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

"Peter Smith" wrote in message
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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.

Peter Smith wrote:
: 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

Brian wrote:
: "Peter Smith" wrote in message
: news:AmLvc.1206$iN6.273@newsfe2-win...
:: 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

"Peter Smith" wrote in message ...
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?

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?

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Regards
Bob

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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Peter Smith" wrote in message ...
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?

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?

I'm told it's because a few weeks ago the weather changed from very wet to
very warm very suddenly. Fussy buggers, onions. I'm also told that the best
thing is to have them up, dry them off and either start using now, or
freeze, as they won't keep. All mine are doing the same, whites, reds, and
shallots. :-((

Steve

"shazzbat" wrote in message

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?

I'm told it's because a few weeks ago the weather changed from very wet to
very warm very suddenly. Fussy buggers, onions. I'm also told that the
best
thing is to have them up, dry them off and either start using now, or
freeze, as they won't keep. All mine are doing the same, whites, reds, and
shallots. :-((

With me it's the Autumn planted that are the worse, the spring planted
ordinary ones have a few that have bolted and the reds also have some but
our shallots are OK so far (mainly Jermor) than goodness.

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Regards
Bob

Some photos of my plants at.....