy, love your drying system

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Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 9, 2016 10:18:25 GMT daitheplant and dianthus like this

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Post by ladybird on Aug 9, 2016 10:18:25 GMT

I have just discovered this thread Roofy and as we say here in NI "It`s a cracker "

I`ve really enjoyed reading all the info, advise and "crack" . Love the utube vidios posted it on my pinterest . I grew some shallots a couple of years ago , expecting them to look like onions so when they grew as a bunch I though they were defective and dumped them all

you live and learn.

roofgardener Top Member PLanting Chillis Posts: 2,378	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 9, 2016 12:54:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roofgardener on Aug 9, 2016 12:54:08 GMT I'm growing some shallots ladybird ... for the first time. I'll try and avoid your mistake

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Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 9, 2016 12:59:13 GMT SueA, dianthus, and 1 more like this

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Aug 8, 2016 20:51:17 GMT SueA said:

Looks like the 'Hanging Gardens of Onion' Roofy!

They look great.

Hmmm... the Hanging Gardens of Babyallium, perhaps ?

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Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 9, 2016 13:00:12 GMT dianthus likes this

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Aug 8, 2016 18:13:13 GMT dianthus said:

This diary will be done, when you have prepped for next year and shown us the plaited onions and written up all your onion recipes, Mr Roofgardener....... no cut corners, thank you!

Bah... paperwork paperwork. Yeah... you're right, of course

daitheplant Top Member Posts: 6,385	Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 9, 2016 19:28:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daitheplant on Aug 9, 2016 19:28:13 GMT Roofus, I am really looking forward to having an intelligent, horticultural discussion with you on the weekend. Also, you show us YOUR shallots and I will show you MINE.
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Alliums Aloft - The Diary of a rooftop Onion Whisperer.... Aug 23, 2016 15:35:24 GMT grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this

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Post by roofgardener on Aug 23, 2016 15:35:24 GMT

We never DID have a chance to chat properly did we daitheplant ? I guess this means I'll have to come over again !

Put the kettle on !

Onions almost Over

I harvested almost all of the Onions in the Annexe yesterday. There where Vision F1's and James Longkeeping.

They where a bit small, and originally I was dissapointed, but then I realised that they are PERFECT for making a mixed salad, or chopping up REALLY finely and putting in cottage cheese or cream cheese. So overall I was quite happy

Possibly even bordering on the smug ?

Well, there are a couple-or-three still growing (their leaves hadn't fallen over yet), but the two front beds have now been raked over, and sown with Radishes, 'wot my Sister eats by the fistfull !

Apart from the 2-3 tail-end-charlies, all that remains are the Shallots (never grown them before, so I'm quite excited), and my two surviving Kelsae Giants. I will probably harvest these on the weekend !

Here are the onions drying in the rack ! Peanuts compared to - say - daitheplant's harvest, but I like them ANYWAY

Last Edit: Aug 23, 2016 15:44:28 GMT by roofgardener

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