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    Winter onions

    Hi all,

    I put my winter onion sets in about Middle of sept they are doing great,But can anybody tell me do slugs like them,i found a few near to my raised veggie patch,so i pelted them with salt and slug pellets,also do i need to shlter the onions from strong winds as they are in a widely open space.

    Finney
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    Mine were fine winter before last and the temp goes down waaaay below freezing very regularly. They don't particularly like waterlogged soil (nothing much does really!) but as long as the tops are too big they should stand through the winter just fine. Slugs don't seem to bother them much at all.

    Dwell simply ~ love richly

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    • #3
      thanks birdie for your advice.

      Finney

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      • #4
        I planted out a bunch of onion seedlings a couple of weeks ago, just inspected them today and MOST have been eaten completely or at least munched down to a short stem only. Grrr. Have loads of spares so will replant ASAP but it's annoying - yes, slugs do seem to eat them, at least when small. Will put a beer trap near them and keep my fingers crossed for the next lot.
        Warning: I have a dangerous tendency to act like I know what I'm talking about.

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        • #5
          I get home in 12 days. Is it too late to put some winter onions in? Any suggestions for specific types gratefully received.

          Homesick in Sudan
          Bob Leponge
          Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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          • #6
            Bob, I put some Senshyu in last week (£1 from QD). Better late than never. Crack on!
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              And I'm putting some more in tomorrow...Crack on indeed!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                And I'm putting some more in tomorrow...Crack on indeed!
                Likewise.......................... so thats a triple crack on!
                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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                • #9
                  i got some Japanese seedlings from Wyvale....they're going in tomorrow.......eyes down and looking!
                  AKA - BigMatt over at Chillis Galore......

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by bobleponge View Post
                    I get home in 12 days. Is it too late to put some winter onions in? Any suggestions for specific types gratefully received.

                    Homesick in Sudan
                    my late dad always put his in at halloween, so go for it when you get home, he died earlier this year, and i still have his last red onion in my kitchen, they are GOOD onions
                    Vive Le Revolution!!!
                    'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
                    Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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                    • #11
                      my over winter onions from last year did ok but didn't ripen much earlier than my summer ones and they didn't keep very well either. am i doing something wrong? haven't bothered with them for this year because of the above reasons.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by BrideXIII View Post
                        my late dad always put his in at halloween, so go for it when you get home, he died earlier this year, and i still have his last red onion in my kitchen, they are GOOD onions
                        Eh up...Are you putting this red onion back in the ground, letting it go to seed and using the seeds for future onions? It would be a nice way to continue your onions in your dad's memory.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                          Eh up...Are you putting this red onion back in the ground, letting it go to seed and using the seeds for future onions? It would be a nice way to continue your onions in your dad's memory.

                          got your PM, was going to eat it today silly me, will bung it in the coldframe instead see what happens.
                          Vive Le Revolution!!!
                          'Lets just stick it in, and see what happens?'
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                          • #14
                            Phew - just in time!

                            I've had a few sprout and they just go back into any old corner, and all give me lovely flowers, and more seed. I pop the seed [as suggested by Two_Sheds] straight into the ground, and little seedlings appear. They then get transplanted and go on to become another year's onions. Leave a few of those to go to seed the year after and so on.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                              Phew - just in time!

                              I've had a few sprout and they just go back into any old corner, and all give me lovely flowers, and more seed. I pop the seed [as suggested by Two_Sheds] straight into the ground, and little seedlings appear. They then get transplanted and go on to become another year's onions. Leave a few of those to go to seed the year after and so on.
                              well if it grows I will come back to you at the time to see what to do next, I don't suppose for one minute they are some special type of onion, he just bought sets each year, but it would be nice to try and keep his going.
                              Last edited by BrideXIII; 18-10-2008, 12:11 PM.
                              Vive Le Revolution!!!
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                              Cigarette FREE since 07-01-09

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