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Onions
Last November I resolved to make a real effort for our 2010 local flower
show (today) and produce some stonking onions. Just for fun. So I bought Centurion sets - recommended "for the show bench" - planted a dozen in large pots filled with a mixture of good loam topsoil, well rotted manure and sharp sand. They received regular feeding and lots of TLC. Well, they grew OK but no bigger or better than the rest of the packet which prospered normally in my normal soil. Nothing spectacular. So I have entered some Radar into the show. They grew beautifully having been planted as usual and am waiting for the result right now (the show doesn't open until 2.30pm). What surprised me when lifting the pot planted Centurion was that, while the onions themselves were quite reasonably sized (diameter c. 12 ins.) but not at all "special", the root systems were enormous. Most had roots exceeding 18 ins long, a vast system with many of the roots being extremely thick and well developed. It seemed as if the plant concentrated on growing roots rather than bulking up the bulb. Any thoughts on what I should do next year to reverse the process - other than planting them upside down!? -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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