Question about Onions

I doubt if it would withstand -40°, I would do as Pete suggests lift, store and replant as soon as the ground thaws.

 

Hmmmmm! Is it worth growing onions?
Mine are smaller this year but mainly because they were planted a little closer than usual. They were harvested early too and I have plenty in excellent condition.
They look good in the veg patch.....would it look right without onions?
But they are cheap to buy and take up space....???

 

Depends if you want the prize money



Cheers all, have passed it on

 

As suggested just lift and replant after overwintering, I grow Kelsae's in pots (my own seed)
and get 4 Lb onions in a 12" pot, much bigger in onion bed.
See pic's. Onion in pot for seed for 2019 overwintering in greenhouse,
Kelsae seed heads for next year, some of this years onions drying I will be using these until next year

Regards Sandy

 

Well done Zigs
I understand the pride in growing large onions.....used to grow Kelsae from seed and it was a joy to see them growing and ripening in the sun. Sown on Boxing Day, usually, and by mid summer they were huge.
Impressive Sandy

 

Having seen others efforts that's clinched it, Onions are off my list for next year. . Well done both Zigs and sandymac, I'm sticking to what does seem to grow well here in Britain's version of the Arctic Circle!

 

Love a Reindeer Moss Soup

 

Help help help! A couple of my kelsaes which I had stored cool and dark, are sprouting

What do I do now???

 

My kelsae onions always store well I am still using them, I always have kelsae's for Christmas an new year's dinners, i will be using them until well into February. I keep them in the conservatory which never drops below 12 degrees centigrade. they are my own seeds which i have kept for over ten years, growing an onion for seed each year not keeping the seeds for ten years. the one shown is 20" circumference (4 pounds in weight) that is average as they are grown in 12" pots as i only have a small garden now i grow about a dozen in a raised bed which get much larger, i always use the larger ones first Regards sandy

 

Are they self pollinating then? Thinking about doing the same as Kelsae seed isn't available again this year.

 

Hi Zigs Onions are self pollinating but can also be cross pollinated, they do need insect action to get good pollination bee's love the flowers. I only grow Kelsae's so very little chance of cross pollination as I am miles from the nearest vegetable gardens and not many people seed onions as it is a two year process. if you pm me I will send you some seeds.
Regards Sandy

 

Ta Sandy, I'll give it a go

There is another veg plot next to mine but he's far too tidy to let anything go to seed

 

I have grown Kelsae, but found them too big and never used a whole one in one go, so lots ended up in the bin.
I also found that because they retain more moisture they are milder than most and rot easier than most in storage, so although I liked, at the time, trying to see how big I could get them I didn't find them very practical regarding veg growing.
Now tend to just grow traditional seed grown varieties.