Onion Growing 2024

Very partial to boiled onions in white sauce @JWK , yours must take an age to cook but maybe you “ cheat” and cut them up before boiling? I would like to have a go at these. I already grow onions, some from sets and Golden Bear from seed, starting those off in a heated propagator about Christmas time. Not living in even a vaguely warm part of the UK! would they do better in my unheated greenhouse? It is pretty big 8 ft x20ft and could grow them instead of where I grow Sweetcorn next year as a change. Does the seed store well or are you best to buy a small quantity if they don’t keep viable for say 2 to 3 years like many veg seeds do? Sorry for the 20 questions

 

I bought 250g of Stuttgart onion sets this pm and have seeds for some pink onions. Roscoff pink onons are a well known "gourmet" delight but I think my seeds are for Niort. I'll sow them in spring and we'll see.

have to say I really dislike whole boiled or roast onions as the texture is not good for me but I do use a lot of onions for roasting as wedges with mixed mediterranean veggies - ratatouille with texture - or under roast pork or sausages or chicken........ Then there are curries and casseroles and soups. Lots of onions needed in my kitchen.

 

Well you are all doing so much better than us. Our onion crop is virtually non existent. Maybe spring onions but even then no. Not sure how we went wrong this year but we did do well with the shallots and now all pickled.

 

Wow! Someone knows their onions! A really good batch.

 

A good harvest @JWK .

Most of my shallots this year are too small to bother peeling! Garlic bulbs not much fatter.

Nonetheless I shall be trying again with Stuttgart oinions, shallots and garlic to plant this autumn. I can't think we'll get two wet winteres in succession but I'll provide extra feed just in case and, like all gardeners, hope for better crops next year.

 

Not just rain but too many grey sies and not enough sunshine @JWK. Garlic likes sunbathing and well-drained soils.

 

AlthoughI dont have many, (i didn't plant many) my red onions did quite well due to more moisture early summer than usual.
The garlic turned out ok but the corms are are split and not tight as they usually are.

Just my few, some are bigger than I like tbh, but these few will last me until after Christmas, I dont eat many and usually buy white ones if I need them.