Author Topic: Welsh onions? (Read 3300 times)

grannyjanny · « **on:** April 13, 2009, 20:23:25 »

Today I was given 2 clumps of Welsh onions. Should I plant them as 2 clumps or should I thin them out.
Janet

tonybloke · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2009, 20:48:42 »

divide!! if you plant them in small clumps (3 or 4 onions) in reasonably fertile soil you will never have to buy or grow spring onions again!!

grannyjanny · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2009, 20:55:08 »

Thanks Tony.
Janet

Jokerman · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2009, 20:57:59 »

Any spare???? :-[

grannyjanny · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2009, 21:07:44 »

How many do you need JM?
Janet

davyw1 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2009, 21:11:47 »

I think you will find when you come to splitting them they split into natural clumps usualy 2 or 3. Dont plant them on the surface, give them a couple of inches of depth. At the end of the year you will find that some which you have not thined need splitting again. I take out a clump take off what i want and put the rest back into the ground.
In a couple of years time you will be begging people to take some evem offer to pay them to take some.

thifasmom · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2009, 23:53:20 »

these sound interesting does anyone know where i can find a supplier.

grannyjanny · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2009, 20:36:58 »

I've had a look at them today & they look easy enough to split but how do you harvest them?
Janet.

saddad · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2009, 21:13:56 »

I could split you some Thifasmom... :)

davyw1 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2009, 21:23:22 »

Quote from: saddad on April 14, 2009, 21:13:56

I could split you some Thifasmom... :)

When they start growing each onion splits into two IE a bunch of four goes into eight and so on. To harvest them you simply dig out a clump take off what you want and put whats left back and they start again.
I have found that they are not fond of manure.

thifasmom · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2009, 21:24:49 »

Quote from: saddad on April 14, 2009, 21:13:56

I could split you some Thifasmom... :)

thanks saddad, have you still got my addy? and would they work ok in a herb patch or are they to invasive?

saddad · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2009, 21:42:08 »

I don't find them anywhere near as invasive as Chives or tree onions on our clay... I'll have your addy in my deleted folder as I haven't emptied it recently..
:-X

thifasmom · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2009, 22:15:19 »

Quote from: saddad on April 14, 2009, 21:42:08

I don't find them anywhere near as invasive as Chives or tree onions on our clay... I'll have your addy in my deleted folder as I haven't emptied it recently..
:-X

hmm now that i think about it i may stick them on the edge of one of my perennial veg beds. time to consult my companion chart :).

KathrynH · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2009, 22:29:14 »

If anyone has any to spare I'd quite like to try them. Never heard of them before but I'm attracted by the thought of never having to grow spring onions again! Can you harvest them all year round?

thifasmom · « **Reply #14 on:** April 14, 2009, 22:32:14 »

Quote from: KathrynH on April 14, 2009, 22:29:14

If anyone has any to spare I'd quite like to try them. Never heard of them before but I'm attracted by the thought of never having to grow spring onions again! Can you harvest them all year round?

thats the attraction for me as well as this will free up some space for something else maybe later this year and certainly for next year :)

KathrynH · « **Reply #15 on:** April 14, 2009, 22:40:52 »

and anything that frees up a bit of space is good for me.........I kinda over-ordred on the seed potatoes and onion sets this year and have already run out of space!

Eristic · « **Reply #16 on:** April 15, 2009, 14:55:19 »

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Can you harvest them all year round?

During the worst of the winter months there is no top growth and the clumps go dormant so there is nothing to eat.

I tend to use mine like chives just snipping the green leaves to chop up in a sandwich.

davyw1 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 15, 2009, 15:53:07 »

I have thined all mine out so at the moment i dont have any big clumps but come September i will have so if you send me a reminder i will also send some out. This will giv me time to get some suitable boxes.

I only started with a clump in a 6" pot.

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adrianhumph · « **Reply #18 on:** April 15, 2009, 17:36:53 »

Hi all,
I have had 4 clumps of these for 3 years, but they seem to have died off, with our very cold spell we had in February ??? I hope I can scrounge some from another plot holder ;) They are as good as everybody here has said I just used to shove a trowel in & dig some up as needed.

Adrian.

saddad · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2009, 18:21:12 »

I'll be digging up a clump for Robert and Rekella.. so if Adrian and Kathryn PM me they can have some too... :)

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