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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: davyw1 on September 11, 2007, 19:32:50

Title: They wont fall down
Post by: davyw1 on September 11, 2007, 19:32:50
They have to fall over at some time this year............I hope

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/stumpinsci/Picture035-1.jpg)
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: Lauren S on September 11, 2007, 19:41:04
Wow, don't they look healthy.
Well done.  ;D

Lauren  :)
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: Barnowl on September 12, 2007, 13:28:46
Mine fell over a month ago, but didn't look as good as yours in the first place!
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: jonny211 on September 13, 2007, 07:30:44
Have you been feeding them viagra?

Jon
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: davyw1 on September 13, 2007, 08:39:32
Quote from: jonny211 on September 13, 2007, 07:30:44
Have you been feeding them viagra?

Jon

I don,t think even that would keep them up this long. They should be in here with these

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/stumpinsci/Picture039-1.jpg)

Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: tim on September 13, 2007, 09:03:03
Lovely sight - we feel lost without our onions.

Maybe we'll start again in 8 years time. Maybe not!!
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: donlottie on September 13, 2007, 09:48:05
Silly Question but what do you mean by "fall Over"???? not started growing anything yet so still learning
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: Barnowl on September 13, 2007, 13:17:04
I read somewhere that if they won't bend of their own accord you can bend them over yourself - but I can't remember why you might want to  :)
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: lorna on September 13, 2007, 13:46:17
Being the amateur gardener that I am if I had grown any I would probably have been crying if they fell down, would have thought they had died or had a disease. Learn something new every day ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: davyw1 on September 13, 2007, 16:18:10
Its just what i was always told by the olduns. Let your onions fall over naturaly. That is when it is ready for pulling
Title: Re: They wont fall down
Post by: davyw1 on September 13, 2007, 17:10:47
For TIM, and anyone else that has Onion White Rot.
I was told a method which you can use if you have white rot in your soil.
Make a 8" raised bed  frame. Mark out where your frame is going to go and and make a low mound of soil and place a complete sheet of black polythene which is bigger than your frame over it  The reason for the mound is to allow drainage out of the sides of the raised bed. Next place your frame on the polythene. Now the hard part, import new soil and fill your raised bed in which to grow your onions.
The important part is you must have separate tools and bucket full disinfectant to stand them in. Never use the tools you use on your garden in the onion bed.
I have never had to try it but i don,t see why it should not work.