Unknown Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 HelloI hope someone can answer my question. I have grown my own onions for the second year running, this time though I seem to have some white floery type heads on some of my yellow onions. Any ideas why?Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 [quote user="Dotty "]HelloI hope someone can answer my question. I have grown my own onions for the second year running, this time though I seem to have some white floery type heads on some of my yellow onions. Any ideas why?Many thanks [/quote]They might be allergic to leather helmets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I think you need to bend those tops over tout suite or they will go to seed........(but I'm not really a veg grower) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suandpete Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 They are going to seed. You need to cut those stalks off or all the goodness will go into the seed heads instead of into forming the onions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicce Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Hi Dotty. Some types of onions are more prone to bolting (flowering early) than others, but it could be due to stress, i.e. not enough water. Try cutting flower heads off and keep the other onions watered. If they lurch from very dry to suddenly wet the stress can cause them to flower, and this is the onion's response to make sure it has time to produce its seeds for the next generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Thanks for the tips folks, heads have now been chopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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