Giant Onions 2015

I've been neglecting my Kelsaes,really need to pot them on

 

I've potted some of the Kelsaes on, they'm smaller than the Bedfords though

 

Quick question please,i sowed some onions late on last yr,i forgot about them and left them outside,will they continue to grow if i plant them at the allotment or will they just go to seed?
Thanks x Heres a picture of them today,they look a bit worse for wear

 

Hiya Joolz

I imagine they will go to seed, but you could take them as you need them early on. If I'm being honest, I really don't know what will happen with these, as they're still in the green (unlike sets). Must be worth a go?

 

They are biennial and will go to seed. You could treat them as early 'Spring Onions', removing any soft outer bits from the bulbs plus any tatty leaves and use them for salad stuff, hens will eat the discards.

 

Yep, I round up any of last years onions and garlic to use as spring greens, had some for breakfast along with Linda McSausage half price McCartneys

 

Thanks Guys ...But why did i start them off then? i must of read i could of harvested them this yr or i wouldnt of sown them planting them in Autum/winter wouldnt of helped though would it...I think i sown them aug/sept.
Has anyone got brain seeds going spare cos i clearly need to grow a new one

 

Autumn sown ones are for giving an earlier crop the following year, maybe a month or two earlier? Problem with them though is that they have a tendancy to bolt. Since yours have not been planted out, they will no doubt have been stressed and are pretty much certain to bolt, imo. I would go ahead and plant them out, and use what you can.

 

That's what I was thinking, regardless of them being overwintering/autumn planting seeds, that they would still bolt.

I also thought that being kept in cell trays over winter that they would be root-bound and it would be a devil of a job to get the roots to spread beyond from might well a solid block of them. @joolz68 Don't suppose you could ease one out for a pic of the roots?

 

Finally potted on my Kelsaes ,not that they were in any rush

 

@Scrungee Here you are,they just popped out Whats your verdict ? x

 

Hiya Joolz

I'd get them in the ground ASAP

 

Yes, get them in ASAP, very gently teasing the roots out a bit when transplanting, but be prepared to lift at the slightest sign of bolting.

 

I will plant them in the morning ..Thanks x