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my over wintering onion sets are just starting to bolt they are swelling up nicely but wont be ready for aleast another month is there anything i can do to stop the bolting
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Nip the immature flower/ seed head off with a pinch and they will continue to grow and swell, but wont store, so use them first or process and freeze for later use!Blessings
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cool thanksmy plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is a whole lot betterComment
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Yep, start using them now 'in the green'!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Take it as a sign that next year it would be better to do it frmo seed....start in a propagator in modules in january, harden off in March and plant out......
chriscComment
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Generally speaking over wintered onions are not grown for storing, they are to try and get an earlier onion available before the summer onions are ready. I notice mine have started to swell nicely and will be starting to use them this week. Luckily I have not noticed any going to seed.
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Likewise here Ian!Originally posted by gojiberry View Post
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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my seed grown onions are starting to swell nicely and no signs of seeding here eitherComment
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My over-wintered onions (from sets) are beginning to bolt too, before they've fattened up. They shouldn't be ready until June, but I am going to use them as spring onions, I don't mind.
Last year I did them from seed, and they were better (Keepwell).All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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