2013 Onion Growing Challenge

I've been away for a week and coming home seen a big difference, I'll measure up and take photos later. Even the 'runts' have started to bulb up.

 

Mine are about the same as Freddy's, 19" round and they seem to have stopped sending out new leaves:

 

We also started eating our 'normal grown from sets' onions today, they have bulbed up a fair bit too. All my sets have completely fallen over but still look green, it won't be long before they finish growing, I wonder if the Kelsae will finish growing soon.

 

My photo is of my 'best' looking onion, most of my others are more pear shaped.

 

Mine aren't really 'doing' to be honest - and I doubt that I will bother with onions in years to come - lack of space being one of the main factors, which means that I have to maximise and plant high yield stuff. Not even convinced that I will do peas and beans next year - my garden doesn't seem to lend itself to it.

 

I've always done well with sets FC, they are much easier than seed grown (in my opinion) and they store well. Trouble is that onions are so cheap to buy in the shops I sometimes wonder if its worthwhile. Now Runner Beans are a definite 'must have' for me in terms of economics, yield and taste.

 

That's just it John - at best, I think I have maybe 30 onions growing at the moment, and half of them aren't worth a light; a 5kg sack of onions from the supermarket is about £2, which makes growing them look really expensive. I don't seem to have much luck with onion stuff - I've not had a single spring/salad onion out of the garden this year, and its not looking like I will now either as the dog trampled them all going bananas this morning when the landscape gardeners started working next door

I've not tried runner beans, although might give them a go. My peas were a disaster (not one edible pea), and the broad beans aren't looking much better; all the while, I have found myself short of lettuce and radishes, so I think I will simply plant more of them next year.

 

Sounds like you have had a very unlucky season FC, my peas have been great this year. it's a good idea to grow the stuff you eat lots of though and what suits your garden, no point growing things that fail year after year