Category: Onions
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Weeding onion and garlic patches
Weeding onions and garlic patches is something I tend to put off during the winter months. When I grow onions or garlic over the winter months, I usually plant the bulbs around October/November and I usually forget about them until the weather starts to pick up in the spring. I…
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Planting winter onions
I have to say, I was a little bit annoyed at the onions I tried to grow during the summer. They ended up too small and I was left feeling like I needn’t had bothered. I suspect that the soil I grew my onions in was a little bit on…
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Drying out Garlic, Shallots and Onions
Soon after planting the red sun, gourmet garlic into the ground I had a terrible problem with birds and squirrels pulling out the bulbs. As a result the bulbs were very difficult to establish, but once they had taken root they soon started to grow. Continue Reading
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Planting Onion Sets: Sturon
Spring is upon us and we’re still in the thick of sowing season – next up on the agenda is the onions. I’ve got a bag of 80 Sturon onion sets, allowing me to plant at least 8 rows of 10 in my little patch. Sturon onions is a favourite…