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Post by 12540dumont on Sept 9, 2012 18:43:20 GMT -5
Leenstar,
They performed well and I've sent them to anyone who asked for them. I did catch them trying to escape from the pot by leaning down into the mint and tossing bulbils about.
I also have a pot of l'itolis onions from Native Seed Search.
Both of these are small, and I'm trying to figure how to get these out of pots and into the farm without sacrificing them to the gophers or losing them.
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Post by steev on Sept 9, 2012 23:59:32 GMT -5
If you send then to me, I won't offer them to the gophers, nor will I lose them. Whether they survive or not, I'll know exactly where I put them.
The various leeks I planted this year are showing promise.
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Post by 12540dumont on Feb 27, 2013 13:32:28 GMT -5
Steev, Your on my list when I divide the L's And the winner of the Onion Trial for last to sprout.... St. Joe's Onion. Now, we'll see if it will go to seed! The onions that I left in the ground, multiplied rather than flowered (all those that the gopher did not eat). I have reset them out. All the onions I harvested as bulbs that didn't go to the CSA have now been replanted to see if they will go to seed. This has been a really long trial to see if we can get our own onion seeds. Attachments:
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Post by catanache on Mar 1, 2013 20:58:26 GMT -5
That's... kinda fascinating. How big did they get? And what spacing was it? Eating sized onions grown like shallots has a certain appeal. Those are the ones you started fall of '11 and then replanted last spring, right?
I have some Yellow of Parma onions that I started last spring, grew normally, then replanted some of the mid-sized ones in late Nov. They've rooted in and survived the winter with no problem. Now I'm wondering what they'll do. Hmmm... more possibilities than I had realized. ;D
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Post by steev on Mar 1, 2013 23:28:50 GMT -5
Possibilities? I was clearing the weeds from a planting bed I'd fallowed since '11, prior to 'tilling, finding 3 survivors from two separate plantings of elephant garlic happily growing. Surprising, since the gophers eat garlic. I've relocated them to a wired bed; may their tribe increase!
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 2, 2013 1:49:41 GMT -5
Cat, That's it exactly. The onions were planted, then dug up, then I re-planted the best. I dug them up a couple of weeks ago and replanted. Joseph told me that folks usually dig them up, sort them and put them in a box to plant in the Spring. Well, I was thinking, why not just re-plant them, so this was a surprise. More onions, yes like shallots. To these I added the ones in the barn that were sprouting. That's how I know that none of St. Joe's were sprouting yet. Very interesting! Attachments:
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Post by davida on Mar 2, 2013 9:41:35 GMT -5
Cat, That's it exactly. The onions were planted, then dug up, then I re-planted the best. I dug them up a couple of weeks ago and replanted. Joseph told me that folks usually dig them up, sort them and put them in a box to plant in the Spring. Well, I was thinking, why not just re-plant them, so this was a surprise. More onions, yes like shallots. To these I added the ones in the barn that were sprouting. That's how I know that none of St. Joe's were sprouting yet. Very interesting! Yes, very interesting. And love seeing pictures of your garden. It always looks so productive. Do you have an attachment for your tiller that makes the raised bed? |
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 2, 2013 12:06:27 GMT -5
www.earthtoolsbcs.com/html/bcs_implements.htmlWe use the Hiller / Furrowers, Ridgers All these tools are designed to create a furrow or, with “wings” on rear folded out, push soil further out to create ridges or do hilling of crops. The Hiller/Furrower is an accessory to the tiller implement; it attaches with a single pin to the rear of the tiller implement and is used with the tiller tines running so it can sink into the soil. The forward rotation of the tines helps to give extra “push” to offset the drag created by the tool. Fits all tiller models, but works best as a “hiller” on tillers 27” and smaller in width due to the ‘wings’ being not quite long enough to flip the soil outside the edges of a 30” or larger tiller. (Some of our customers deal with this by just attaching some sheet metal extensions to the ‘wings’ for the larger tillers.) Leo drives down the path and kicks the soil left and then on the second pass to the right. I rake it flat. We use this same tool to make a ditch for potatoes. When we get a "new" tiller, we'd like an Aldo Biagioli Bedshaper (Double Ridger) Does the same thing, but in one pass, and smoothes the surface as well. In the future this tool may come with a black plastic layer too. But not this year. This tool is too big for my small BCS. Now that I've spent $1400 on a complete overhaul, she may go for another 20 years. Some folks have a barn full of Italian Cars...me I want a barn full of Italian Tillers & attachments!
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 26, 2013 20:11:31 GMT -5
This trial has taken a heck of a long time...just days to go...they are starting to unfurl. The suspense is killing me. Will they be CMS? da da da da da da da da dum.....Where's the emoticon for drum roll? Davida, your cow has was mowed yesterday and is sitting in windrows waiting for Peaches to come eat it. It wasn't a good year for hay. It was hardly even up to my waist. Last year, I could hide in it. If I could stop sneezing! Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on May 20, 2013 13:17:51 GMT -5
flowers are opening! Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on May 20, 2013 13:19:13 GMT -5
Busy Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on May 20, 2013 13:20:47 GMT -5
A few look like they are setting seed. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 14, 2013 23:00:24 GMT -5
On the left, Joseph's Giant Softball onions. Will the never go to seed? I guess I'll just eat them! Picture # 2 Mill Creek Onions. I really love this. Be a shame if Bountiful Gardens doesn't offer seed again. Picture # 3 Cream Golds. Oh these are a really really nice onion from Rowan of Oz. And many many thanks. The Mill Creeks are ready to harvest, but I just finished with the torpedos. I've been too busy canning, drying and harvesting to even start planting again! Yikes!    |
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 21, 2013 16:16:29 GMT -5
Yesterday Leo and I harvested the seed from the onion trial. Hurray! So if you sent onion seed to me to trial, this is your opportunity to get some seed from these wonderful onions. PM me.   Odd thing about the Mill Creek, instead of sending out a seed shoot from the top of the onion, they made side shoots, while the main onion got bigger and bigger. Not everyone did this, but enough so that I harvested about 40 pound of onions that I didn't expect to have. Although these are too big for the CSA, Leo ran them through the food processor and we're making dried onions. Now that was a cool bonus! |
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Post by richardw on Jul 21, 2013 19:05:04 GMT -5
woow good size Holly,good work
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