Giant Onions 2015

Until we get onto the really exciting stuff when we measure onion bulb circumferences every few days

 

I forgot about leaf counting!

My largest plants now have 4 leaves, the shortest ones still only have 3, this doesn't include the first leaves that showed after germination as those have now withered away and have been removed. The more leaves they have by the time the bulbs are swelling is supposed to affect the final bulb size.

 

I'm saying nowt My Kelsaes are looking a bit spindly ,I'll pot them on at the weekend.My Ailsas (Thanks Scrungee) aren't looking over chuffed either....

 

Finally got germination on me Kelsaes

2 months behind now though

 

I need to create some supports like the ones shown above. Has anyone got any tips?

 

Hiya Craig, you could try something like this....

Basically, I used split canes and soft wire. For each support I took two lengths of soft wire and formed a circle around a 5" pot, twisting the ends. Then it was just a case of popping in two split canes into the pot containing the onion plant, and offering up the ring, and twisting the soft wire onto the canes. Hopefully that makes sense With hindsight, I would have used a larger pot to form the circle, maybe 6"?

 

Three of my 4 leafers are now 290mm high.

 

I don't grow onions anymore, but this is how I used to support them when I did.

 

I'm going to need to raise my lights very soon



Thanks @Billybell for that clip idea in post #99, I've just made a trial version myself using a cable tie and think they are extremely cheap and easy to make, easily adjustable in size, capable of being extended by 'daisy chaining' another tie and can be stacked on the stick then raised/extended as required. I'll probably try them for the next size up pot before I begin using big wire supports made from fencing straining wire.

 

Growing well

 

They look nice and sturdy.

 

Thanks for the tips guys! This is now one of my projects for this weekend

Some cracking onions on here