Red Onions

[Dottie]

When looking at buying red onions in Wilkinson's, I wondered if all red onions are the same as shallots?

[chriscross1966]

When looking at buying red onions in Wilkinson's, I wondered if all red onions are the same as shallots?

No, not at all./... red onions are onions and shallots are shallots though there are such things as red shallots.... they're still shallots.....

I grew LRF this eyar and am, quite happy.... I was mostly growing them for small onions (sow seed 5 -6 to a module in February and plant out in march/April.... got some decent onions there and more that I will picklye, they got precious little looking after so I'm happy with them (they taste OK too!) will be trying them again as a straight maincrop (2 per module) as wella s a buncher again....
Grown Red Baron from seed and set before adn always thought they were a bit small....
chrisc

[bobleponge]

If anyone would like any Rose de Roscoff let me know. I cant promise, but I will be in the UK in October for a few days, and if I can find any (I dont live too far from Roscoff so shouldnt be too difficult) I will bring them across and then post them once on English soil.

[Dottie]

No, not at all./... red onions are onions and shallots are shallots though there are such things as red shallots.... they're still shallots.....

I grew LRF this eyar and am, quite happy.... I was mostly growing them for small onions (sow seed 5 -6 to a module in February and plant out in march/April.... got some decent onions there and more that I will picklye, they got precious little looking after so I'm happy with them (they taste OK too!) will be trying them again as a straight maincrop (2 per module) as wella s a buncher again....
Grown Red Baron from seed and set before adn always thought they were a bit small....
chrisc

Thanks for clearing that up, I did wonder if it was like spring onions which are also called scallions.

Sardines and pilchards are the same thing too.

[Two_Sheds]

Red Baron always does well for me. They've been variable ... some had white rot, some were gobstopper size, while others were between hen's egg and orange size

[wollyanna]

If anyone would like any Rose de Roscoff let me know. I cant promise, but I will be in the UK in October for a few days, and if I can find any (I dont live too far from Roscoff so shouldnt be too difficult) I will bring them across and then post them once on English soil.

I would be grate ful for some Roscoff.havebeen searching net but with no luck.Thank you

[bobleponge]

As I said I cant promise, but I will go and have a look. If I find some, I will let you know and sort out a postal address.