and why i grow them, no bulbing, plenty of white and nice and crispy and of course long.
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snap ;D
BUT - as said earlier - if you leave them............
Not Isakura Tim they don,t bulb at all
Live & learn?
Hi Y'all
This Isakura onion looks interesting. Have looked it up on the Internet and the only reference is back to A4A - your posts.
So...where can I get seed or sets, when can I plant? My soil is very rich ex Cornish strawberry fields, but quite stony, weather typical Tamar Valley - damp, warm, and occasionally glorious!!!! (and that's only the winter). Any tips for growing this would be much appreciated.
Caro
Quote from: carosanto on July 29, 2009, 08:38:03
So...where can I get seed or sets, when can I plant?
I did some searching last night, turns out Nicky's (http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/veg-onion-spring-bunching.htm) stock seed. I love eating spring onion tops, so these look ideal. :D
Fothergills too.
Of course, I was using Guardsman - pencil like stems. But the picture shows them bulbing. And they do!!
I got some recently from Suffolk Herbs. They spell it Ishikura but I presume it is the same. :)
Try googling Ishikura instead. ;D Even Fothergills do them.
I grow them because they can be left in the ground all winter and they just get fatter and fatter.
Left my Ishikura in all last winter - no bulbing at all.
Can I ask what is wrong with bulbing? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim / blonde today !
Quote from: 1066 on July 29, 2009, 16:21:14
Can I ask what is wrong with bulbing? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim / blonde today !
Nothing it just a case of what you want the onion for
I got some seeds recently from the Real Seed Company
Quote from: davyw1 on July 29, 2009, 16:40:05
Quote from: 1066 on July 29, 2009, 16:21:14
Can I ask what is wrong with bulbing? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim / blonde today !
Nothing it just a case of what you want the onion for
thanks Davy, that clears my confusion!
Over the years i have been growing Ishakura i have tried different ways to grow them, to try and get more white but i always do one packet sown direct into the soil.
In the past i have set some away as i do my leeks and dibbled them in, this took up to much space
The following year i made a shallow trench about 4" deep and set my seeds away in a drill in the bottom and back filled as the onion grew.
This year i set them away as i would my leeks again and made a wedge with spade and put the onions in close together.
While i had good result from these two methods weeding without damaging the onion was a problem.
Next year will be i am thinking a wider trench 6" deep and two rows of seed direct into the soil 6" appart so hopefully it will be easier to weed.
Quote from: carosanto on July 29, 2009, 08:38:03
So...where can I get seed
Cheap enough here: http://www.kingsseeds.com/Ko-transact/productlist.asp?as=True
Why strive for white? Green tastes the same.
You'll be saying next discard the greens of Leeks?
DT Browns are £1.35 for 500 seeds & no postage.
Quote from: grannyjanny on July 29, 2009, 19:56:15
DT Browns are £1.35 for 500 seeds & no postage.
Thanks, GJ. :)
I've never come across DT Browns before: they sell Fothergills seeds for less than the Mr F site. Excellent! ;D
Quote from: tim on July 29, 2009, 19:47:30
Why strive for white? Green tastes the same.
You'll be saying next discard the greens of Leeks?
I don,t think so Tim every bit gets eaten, longer the white taller the onion, taller the onion more to eat.