littleminnie
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May 4, 2011 18:55:59 GMT -5
Post by littleminnie on May 4, 2011 18:55:59 GMT -5
My onion seedlings look a lot worse than when I planted them. Will check again tomorrow when the rain stops. Sometimes they get ugly after planting. I hope they pop back! It has been a horrible year so far in every way- terrible weather, my greenhouse cover ripped real bad, I had a cold, I killed most of my big tomatoes, my landlords are being weird about renting the land and I am overall not feeling well. Sorry to complain! Ok before I post the above I decided to list the good things about the year- no aphids and hardly any fungus gnats, extra shelves and lights and a greenhouse of sorts!, most seedlings look great, cats haven't killed anything, no deer or rabbit damage, slow spring means plenty of time to get stuff done- gradually, borrowed a powerful rear tine tiller that took care of the corn stumps, got a new seeder, bought 100 tomato cages for $150.
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Jan 1, 2012 14:47:40 GMT -5
Post by stratcat on Jan 1, 2012 14:47:40 GMT -5
Well it's New Year's Day and I planted a few Catawissa bulbils in front of the house again for the second year in-a-row. Last night at 3.15a we were above freezing and today we've had a high of 39F(3.9C) with rain.
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Jan 16, 2012 9:43:20 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2012 9:43:20 GMT -5
Where can I get some of the Egyptian Walking onions that was mentioned here. I had never heard of them nor do I know anyone growing them here in middle tn., I think I would like trying them. also if I find some when is the best time to plant them? would spring be a good time? Also I think I am going to try and find some of the "tater" onions. But I ask a couple prople around here and they never heard of them either! Most people around here grows the wala wala sweet onions thanks for any help Errol
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Jun 18, 2019 14:19:48 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2019 14:19:48 GMT -5
Coincidence: I have the walking onions trespassing all over my garden. Started out with a few confined in a tire, but the darn things escaped and now are/were in my lettuce bed, the grape arbor, etc, ect.
At this time of year in this area they are making the top-set bulblets--If anyone wants some of those holler now. I want them gone because once the fall on the ground they will take root.
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Jun 18, 2019 16:21:42 GMT -5
Post by coppice on Jun 18, 2019 16:21:42 GMT -5
"Sweet onions" like vidalea, are grown where there is less sulphur. I'm not sure how those short-day onions turn out in soil with more sulphur in it.
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Jun 18, 2019 17:47:28 GMT -5
Post by paquebot on Jun 18, 2019 17:47:28 GMT -5
Ox, you sure dug out an interesting oldie at the same time there's a thread about where people went. Two pages and apparently only DLD and myself still around.
Wish I could have added something then about some that I grew. Red Zeppelin turned out to be a great keeper but poor grower. If planted from seed and then the seedlings transferred directly to the garden, they took off like they were in a race. If planted from Dixondale seedlings, results were often either small bulbs or they bolted. Feedback was terrible and Jung's dropped it.
Martin
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Jun 19, 2019 9:34:03 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2019 9:34:03 GMT -5
Martin Terrible luck with onions this year. Sick when I should have been planting, gave some Dixondale plants to neighbors, they have onions now 3" across. Mine went in late, largest egg size and late in the season. Plants from seed went in three weeks ago, looking good but little time left. Dixondale runts stuck in the ground with little prep lost to grass, pigeon egg size, good only for boiling.
Leeks. on the other hand, don't care about time and though they went in at the same time as the onions they are growing well and have until December to grow, will hold in the garden until March.
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Jul 7, 2019 20:05:31 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2019 20:05:31 GMT -5
Late in the spring I ordered Candy from Dixondale. I was sickly and could not put them out so divided with the neighbors. Largest of mine now is about three inches. Neighbor informs me that hers are near softball size. I've not seen them, but MUST go look.
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Jul 7, 2019 21:22:51 GMT -5
Post by paquebot on Jul 7, 2019 21:22:51 GMT -5
Ox, onions need a lot more fertilizer than most gardeners think. 10-20-10 is the fertilizer specifically for them. That's basic. Then they like additional nitrogen just before bulbing. I have onions in 3 spots this year. One got big bag of loft droppings. Another got some old horse manure. Third was last-minute and hasn't had any type of manure for 3 at least 3 years. I've got 4" Ailsa Craig and 3" Pattersons in the first. Second has Walla Walla and Sweet Spanish and just bulbing. Third are a mix of leftovers and only big scallions right now. It's all in their food. Ain't going to grow up if they ain't fed right.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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