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    New onion bed

    I have dug a new onion bed which is free draining ready for the autumn planted sets....should I add manure now or just BFB?
    My onions are never that great...tasty but not very large....any help or suggestions will of course be gratefully received
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    Manure now or bfb later just before planting


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    • #3
      My understanding for size is spacing, give them more room and you'll get bigger ones. I space at 4"-6" but get medium onions.

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        Thanks Snakeshack

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Chippy Minton View Post
          My understanding for size is spacing, give them more room and you'll get bigger ones. I space at 4"-6" but get medium onions.
          Tried increased spacing Chippy, same results.....

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          • #6
            Just a question.
            What is BFB?
            Feed the soil, not the plants.
            (helps if you have cluckies)

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            • #7
              Bfb

              Can you tell me what BFB stands for?
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                • #9
                  Don't think spacing is a problem with onions. Its more about feeding them properly and watering correctly. I am just about to start lifting these and am expecting 3 to 4 pounds each.
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                  • #10
                    Nice onions Potty

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                    • #11
                      Blimey, My onions are rubbish this year. What type are those and when did you plant them?

                      In a tub i presume. How much water are you giving them?


                      My onions were good last year. I dug trenches later in the year, Left them open. Weeded
                      and put fairly fresh mature and leaves and grass clippings in Oct/Nov time and left it open
                      to the elements. Then the following year I sprinkled in a handful of manure called grow
                      organic Put the removed soil back to make a mound and planted the onion sets.

                      Best crop ever.

                      I just raked in some of the grow organic where I planted the beetroot and that came out great also.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
                        Don't think spacing is a problem with onions. Its more about feeding them properly and watering correctly. I am just about to start lifting these and am expecting 3 to 4 pounds each.
                        My compliments, I thought mine were good but those are superb.
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                        • #13
                          My mate gave me the seedlings earlier this year, that he started from seed back in Oct/Nov last year. They were his throw out's after he had planted his raised beds.

                          The container was filled using old peat compost mixed with Growmore 7-7-7 along with some pelleted onion fertiliser and dried FYM. Loads of water, in this weather I slosh a gallon a day in when the suns gone down. After 10 weeks I gave them a supplementary feed once a week, one week high nitrogen the next high potash.
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                            Thanks Bill from you that means something.
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