shotgun
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Joined: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:28 am
Location: eastern panhandle w.v.

onions help

my onions are getting flowers and the boulbs are only 1" dia

what do I do???

thanks

p.s. zone 5/6 planted 4 maby 5 weeks agoe [red onions

Dillbert
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Joined: Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:29 pm
Location: Central PA

snip off the flowers / buds and hope for the best.

onions are bi-annuals - the grow the first year, the second year the flower / go to seed. quality declines as they bloom / set seed.

if you planted "sets" - look for small bulblets - the larger set bulbs do tend to go to seed more so than smaller ones ( half inch diameter or so )



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