Topic: Onions

[paulg]

Please don`t laugh at what is a very silly question.
I planted some onion seeds in my greenhouse and have now planted them in my back garden. Can some one tell me if i will get one onion fron each plant or a bunch like potatoes, also would it be possible to transplant them to my allotment once its dug over. They are about 5" tall at the moment.

[caroline7758]

One from each, unless they are shallots!Don't worry about asking silly questions, we all do it!

[Old bird]

Hi

No Onions you only get one bulb per plant what you are thinking of are  shallots.  Where you put one bulb in and they make 6 - 8 bulbs all round the original one.

They are lightly more delicate in flavour than onions - cost much more in the shops too and don't grow nearly as big as onions.

Good luck with your onions though and probably worth trying shallots next year!

Old Bird

 ;D

[manicscousers]

I've transplanted onions from one place to another, gently and watering well afterwards, they need a fair amount of water to stop them bolting  :)

[norfolklass]

they need a fair amount of water to stop them bolting  :)

manics: is that just transplanted onions, or all onions? ???

[manicscousers]

well, we only water newly planted ones, we try not to water anything else, mulch the ground in winter with as much organic stuff as we can..so's it holds the moisture   :)

[norfolklass]

thank you, that's good to know, I really don't want to get stuck on the watering treadmill ::)

onions and shallots were watered in when planted, then watered again a week later as they're just sitting in dust. they've started to grow though ;D

[cornykev]

Once the onions are established let them find their own water, only water once a week if really dry, I was a slave to the watering can last year.  Onions, parsnips, toms, spuds etc got overwatered and spoilt rotten, not this year, no more mister nice guy.  :o ;D ;D ;D

[caroline7758]

I poured some water down the cracks appearing in the baked soil around my onion plants yesterday. :(

[cambourne7]

hi

I pour water into the cracks as well then i top the crack up with water and compost mixed and pourable this caps the crack and stops the water i poured in drying out 2 quickly.

Cambourne7

[caroline7758]

Good idea- I'm sure with the heat and wind today my efforts have already been negated!

[paulg]

I`ve been watering the onions every night along with everything else i have grown in  the greenhouse  :o