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Title: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: Chris Graham on July 23, 2008, 21:12:12

Well tonight's work is all done and my back is sore.

Lifted my onions and garlic.

Really pleased with the size of some of them. Good crop this year.

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Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: beanie3 on July 23, 2008, 22:10:42

Wow your garlic looks great - i would be very proud.... ;D

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: lizagrowbag on July 24, 2008, 08:41:08

wow very well done id be so proud also

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: Chris Graham on July 24, 2008, 08:45:25

Thanks, actually makes me sad that this section of ground is now empty. Not sure If I could do much with it other than digging over.

Already have lots of lettuce growing so thats no use. Hmmm may need to have a think.

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: manicscousers on July 24, 2008, 08:49:17

just sowed phacelia in our garlic bed, it's having spuds in next year so, when we cut it down, it will be topped up with manure ;D

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: SteveJ on July 24, 2008, 08:58:59

Look good Chris

I'm with the Manics here, get some green manure in.

My onions are stilll in the ground but I plan to sow Phacelia immediately after lifting.

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: lorna on July 24, 2008, 09:01:41

They look good, well done

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: Chris Graham on July 24, 2008, 12:19:41

Quote from: manicscousers on July 24, 2008, 08:49:17
just sowed phacelia in our garlic bed, it's having spuds in next year so, when we cut it down, it will be topped up with manure ;D

Ordered, thanks for the tip! ;)

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: saddad on July 24, 2008, 13:24:54

Just ahead of me Manics... my Phacalia and vetches arrived in the post this morning. I'd have left the onions a bit longer with such good top growth Chris, but I did leave my garlic too long and we had rain so all the bulbs are splitting into cloves!! :-[

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: Chris Graham on July 24, 2008, 13:56:11

Quote from: saddad on July 24, 2008, 13:24:54
Just ahead of me Manics... my Phacalia and vetches arrived in the post this morning. I'd have left the onions a bit longer with such good top growth Chris, but I did leave my garlic too long and we had rain so all the bulbs are splitting into cloves!! :-[

I waas thinking of that, but quite a few had bolted so I thought i best start lifting them for storage, though not sure how long they will last anyway ;)

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: calamityjayneuk on July 27, 2008, 12:32:22

Any tips on the best (or cheapest) place to get phacelia seeds from manics - I'm planning to sow lots of green manure in my free space this year, hoping it will improve my soil a bit, so will be needing lots!

Title: Re: Lifted my onions and garlic....they look great!
Post by: manicscousers on July 27, 2008, 16:10:39

we get ours from king's..because the association is part of nsalg, we get ours at a discount :)

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