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10 Feb 14, kathleen harris (Australia - temperate climate)

Can you recommend a variety of onion that I can grow for pickling. The pickling onions in the shops are too big and not nearly crisp enough.

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07 May 14, Ted (Australia - temperate climate)

Kathleen we plant out cream gold for pickling have done it for years. Plant them close together rather thickly and harvest in summer. They can sit around for ages if needed before you pickle them. Very crisp.

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06 Nov 13, doug Dewar (Australia - arid climate)

i have planted onions and spring onions over the top of pea mulch and a lot of seeds have germinated, i have been pulling them out as they come up and finally they have all gone.Should i use sulphate of potash to balance out the high level of nitrogen in the soil as i do not want to lose them because they take so long to grow,hoping you can help me,thanks doug dewar.

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07 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)

If anything you will find that the decaying pea straw will be sucking nitrogen out of the soil while it is decaying once it has composted down well it will be nitrogen rich however. lime, and gypsum, would be a good additive as the decay process tends to be acid and onions prefer a slightly alkaline soil. (lime and gypsum will help neutralise the acidity.)

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14 Nov 13, Norma (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted my red onions, in a patch where my beans were, they took twice as long to grow than my brown onions planted nearby in virgin soil, brown onions are almost the size of a Pomello, red onions are still coming on. Onions and pulses, beans and Peas) definitely are enemies

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23 Oct 13, Anne (Australia - temperate climate)

what to do? my onions have developed flower stalks, it is mid-spring

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27 Oct 13, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Are the onions ready to harvest? Could you harvest them? preventative ways to stop them putting their energy in to flowering are: cutting off the flower stalks, shading them, keeping them moist. Good luck!

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13 Sep 13, Heather Sterling (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Having grown (and watered) white onions through this past Winter, I now find that the onions are going to seed before the bulb has fully grown out. It would be appreciated if you could give advice as to where I went wrong.

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23 Oct 16, Chester Bosch (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I have the same experience. Can somebody respond please.

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20 Aug 13, Rui (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Sometimes my bought onions in the kitchen start growing leaves. Can I plant these onions, and if so, will it spread and will other onions grow from it, and how should I plant them? Or can you only grow onions from seeds? Thank you.

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