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Oh onions.

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by Loofah, May 11, 2011.

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  1. Kristen

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    May just be that the cold winter stressed them then, and they have run to flower early as a result.

    Over-winter onions don't keep for long so I reckon you need to use them up, starting with the the ones that have flowered as they will keep less well.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Dry weather is supposed to cause bolting in onions also.
     
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    Good mix of both types were flowering so it must have been the conditions that set them off even though I thought I'd kept them pretty moist! We did have a massive downour after several weeks of no rain so I think it was that that sparked it off.

    Have to say they're very tasty though:)
     
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