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Post by kazedwards on Sept 21, 2014 0:56:16 GMT -5
Zeedman I was just on the SSE yearbook on line and there is now a listing for McCullars by KS TH R Actually, Ron was the one that came to mind when I was considering who might be able to sort out this mess. He grows a lot of alliums... I will be offering seed next year for one of his bunching onions ("Franz"). He might have grown "Fleener's" or be able to tell us more about it. Who knows, maybe he still has it, or knows someone who does. Been busy at work this week, haven't gotten around to sending a letter to IA AR W yet. Hear back from anyone? Ron responded to an email but then never responded to my reply about the Fleener's. |
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Post by zeedman on Sept 25, 2014 22:34:05 GMT -5
Actually, Zach, I completely spaced this one out. Been really busy between work & bringing in the harvest, which is also why I haven't been on this board much lately. Hopefully I'll have time next month to follow up on my accumulated list of loose ends.
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Post by zeedman on May 22, 2015 15:32:54 GMT -5
Just an update. When the new SSE Yearbook came out, I sent a letter to my source for the original Fleener's. I just received a reply today... and he lost all of his stock as well. He has been ordering stock from those who claim to offer Fleener's, and agrees that all of the onions currently offered under that name are being misrepresented. He said that he sent out a lot of samples, hopefully someone out there still has it. I'll keep looking.
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Post by zeedman on Sept 20, 2015 21:50:28 GMT -5
A further update. No luck yet finding the authentic Fleener's, but I did an experiment with the McCullar's onions which yielded interesting results. My two permanent plantings of McCullar's, while healthy, are not in ideal locations; both are located on the East side of structures, in half-day shade. There they form bulbs about 1" across, and topsets that are 1/2" at the largest. I was curious how they might perform under better conditions, so I planted some of the bulbils in Fall at the end of one of my garlic beds. The results were surprising. Some of the bulbils were lost to winter kill, but those which survived were incredibly healthy. Each of those formed a stalk with topsets larger than those planted... 3-4 bulbils from 3/4" - 1" wide. Each of those plants divided, and produced a cluster of 3-6 pure white bulbs that averaged 1" wide. The bulbils on the left side of the photo below are similar to what was planted.  |
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Post by kazedwards on Sept 20, 2015 22:42:08 GMT -5
My McCullar's has produced 1" to 1 1/4" bulbs this year. Then they split and started over. They face southeast and tend to lean for light it seems. They are also in a permanent bed that doesn't get weeded often. The topsets are about 1/4" wide and are 4-6 per plant.
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