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Hi, I am a newbie to allotment gardening and this forum so please accept my apologies if this has been posted to the wrong thread.
I planted japanese winter onions last autumn. They were growing fine until the really cold snowy weather in January, when I noticed that the bulbs seemed to either go mushy or papery leaving a leek shaped plant!
could this be the aftermath of frost damage or could it be disease?
I planted japanese winter onions last autumn. They were growing fine until the really cold snowy weather in January, when I noticed that the bulbs seemed to either go mushy or papery leaving a leek shaped plant!
could this be the aftermath of frost damage or could it be disease?
. The onion uses up the energy stored in the set to grow its leaves. The old bulb will wither somewhat. When the onion plant is a bit older and the weather improves, the bulb will swell giving you nice plump onions to harvest in the summer
. Mushy and nasty smelling would indicate rot though
- if they're like that, and the leaves are dying, pull them out and maybe try again in a different spot with spring planting sets.
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