The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: suziequeue on July 01, 2011, 06:07:14 pm
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I've pulled up most of our onions since they were all falling over anyway. We haven't had a great crop this year - although - to do them credit - they did survive the winter outside unfleeced.
But one of the red onions came up looking like and extra from a 1970s episode of Dr Who.
Anybody got any thoughts about why this might have happened? Has it bolted?
I don't think it's been eaten because it's too symmetrical.
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Siamese twins?
Spontaneous cloning?
two planted too close together?
extra-terrestrial interference?
:D
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looks like its trying to bolt.
nice plaster! 8)
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Ah yes - that's my scything plaster. At this time of year I never take it off
So - do you think it's two? We have a couple more which look like they're twins.
I don't think I'm going to plant them in the autumn again.
Next year I am going to start them from seed in the polytunnel very early and if they don't get the hang of it then I've still go time to plant sets in spring.
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i think the poor thing has started to bolt, then split, hence the healed edges on the halves and the tired looking sprout.
i planted japanese sets last october senshyu yellow i think and they stood the snow and are just finishing now and looking best yet, defo a good type for overwintering.
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Oooh I might try that. What part of the country are you in DITW?
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im in mid cornwall.
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Mmm - I might give a few a go and see if they so as well in mid-Wales.
:D :D
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despite my location, we, like the rest of britain had temps of -17 last winter, so if they can survive that then im sure a few degrees north wont matter too much, good luck! 8)
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No.... of course not.
Sorry if I offended you.
:)
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lol, not at all, im un-offendable!!!! ;D
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lol, not at all, im un-offendable!!!! ;D
hmm ... sounds like a challenge!!
;) :D ;)