mooky Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Please, why have my onions grown as big thick stems instead of a big bulb at bottom and slender stem. I shan't bother to grow again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderhorse Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 They may have bolted through lack of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 There are so many different kinds. We have some like yours , "long whites". They are fine for both eating raw and cooking. The thinner ones in salads. Don't know what the round bulb ones are called. Planted some round red today. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I agree probally a lack of water ......... what are we talking about it hasnt stopped raining, so I cant see how that has happened , but its the normal reason.... do they have thick hollow stems ? Do you know what type of onion they are? Have seed heads formed on the top ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 This is also what happened to my red onion small patch this year. I could understand it happening last year as the soil had been quite dry, I had failed to water them in the early spring. But this year, which has seen so much unseasonal rain around here, I can't understand why my red onions should be bolting. I snapped off the thick centre with flower appearing (and ate them all in salads, yumm). Now the question is: if you get rid of the flowering centre early enough, do the bulbs resume their padding out after? Can I look forward to some real fat onions, or is it doomed to failure now?I only had one good harvest, the first year, which was the year with the least compost in the ground. Since then, my onions are a semi-failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1972 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 [quote user="mooky"]Please, why have my onions grown as big thick stems instead of a big bulb at bottom and slender stem. I shan't bother to grow again.[/quote]Are you sure you didn't plant leeks by mistake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderhorse Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 [quote user="Rich1972"][quote user="mooky"]Please, why have my onions grown as big thick stems instead of a big bulb at bottom and slender stem. I shan't bother to grow again.[/quote]Are you sure you didn't plant leeks by mistake? [/quote][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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