Growing Big Onions from seed

It's funny, year round i go from boots to flip flops there no inbetween...saying that on days i have to be 'lady like' and wear heels....it's hard work trying not to walk like John Wayne....haven't had any Docs in years....i promise i'm not as 'butch' as i sound

 

I'll be growing my Kelsaes again next year along with some Ailsaes, new onion bed should be up and fully prepped within a month, sowing seed on December 26th (with a hangover!), haven't done too badly this year with a rotten summer, so hoping for better next year.

 

An 'Onion Challenge' thread?

 

Ought to start that one on Boxing Day.

 

Nooo. Seems to me that it all starts now, with the preparation

 

It has done here Freddy Just ordered my seeds

 

Kelsae?

 

No Mammoth

 

Okey dokey, but from what I know, Kelsae are the Onion of choice for growing whoppers

 

Yes so i understand....but these took my fancy...Mammoth Improved...got to be worth a go i'll only have room for half a dozen and there's 100seeds so if anyone fancies any give me a shout

 

Only half a dozen? You sure you can't make a bit more room?

 

Well maybe a bit more room but not much, i've only got a little vegi corner

 

18" between plants for really giant onions, I keep 10" between mine and do ok.

Freddy, your seed is all packaged up, just saving up for a stamp! You'll hopefully get them sometime next week

 

I'm getting carried away already..never grown a proper onion before...

 

New onion bed being constructed tomorrow, should accommodate 36 plants, the rest are going up the allotment