Onions flowerng

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    Sueharv Apprentice Gardener

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    I bought onion sets (white and red sorry can't remember the variety now) which I planted in April as soon as they arrived, they were reputedly heat treated to reduce risk of flowering, however several have started to produce flower shoots, can I remove these shoots and are the onions still usable?
     
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    Hi
    I have always found the heat treated to stop them flowering / bolting 50 / 50 pot luck

    Just pick the flower off and yes you can still use it to cook with

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    Just use the ones that flowered first, as they wont keep.:thumbsup:
     
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      Onions Flowering

      Masny thanks for the info
       
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