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Title: didn't they do well
Post by: gardentg44 on August 06, 2009, 19:39:11
(http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr111/gardentg44/allotmentphotos017.jpg)

stouron & red baron.

planted 15th march lifted today
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: Borlotti on August 06, 2009, 19:41:11
Blimey, you are growing tennis balls, my tennis club would like to know how????   ;D ;D  Apart from that well done, my red onions were rubbish, very small, but still used them in salad.
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: Squash64 on August 06, 2009, 20:02:37
Fantastic!
The first year I had my plot I managed to grow some reasonable ones, but I've given up trying to grow them now because they always get white rot.
Yours look really good.
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: gardentg44 on August 07, 2009, 17:41:01
Quote from: Squash64 on August 06, 2009, 20:02:37
Fantastic!
The first year I had my plot I managed to grow some reasonable ones, but I've given up trying to grow them now because they always get white rot.
[Yours look really good.]

Thankyou Squash there not the pick of the crop either.

and theres proof

(http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr111/gardentg44/allotmentphotos019.jpg)

for all the tomasas out there.
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 07, 2009, 17:58:06
Mine are miserable little things due to another outbreak of onion fly.
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: shirlton on August 07, 2009, 18:37:57
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on August 07, 2009, 17:58:06
Mine are miserable little things due to another outbreak of onion fly.
Have you tried covering them Robert
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 07, 2009, 19:09:25
No, but it's the second time in three years I've had this problem, so I may well do so next year. The first time, I had a decent crop of overwintering onions, but this year vary few of them survived the wointer. I suspect that was down to the damp, and raised beds should help once I've got them organised.
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: shirlton on August 08, 2009, 09:18:56
Ours are ok this year covered so will never chance leaving them in the open again. We also found that Radar have matured really well with no sign of the rot on the bottom but the Troy aren't so good so won't be growing those again
Title: Re: didn't they do well
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 08, 2009, 09:53:26
I'm planning a major revamp using raised beds so I'll just add covering more plants. I've been thinking more of the curse of too much water, to be honest, and I've been missing other things.