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Old 28-05-2006, 04:41 PM
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Default Onions bolting - advice please?
With the recent wet weather the onions I planted last autumn are starting to form seed heads. Is it a good idea to break these off or just let them carry on?
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Old 28-05-2006, 07:17 PM
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Break them off Martin unless you really want the seed. The goodness will go into the seed head rather than the bulb.

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Old 29-05-2006, 01:20 PM
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Hi Martin, some of mine did the same, I cut them off as soon as I saw them and the remaining plants/bulbs are doing fine
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Thanks - that's added to tomorrow's job list!
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