Flowering Onions.

[Creemteez]

Probably due to the very dry weather, my overwintered red onions are showing signs of flowering. Should I remove the flower buds?

[Creemteez]

Aw, come on, someone must know!

[Jeanied]

Sorry - didn't see this thread - I always pick them off - but the onion is never the same. They turn into early harvested onions and get cooked with / chopped and frozen without drying and storing. You will need to chuck out the stem bit in the middle.

[bearded bloke]

At a guess I think the answer is remove them or the onion will put all its energy into producing the flower & then the seed rather than swelling the bulb,but it is a guess & quite possibly wrong

[zazen999]

You can, but pick them as soon as you think they are big enough and use pronto - they won't store and if you forget which is which later, you find that you lose a load as they rot. Maybe tie a bit of twine round the ones that you have taken the flower off.

[Creemteez]

Thanks, tout le mond, shall go disbudding tomorrow!

[Aberdeenplotter]

personally, I hoik them out. Red onions from sets are very prone to bolting.

[Snadger]

I never have any joy with red onions from sets so have stopped bothering as they ALWAYS go to seed for me!............Whereas seed sown red onions I have no problems with!

[Creemteez]

That's worth bearing in mind for next year! Thanks guys!