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I keep hearing about onions bolting but i have no idea what this is?! I am growing onions myself so maybe i should know some gardening jargon. I need to get myself a copy of grow your own magazine i think lol.
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The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.
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It is when they grow a flower head and try to set seed.Tx -
It normally happens if you let them dry out . it does not affect you eating then but they do not store.My phone has more Processing power than the Computers NASA used to fake the Moon LandingsComment
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What i have found is that Onion sets bolt more easily than Onions grown from seed .
..jacob.
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Oh i see, thanks guys. I am learning loads from all the grapes on here. I didnt even know onions could flower! lol
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they need to flower in order to make seeds. Actually , the flowers are pretty spectacular, leeks even more so: like big purple footballs.Originally posted by growingkasbar View PostI didnt even know onions could flower! lolAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Wow, almost worth letting them bolt to see the flowers lolThe best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.Comment
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I do chuck, and save the seeds for the next year's plants.Originally posted by growingkasbar View Post
I try to save seeds from those that bolt last though, to encourage late bolting strains. The early ones get eaten and the heads nipped out.
Not had any bolt yet though, from the autumn sown sets.Last edited by zazen999; 04-05-2009, 10:13 AM.
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I was checking on some banana shallots I had planted, I thought O no they've gone to seed then I remembered thats what I planted them for the seed.Last edited by PAULW; 04-05-2009, 12:02 PM.Comment
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Oh thats worth knowing, i may try that then lol. Free seeds.The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow.Comment
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So should we dig them up before a flower head starts appearing i'm confused?I have dyslexia so please excuse my spelling and grammarComment
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Onions are Alliums - and have very similar flowers.
This is an Allium flower, compare it with the onion flower above
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