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Giant stuttgater onions not ripening
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:11 am
by sandy_v
They are enormous and have a lovely taste (I pulled one last night) but they are not getting ripe, i.e. the leaves are still green and upright.
They did go in a bit late because of the poor spring weather but my shallots are all harvested now.
What do I do.
Thanks
Sandy
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:51 am
by oldherbaceous
Sandy, just let nature get on with it, while they are still green, they are still growing.
You should have some nice big onions by the time they have finished.
You can always pull the odd one now if you need to.
Kind regards Old Herbaceous.
Theres no fool like an old fool.
Stuttgater
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:43 pm
by Tel
Hi,
I always grow Stuttgater. I envy you for 'giant' results this year, how did you do it? My crop this year is abysmal. No water on the plots, but the initial preparation was sound.
Giant onions
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:26 pm
by sandy_v
Just lucky I guess. I live in N. Oxon too and haven't watered the onions since I first planted them in their raised beds!