Onions

[farmersboy]

Japanese onions that i planted late Sept,(i bought them in Cheshire,Jen ) and lettuce sown the same time

[jasmine]

Those onions are doing better than the ones I planted about the same time - must be all that good Essex weather FB!

[Biggles]

Gosh--now that is a good healthy crop--FB-and I spy a clump of Rhubarb aswell! When will they be ready for harvesting and can you store them for later on?-Bigs

[farmersboy]

They should be ready about June,Biggs,and you can store them.

Jas, Jenny would say its cos i bought the sets in Macclesfield,which i did when i was up there last

[jasmine]

Ahh, should have got mine there instead of Crowborough then!

[maggyd]

Whats Japanese onions then? are they like shallots or spring ? thet look longish

[farmersboy]

They are onions that you harvest,Maggy,you fry,put in stews,ect
these are last years,hanging out to dry

[maggyd]

Wow what a lot u got you need a bike and a beret F.B.

[farmersboy]

[ladygardener]

Smashing show you have there FB they're thriving by the looks of things.

[farmersboy]

Thanks LG

[ladygardener]

I planted out my onion sets a few days ago. Have put in aound 60 of them in my new veg bed which is actually turning into an onion bed. Shallots and onions and hopefully room for some carrots. So far the birds have'nt touched them.

[farmersboy]

Good for you,LG,you cant have too many onions ;D

[ladygardener]

The folks on these boards have a lot to answer for FB. Up until last year I'd never grown any veg except tomatoes and even then only once. Got my boxing week onions planted out today as well. Only a few ailsa craig and the white lisbon have survived but they're taking their chances in the new (veg) onion bed.

[ladygardener]

Everything has settled in. The shallots have tons of green growth on them and the onions are starting to get the green tufts.

[karenwl]

Ive got my sturron and red barron in also sown some bedfordshire champion from seed and they are doing ok

[maggyd]

I know the feeling LadyG I didnt think I would be growing veggies again! not in this garden its all borders and brick or concrete!! I can see me digging it up yet.

[ladygardener]

Maggie my lawn seems to get smaller every year, and there's quite a lot which can be grown in pots.
Yesterday I sowed some White Lisbon spring onions into a container. fingers crossed I'll get some scallions.

[farmersboy]

Apr 20, 2009 11:03:59 GMT 1 ladygardener said:

Maggie my lawn seems to get smaller every year, and there's quite a lot which can be grown in pots.
Yesterday I sowed some White Lisbon spring onions into a container. fingers crossed I'll get some scallions.

You dont need a lawn LG,dig it all up and grow more veg,you know it makes sense

[ladygardener]

Ahh but then where would my Grandchildren play when they come to visit FB.

[ladygardener]

These are my shallots on the right and onions on the left this morning.

[farmersboy]

My Japanese onions are almost ready to pull up,they are begining to bend their necks

[ladygardener]

Those look great FB well done you.

[karenwl]

they are brill fb

[farmersboy]

Thank you,and with the weather set fair for a few days,im going to lift them tomorrow,and lay out to dry