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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 17, 2012 14:49:00 GMT -5
A 3 - 264314 20 planted, 9 germinated, 9 harvested In the overwinter onion trials 30 planted, 20 germinated, 2 harvested. This is an early yellow onion called Campeny from Spain Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 17, 2012 14:50:08 GMT -5
My field associate, making sure none are removed from the tray by any errant gopher. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 23, 2012 17:04:01 GMT -5
Longa di Firenze Torpedo Onions coming out of the field. This seed came from Grow Italian - Franchi. This is a very nice torpedo. It's not a storage onion, but man oh man is it great in salsa. I harvested 3 trays like this. I grilled tomatillos, onions, garlic, a few Anaheims, a little pineapple and one lowly tomato. By the time I chopped it the kids had eaten all the chips....grumble. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 10, 2012 11:55:36 GMT -5
A-1 Joseph's Onion. Note the one red onion. Joseph, I love the way your genepool has diversity. 20 planted, 20 germinated, 20 harvested. 3 had minor gopher damage...guess what we'll be using at our table? From each of these onions, (unless there was only 3), I sent some out for the CSA to trial. The remaining 3-5 are hanging in the barn. We will replant them and see if we can get some seed production out of the entire group. I intend to save this as a grex of terrific genepool of onions. (The torpedo onions will all be saved separately, as they are not storage onions). Seeds from this should be available next year. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 10, 2012 12:06:48 GMT -5
#22 364316 20 planted, 9 germinated, 7 harvested. Colorado de Conservar She's a beauty Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 10, 2012 12:09:35 GMT -5
A -7 264324 Amarilla Achatada 20 planted 4 Germinated, 3 harvested, one looks like an off type. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 10, 2012 12:13:01 GMT -5
A 8, 264325 Colorado de amposta 20 planted, 13 germinated, 12 harvested. This is one of my favorites so far. They are a nice even bulb, as if they were already sorted and graded. Attachments:
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Aug 10, 2012 15:27:35 GMT -5
A-1 Joseph's Onion. Note the one red onion. Joseph, I love the way your genepool has diversity. I love diversity too... Is that one white onion in the group as well? |
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 10, 2012 16:07:47 GMT -5
Well, she was, but I ate her....I thought perhaps it was a mis-plant on my behalf. sorry.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Aug 10, 2012 16:48:01 GMT -5
Well, she was, but I ate her....I thought perhaps it was a mis-plant on my behalf. sorry. My fault for giving a bad description. I should have said "Primarily yellow onions with about 5% red and 5% white". At least that's my target when planting seed parents. A ratio of about 40 yellow onions, 2 red onions, and 2 white onions. This year one of the red onions was male sterile, so it got chopped out (for messing with my ratio). I don't like the flavor of the red. I love the flavor of the white, but it rots in late summer due to my clayish soil. And neither one stores very well, so I like them for the diversity, but I don't want to swamp the patch with unsuitable parents. So they may provide both selfed plants and hybrids to the seed crop. |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Aug 10, 2012 19:08:18 GMT -5
I'm harvesting the same onions today:  |
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Post by 12540dumont on Aug 12, 2012 11:53:56 GMT -5
Joseph, you and your onions look great!
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Aug 12, 2012 13:06:07 GMT -5
I feel great. I've been eating primal (no wheat, minimal processing) for about a year or two. I'm running with the new dog a few times per week. It's summer and I lift a lot of vegetables and irrigation pipe. From time to time I fast for several consecutive days to keep my blood pressure in the normal range.
This morning I weighed 206 pounds.
My blood pressure a week ago was 117/76.
My current pant size is 33.
These are all the lowest that they have been in decades. I'm overweight, but headed in the right direction.
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Post by ottawagardener on Aug 12, 2012 17:50:36 GMT -5
Nice onions! Great to hear that your eating and lifestyle patterns are keeping you heading in the right direction too!
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Post by Drahkk on Aug 12, 2012 18:25:21 GMT -5
I've spent the last 8 years about 60 pounds heavier than I've ever been before. Joseph, if you can do it, I can too. Congratulations on your progress, and please keep us posted!
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