Over Wintered Onions and Garlic

[freefolk]

As relative "newbies" we grew Onions "Radar" and "Electric" over winter, as well as some garlic. I have posted photos of the first onions lifted, plus our garlic. The onions are up to 8cm diameter and about 7-8 ounces in weight. Seems OK to us, but we have no previous to compare them with. We also got 20 out of 24 garlic planted. Enjoy the weather, comments always welcome!

[burnie]

Seems ok to me, I grow my onions from seed, sown on boxing day, so nowhere near ready yet, haven't grown garlic as the chef doesn't use it.

[chillithyme]

lovely photos, the onions look great, mine are not ready yet, your garlic looks happy too

[Jungle Jane]

They look really good! You enjoy the weather too with all your new ingredients Those are very good sizes of red onion,I only grow red but they’re never that big,excellent growing!

[Jay-ell]

Look good. Far better than mine.


(sings to self "We're gonna hang out the onions on the Siegfried line cause today is onion day")

[veggiechicken]

They look great, freefolk. I don't grow reds anymore as they seem to come out of the ground the same size as they went in - so you should be well pleased with yours.
I lifted mine a few days ago, when the tops had fallen over and shrivelled. They're in an 1kea hanging toy storage thingy, the net ones with 4 pockets, in the GH.

[Earthgirl Jen]

I'd be 'well chuffed' if they were mine

I grew onions from seed for the first time last year, they were onion globo as I wanted a mild onion for salads. I took them up at the end of July and I have to say I used the last one in Jan2018, even though they aren't meant to keep.

This year I have 2 different types of sets and 3 different types of seed. All are still alive in the ground - so far -

[freefolk]

Thank you all for your kind comments. They were simply grown in well rotted manure, watered and fed as necessary. Will apply the same formula next winter!

[nickdub]

As relative "newbies" we grew Onions "Radar" and "Electric" over winter, as well as some garlic. I have posted photos of the first onions lifted, plus our garlic. The onions are up to 8cm diameter and about 7-8 ounces in weight. Seems OK to us, but we have no previous to compare them with. We also got 20 out of 24 garlic planted. Enjoy the weather, comments always welcome![ATTACH=CONFIG]81221[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]81222[/ATTACH]

Those look very good, and are certainly far better than anything I've managed this year.

If I may make one observation, I think you might have been better leaving them in the ground for a few more weeks. When I have succeeded in growing a few decent onions, they have always stored better if the leaves had turned a straw brown colour, before they were lifted.

[Jungle Jane]

The leaves go dry like straw when they’re drying out on the tray,when they’re dry I cut them off but some people leave a little length to tie them,i think there’s a thread somewhere about tying onions.

[monkeyboy]

Looks great.

I was going to post a similar thread but I'll post my question here:

I planted some garlic bulbs in October. They were from supermarket garlic. The wife dug one up today and found it was ready. She showed me a pic of it whilst I was at work - there was no outer skin - just some cloves that looked like they were ready to separate out.

Too long in the ground?
Just the type of garlic?
Or something else?

[Jay-ell]

Monkeyboy - probably too long in the ground.As the leaves die back the wrappers start to deteriorate and the cloves start to split.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Excellent. I'd be chuffed with those as well

[SarrissUK]

I'd be very happy with them onions and garlic too! I don't grow onion, as I just don't have the room, but I wish I'd planted some garlic! You just can't beat fresh garlic Well done!