tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post1132125363427049408..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: End of Season Review - Onions & LeeksMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-5605184498583336912016-02-04T07:48:25.421-05:002016-02-04T07:48:25.421-05:00With an earlier sowing this time round, I have hig...With an earlier sowing this time round, I have high hopes for the leeks this year...as is the case with every newly planted seed, isn't it ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-6125704386383723602016-02-04T05:16:55.423-05:002016-02-04T05:16:55.423-05:00 Last year our autumn onions did much better than ... Last year our autumn onions did much better than the spring planted ones. The later ones are just not keeping very well possibly because the conditions are so damp. Our leaks were very late planted and so are much smaller than usual. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-91305713301846903232016-02-04T04:23:47.155-05:002016-02-04T04:23:47.155-05:00It's always great to "meet" a fellow...It's always great to "meet" a fellow Canadian! I'll be sowing my leeks this week as well - after the bit of a break that this (non) winter gave us, I'm ready to dive back in.<br /><br />Using a dibble is a great idea! I don't have one but I'll now be keeping an eye out - I can see how one would be handy for all sort of things. And I completely agree - I have learned so much from fellow bloggers and their real world experiences, much more than any book I've read.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-6511095797292735352016-02-03T20:13:32.964-05:002016-02-03T20:13:32.964-05:00I love growing leeks (this year number three I thi...I love growing leeks (this year number three I think) and am so pleased you posted on both Onions and Leeks and those you tried. Here in Nova Scotia canada am just about to start mine indoors, a week late for leeks but...it will be fine. Blogging has taught me so much, so from another one I learned to dibble the leeks in, and plant in a trench. So that does seem to work and gives more "white". Great advice. Thanks so much.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-70013653355889175192016-02-03T08:23:05.013-05:002016-02-03T08:23:05.013-05:00We are an allium loving family - even last night I...<br />We are an allium loving family - even last night I made a raita yoghurt sauce with lemon and thinly sliced raw onion (to accompany some Indian food) and my son kept reaching for that bowl...always makes me feel good when I see that.<br /><br />I noticed that about the leeks too - so strange that it was such a widespread problem. I wonder why that was? Hopefully your leeks will make it into the ground this year & we will all be enjoying fat leeks by the end of the summer!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-80895116719738884682016-02-03T08:20:58.645-05:002016-02-03T08:20:58.645-05:00I start them from seed & transplant them, much...I start them from seed & transplant them, much the same way as onions. Once they get settled, they start to divide from the base as they grow - this happens at varying rates, depending on the variety. You would harvest only a portion of the onions throughout the summer and leave the rest to keep dividing. They are supposed to come up each year, but that also depends on how severe the winter is and the particular variety - some are hardier than others. It's all a bit of trial and error as the seed packets don't really give you much information on that.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-62876304969083087142016-02-03T08:16:12.309-05:002016-02-03T08:16:12.309-05:00They are such a basic veg in the kitchen, which ma...They are such a basic veg in the kitchen, which makes it double great that they're such good keepers. It's always difficult to find spots for everything we want to grow, isn't it? :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-13559735261774466322016-02-03T05:36:19.836-05:002016-02-03T05:36:19.836-05:00I've never grown many onions as it's not s...I've never grown many onions as it's not something we use alot of, I always had problems with the red varieties though, they just never wanted to grow for me. I think a lot of people had problems with their leeks last year, there were lots of blog posts about spindly leeks. I did start some off but they never got transplanted and this is not the first occasion that's happened.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-87311674482091702352016-02-02T21:46:51.596-05:002016-02-02T21:46:51.596-05:00I'd love to know more about the perennial bunc...I'd love to know more about the perennial bunching onions. Do you start them from seed? What's perennial about them (do they come up year after year)?Julia at Home on 129 Acreshttp://homeon129acres.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-46571466245554420352016-02-02T21:36:32.599-05:002016-02-02T21:36:32.599-05:00I didn't grow as many onions as you but we are...I didn't grow as many onions as you but we are still using them! I have them in the garage. Wish I could find a spot to grow those walking onions. Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-38316924328439985852016-02-02T17:17:52.338-05:002016-02-02T17:17:52.338-05:00Oh, you have got to be kidding me - sounds like th...Oh, you have got to be kidding me - sounds like they sent you some sort of sweet onion, like the Ailsa Craigs. I always use those first as they do start going soft after only a couple of months.<br /><br />Having to BUY onions....oh, so so sad! You know me, I'm all about growing them from seed - but then again, we don't have the Dixondale connection that you guys south of the border have :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-83470652562229105232016-02-02T16:59:00.778-05:002016-02-02T16:59:00.778-05:00Thank you Jane - we gardeners are always full of t...Thank you Jane - we gardeners are always full of those, aren't we :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-88892610668611724802016-02-02T16:48:18.930-05:002016-02-02T16:48:18.930-05:00I've always grown the Copra---their storage ca...I've always grown the Copra---their storage capabilities are excellent. I think the company I always order from screwed up and sent me something else. I suspected that at harvest , as these were as big as softballs---Copra are usually baseball size at best. And now---they are all rotten or sprouting like crazy. Copras were always as rock hard the following June as the day I harvested them. It's been an awful year for me---I will now be BUYING onions at the store for the next 5 months--and you can bet Organic Onions will be pricey. Sigh.<br />Perhaps I should be growing from seed---but it's always so nice to get those plants delivered in May-so healthy, robust, and well, me not having to do it!! <br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-26420867248314756282016-02-02T15:14:56.161-05:002016-02-02T15:14:56.161-05:00Great stories here. Very amusingGreat stories here. Very amusingJane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com