Over-wintered onions. Harvest?

[zazen999]

If they are grown from last year's sets, they aren't bolting, they are flowering [that's what they do in their second year].

Nip the buds off and try and use those ones first.....

[pdblake]

If they are grown from last year's sets, they aren't bolting, they are flowering [that's what they do in their second year].

Nip the buds off and try and use those ones first.....

....or leave the flowers on and save the seed for next year

[zazen999]

....or leave the flowers on and save the seed for next year

I'd leave the ones that are latest to flower, to flower myself, then you are taking a later flowering onion into the next generation.

[pdblake]

Yep, only save the best and most true to type

[King Carrot]

Yep, only save the best and most true to type

unless you want a whole plot of bolting onions of cousre

[cheops]

Bolting onions.

I have two patches of onions growing, one of which are red onions. The onion sets on both patches are growing well the leaves now about one foot high. However about six of the red onion sets are developing a flower head. Should I leave them alone and allow them to continue to grow, - should I just nip off the flower stalk and then leave alone or do i need to uproot each of the the complete flowering onion set and dispose of it? Your advice much appreciated.

[Two_Sheds]

this has been discussed on several other threads: Bolting threads

[Meschuee]

Garlic growing flower shoots

Hello.

I tried twice to post this under growing techniques but my posts aren't appearing so trying here.

My garlic, planted last autumn, is growing well but is beginning to put out flower shoots. Is this usual? Should I remove them? I believe you can eat garlic flowers but will their growing affect the growth of the corms?

Thanks,
Penny.

[COMPOST CORNER]

Might be garlic scapes. Have a look at this thread
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...lic_31912.html

[Alice]

Your garlic is doing what garlic does. These shoots are called scapes. Remove them and eat them - they're very delicious.

Soon your garlic will start to die down and you'll know it's ready for lifting and drying.

[HotStuff]

Hello.

I tried twice to post this under growing techniques but my posts aren't appearing so trying here.

Penny, Growing Techniques is a "special" board, if you read this you'll understand.

[Meschuee]

Ah, OK. Thank you HotStuff. I thought that if I'd posted in the wrong place, the thread would be moved. Not a problem.

Thanks Compost Corner and Alice. I didn't know about garlic scapes. Will look at the link now.

[Meschuee]

p.s. Just picked some and eaten them - delicious.

[zazen999]

It would usually Meschuee....but I was out and about all weekend and I assume Sarz and PW were as well.....we aren't paid Mods on a rota....we just do this for the love of it.

[Meschuee]

Thanks for the info, zazen. I quite understand. Going to take a look at your moontrial details.