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caroline7758

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Onion "Red Karmen"
« on: February 01, 2008, 16:41:35 »
Has anyone grown these? They were all my local Wilko's had in.
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2008, 19:26:04 »
I haven't grown the myself, but I understand they are a less bolt prone than Red Baron. I grew the red 'Electric' last year and got a good crop, I had trouble tracking some sets down last autumn and ended up getting a small bag of 50 from eBay!
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2008, 19:51:30 »
we got these from wilkies, looking forward to seeing if they bolt , the red baron did last year so, got to be an improvement  :)
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2008, 22:47:41 »
I grew them last year,very good red onion and still eating them now.
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2008, 20:00:22 »
Bought some too.
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2008, 21:03:25 »
Might be worth a look, I haven't got any reds yet.

My Red Baron bolted too, got about 5 from a bag of 50.    ::)
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 12:32:24 »
I grow them from seed every year, they stand up well to most things and I have never had a problem with them bolting unlike Red Baron.
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 12:52:04 »
That's good, then!
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 15:50:18 »
they were actually cheaper at our allotment shop today, 75p against wilkies 1.00, couldn't believe it  ;D
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Re: Onion "Red Karmen"
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2008, 18:50:45 »
Quote from: RobinOfTheHood on February 02, 2008, 21:03:25
My Red Baron bolted too, got about 5 from a bag of 50.    ::)

I had great success with my Red Baron last year, this is a good average sample. We've only just finished them.





I was so impressed I've bought a full kilo of sets to put in this year... Along with a kilo of Sturon.
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