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By: Onion Harvest « My Darlington Allotment

Onion Harvest « My Darlington Allotment — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:56:48 +0000

[...] Onion Harvest So its time to bring in the onions. [...]

By: Simon Kirby

Simon Kirby — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:46:54 +0000

Hi Bob, that’s a beautifully clean onion bed. I quite agree, onions and shallots are a staple of ours, and leeks too.

Simon

By: My Darlington Allotment

My Darlington Allotment — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:43:53 +0000

Thanks Ken. Yes, the soil does retain a lot of moisture, although they are on a part of the plot that shouldn’t get too flooded if it rains. They were grown from sets, but there are some more from seed. Some of these are Sturon and some Red Baron. I’ve got some shallots on the go on another part of the plot also – yes OPSP, I do like the odd onion!

By: ken ellis

ken ellis — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:41:38 +0000

Well done Darlington.

Soil looks heavy loam to me so drainage may be a problem later but certainly at present all is looking splendid. I take it you have grown these from set’s.
What variety would they be?

Onions in isolation may not be as tasty as purple sprouting broccoli but what better to enhance a stew.

By: OPSP

OPSP — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:31:10 +0000

Blimey, thats a lot of onions…guess you really like them! They’re looking pretty fab though. Lets hope the sunshine returns soon so we can all enjoy our gardens again…