tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post6227435701256365057..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: That's shallot!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19926626372652285962013-05-10T20:16:40.907+00:002013-05-10T20:16:40.907+00:00What are potato onions, DianaWhat are potato onions, DianaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48240553352498714772013-05-10T20:16:15.135+00:002013-05-10T20:16:15.135+00:00We do have a large plot Helene and manage to fill ...We do have a large plot Helene and manage to fill it up.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24463944649136284942013-05-10T14:01:52.198+00:002013-05-10T14:01:52.198+00:00Each year I look forward to your onion and shallot...Each year I look forward to your onion and shallot harvest. I am trying to grow potato onions at the moment. With all the rain this month, I hope the bulbs won't rot.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66444982627089905802013-05-10T01:24:46.139+00:002013-05-10T01:24:46.139+00:00Wow, impressive, your allotment must be huge! I do...Wow, impressive, your allotment must be huge! I don’t grow any type of onions, not even spring onions, but I do grow chives – just the kind of right-size plant for my garden :-) HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10181710254130001432013-05-09T13:15:31.915+00:002013-05-09T13:15:31.915+00:00You do need space to grow a decent amount of onion...You do need space to grow a decent amount of onions Paula. Spring onions don't seem to like growing for us.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87643625364653228012013-05-09T13:14:32.450+00:002013-05-09T13:14:32.450+00:00We have the same again waiting to be planted out.
...We have the same again waiting to be planted out.<br /><br />We sow our parsnips direct on the plot into shallow compost trenches. The root doesn't like to be disturbed but I know Lisa at <br /><a href="http://notjustgreenfingers.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Not Just Greenfingers</a> sows the seeds in kitchen rroll tubes and plants the lot out when the seedlings have got going.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24221488658019960462013-05-09T13:10:09.412+00:002013-05-09T13:10:09.412+00:00Hi Darren and welcome onions do take up a lot of s...Hi Darren and welcome onions do take up a lot of space for the crop you get off so you are probably wise to restrict yourself to garlic.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-42570422762450773192013-05-09T13:09:12.387+00:002013-05-09T13:09:12.387+00:00We've given up on the seed sown onion, Jo - th...We've given up on the seed sown onion, Jo - they really didn't take off and we wonder whether they are really worth the effort.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49099993236285122462013-05-09T13:07:51.902+00:002013-05-09T13:07:51.902+00:00We have more to plant out too, KelliWe have more to plant out too, KelliSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39292326988364916162013-05-09T12:14:19.514+00:002013-05-09T12:14:19.514+00:00Your shallots and onions look fantastic, Sue, and ...Your shallots and onions look fantastic, Sue, and there are so many of them! My garden is too small to grow them, so I stick to spring onions in pots :-)Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88793147096324751972013-05-09T11:38:47.993+00:002013-05-09T11:38:47.993+00:00I don't know how you manage to cope with such ...I don't know how you manage to cope with such large quantities. Makes my 26 Shallots (and no onions) look a bit pathetic!<br />Do you transplant parsnips from indoor-grown modules then? The received wisdom is that parsnips don't like being transplanted and are best sown direct. Have you disproved this?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49653550077894049422013-05-09T11:38:06.675+00:002013-05-09T11:38:06.675+00:00Those look like wonderfully healthy specimens. I d...Those look like wonderfully healthy specimens. I don't really have room for onions in my back yard plot, alas. I've got a few dozen garlic bulbs in, but onions will have to wait until I've got more growing space, I think. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65808661780785450502013-05-09T11:25:54.347+00:002013-05-09T11:25:54.347+00:00Mine are waiting patiently to be planted out, they...Mine are waiting patiently to be planted out, they've all got some good growth on them now, like yours. Did you say you're having a go at growing from seed again this year? My seedlings are tiny in comparison to the sets, but I think they'll be ok being planted out.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69459366391765905522013-05-09T11:17:18.081+00:002013-05-09T11:17:18.081+00:00You've got a good number of onion and shallots...You've got a good number of onion and shallots there! Think I will aim to plant out this weekend.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9946094104150030792013-05-09T10:15:35.671+00:002013-05-09T10:15:35.671+00:00I guess we will still get weeds growing through th...I guess we will still get weeds growing through the slits, Jo but it can only help - If so I may tweak our method next year!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56086645150666068232013-05-09T09:53:17.531+00:002013-05-09T09:53:17.531+00:00Good idea about the covering. There is a persisten...Good idea about the covering. There is a persistent dandelion wrapped round one of my red onions in the garden. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.com