General information and discussion about cultivating onions, garlic, shallots and leeks.
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April 1, 2016 | #106 |
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what do you fert your onions with?
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April 1, 2016 | #107 |
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I am using the kitchen sink.
Everything from Plant Tone Ladybug liquid fertilizer and Alaska Fish fertilizer and MG shake and feed and MG liquid plant food today. All of it high nitrogen. Some of this stuff I had around and was using it up. Worth |
April 1, 2016 | #108 |
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never thought to use my dry cod enzyomatic hydrosylate (15-1-1) on the onions. sweet! (maybe not the smell)
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April 4, 2016 | #109 |
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Onion Update.
There are going to be some monster sized onions in there not all but some are going on 12 to 13 leaves and still haven't started to bulb up. Worth IMG_20160404_10193.jpg IMG_20160404_20626.jpg |
April 4, 2016 | #110 |
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Well hoot I went back out and looked and some of the red grano and one of the white grano are putting out seed heads so far none of the stuff I started from seed is doing this nor are the 1015Y
The ones that are going to seed are the larger ones in the bundles just like the A&M site said they might do. This is going to suck if they all go to seed. I tried to buy plants that weren't big and most people were buying the big ones so it was a conglomeration of big and small in each bundle. Next year I am going to have my ducks in a row so I wont have to buy plants. The ones that are blooming I will just let go to seed and collect them unless they all do. Worth |
April 5, 2016 | #111 |
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I always plant my onions by starting them in flats or pots in early fall and try to set them out between Christmas and the first of February depending on how well they have grown and the weather. This year my onions for some reason just never grew worth a flip. They were still far too small to set out by the end of February so no onions for the first time in over 20 years in my garden. Even my nest onions grew very slow this year and were only big enough to eat after all my greens had gone to seed. I thought with the warmer winter the onions would really take off but that wasn't the case this year. Oh well I'll try again next year.
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April 12, 2016 | #112 |
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I was going to post this the other day and deleted all of it becuase I didnt want to jinx myself.
It seems for now the only onions that put up seed head where just those three or four. It looks like the rest are starting to bulb up. The 1015 Y are doing the best as far as the plant sets are concerned. I also did some more reading of the same thing over and over again. The last time I read it it dawned on me what I was reading. What it said is you want to continue fertilizing until the stalks start to get soft. I took this as when to know how much fertilizer you were using was enough. No it was saying to continue fertilizing even after the onions were bulbing up and to stop when the stalks were getting soft. This indication is letting you know they are about to flop over and stop getting bigger. So with this understanding you want to make sure the plants are well fertilized during the bulbing stage. Worth |
April 13, 2016 | #113 |
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Onion shot.
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April 13, 2016 | #114 |
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WOW Worth, that is a big onion this early in the season and it probably has another month and a half to grow! Great job.
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April 13, 2016 | #115 |
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That is getting big Worth.
I looked at the picture for while and something caught my attention on the lower right side. Is that a snail? |
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It is the only cross that has bulbed up so soon. I want to save seeds from it this means I will have to keep it alive till next year. If I can stabilize it I am going to call it Worth's Pink Grano. About 3 years ago I mentioned saving seeds from onions this is the result of one of them. I am very excited about it. Quote:
The scourge of my garden. This is the reason I start in containers so the plants are big enough deal with them. |
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April 19, 2016 | #117 |
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I pulled a small white grano from the patch that was bulbing to test how the onions were going to be.
They are going to be fantastic. Then in my stupidity I pulled a smaller garlic plant from the garden to test it. I peeled and ate the whole head at one time. The good news it they have done a fine job of bulbing up. Worth |
April 24, 2016 | #118 |
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Did a garlic test, what do y'all think about ready to harvest?
The stalks are dead from 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up. Worth IMG_20160424_42359.jpg |
April 24, 2016 | #119 |
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It looks good Worth.
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April 24, 2016 | #120 |
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Nice roots! And it looks like you have good bulb development.
I usually harvest when there are only 5-6 green leaves left on the plant. |
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