Japanese onions

 I have grown these for the first time this year.  They are doing quite well,
but many of the red ones are producing seed heads.  I have removed these but
will the onions still form OK?

Thanks for any help received

Pete

 

           Regretably onions are biennials and these are behaving as if in
their second year. They will not now form a normal bulb and might just as
well be uprooted.
        Best Wishes   Brian.

 :: I have grown these for the first time this year.  They are doing
:: quite well, but many of the red ones are producing seed heads.  I
:: have removed these but will the onions still form OK?
::
:: Thanks for any help received
::
:: Pete
::
:            Regretably onions are biennials and these are behaving as
: if in their second year. They will not now form a normal bulb and
: might just as well be uprooted.
:         Best Wishes   Brian.

rubbish

 : I have grown these for the first time this year.  They are doing
: quite well, but many of the red ones are producing seed heads.  I
: have removed these but will the onions still form OK?
:
: Thanks for any help received
:
: Pete

Yes you must remove them as soon as you see them, as low down the stem as
you can and that stops the strength going into the seed instead of the onion

 
"Peter Smith"  wrote in message ...

Yes they will form onions but they will have the old flower stalk in the
middle of the bulb so won't store well (not that Japanese Onions are the
best storers anyway).
Best used first, indeed if you have many of them then start to use them as
soon as they are big enough, don't wait for them to ripen etc.
Talking to an friend recently and he is also having your problem as am I, so
this excessive bolting of onions seems to be a thing this year. I wonder
why?

--
Regards
Bob

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http://uk.geocities.com/hobdens@btinternet.com/index.html