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    Can anyone tell me any good varieties of onions to grow next season that will produce a good size onion?

    I have recently seen some seeds on sale on the net that are apparently a Russian variety that can grow up to a massive size.

    This is just a bit of daft aspiration of mine and I am not going to grow to show.

    Also any techniques on succesful large onion growing would be very much appreciated.
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  • #2
    You need to check out veg man dan's blog.

    I manage quite largeish onions, but I grow so many different types....from sets Radar seems to be the biggest [planted in Sept, harvested in June].

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    • #3
      Thanks Zazen, can you send me a link to veg Man Dan's blog to make it easy for me to find.

      Cheers!
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      • #4
        Allotment Vegetable Growing Blog Diary Veg : Giant Exhibition Onion Attempt Blog

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        • #5
          VEGETABLE SEED - Onions - Kelsae (My own selection) - Medwyns Prize Vegetable Seeds

          If its good enough for Medwyn its good enough for me

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          • #6
            I like mammoth onions from robinsons www.mamothonion.co.uk
            don't be afraid to innovate and try new things
            remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow

            Another certified member of the Nutters club

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            • #7
              If you send for Robinsons seed catalogue there is a page and a half on growing mammoth onions. They sell giant onions in all forms from seeds to specially grown and graded plants.

              Ian

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              • #8
                I grew Kelsae from seed last year and had ok results with the largest one weighing just over a kilo. They didn't keep well at all though and I had to dice them up and freeze them for use later.
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                • #9
                  you need to come to loughborough as there is a nursery where ppl come from all over the uk to buy his giants , all the ones i plant come out the size of bowling balls
                  http://newplot.blogspot.com/

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                  • #10
                    I'm going to be a dissenting voice here but big onions are a pain in the bum. There's only three of us in the house and we find that an onion the size of a tennis ball is perfect for most applications. My overwintered ones are averaging about 1lb each which means that they get cut in half and the unused half usually ends up going dry before we need it.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by roadkill View Post
                      you need to come to loughborough as there is a nursery where ppl come from all over the uk to buy his giants , all the ones i plant come out the size of bowling balls
                      Don't stand on ceremony; name them!

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                      • #12
                        A&C swift
                        126 Knighthorpe Road
                        Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 5JU
                        01509 239110
                        Last edited by zazen999; 28-07-2010, 06:26 AM. Reason: added address
                        http://newplot.blogspot.com/

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                        • #13
                          Thank you very much...I've added the address into your post. I'll also be visiting soon

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                          • #14
                            try ailsae they grow very big if managed properly

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                            • #15
                              I've grown Robinson's Mammoth Red this year from seed. They haven't been coddled at all, except for a good soak a couple of times in the dry weather and they're doing pretty well.

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