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Title: bolting of the onion
Post by: sunner on May 06, 2008, 18:37:35

Think my onions are bolting is there anything i can do to stop the rest bolting
or anything to stop it happens next year these ones are senshyu yellow over wintering ones

(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/wrigs_2006/Image035.jpg)

(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/wrigs_2006/Image036.jpg)

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: tim on May 06, 2008, 18:41:27

That's life - nip 'em off!!

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: cambourne7 on May 06, 2008, 19:02:06

I have the same problem, i have just started harvesting the ones that are bolting and using asap. They will not keep ;(

On the good side pick out the largest 2 and leave them to go to seed and use it next year instead of buying seed ;)

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: djbrenton on May 06, 2008, 19:05:59

Do use the scapes you take off. They, not unnaturally, taste of onion and chopped up can be used just like onions.

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: debster on May 06, 2008, 19:15:31

what are scapes?

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: cambourne7 on May 06, 2008, 19:42:04

http://bedstuycsa.blogspot.com/2007/06/waddya-do-with-garlic-scapes.html

Its what is created when garlic bolts

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: David R on May 07, 2008, 09:56:35

or....if you nip the flower of but leave the bulb to mature as long as the others you can still get some onion for your money, however they wont keep so you have to find a use for them (they are sort of open inside - not the normal tight onion layers). These japanese onions dont really keep long after harvest in any case.

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: delboy on May 07, 2008, 10:51:29

So many of mine - mainly the overwintering ones - went to seed last year.
I used a recipe for onion chutney from the Recipes section and they were brilliant after all.

Just checked, and a lot of the overwintering onions are going the same way as 2007.

Ah well, out with the jars and the sugar and vinegar!

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: antipodes on May 07, 2008, 11:17:27

How do you manage that? there is not a single weed to be seen on that patch!!! Even once I have weeded there are loads of little seedlings around the place, they get between every onion and they are a bugger to get out, especially the chickweed :-[

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: sunner on May 08, 2008, 20:48:20

Quote from: antipodes on May 07, 2008, 11:17:27
How do you manage that? there is not a single weed to be seen on that patch!!! Even once I have weeded there are loads of little seedlings around the place, they get between every onion and they are a bugger to get out, especially the chickweed :-[

i just weeded the corner that was going to show in the pic so i looked good , glad soneone noticed ::)

Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: sunner on May 08, 2008, 20:50:58

thanks for all the answers pulled some up today hope they are big enough to eat ? ? ?

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Title: Re: bolting of the onion
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 08, 2008, 22:04:34

You can eat them at any point; those are fine.

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