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Post by richardw on Aug 31, 2015 5:00:58 GMT -5
As i had my overseas sourced potato onions taken away from me ive turned to local stock, i'll try my hand at getting it to produce seed, it may not but hey, it worth a creak.
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Post by nathanp on Feb 21, 2016 17:36:46 GMT -5
Ok, so I am new to True Onion Seed. I had a handful of True Onion Seed last year and I am looking for advice on when to start the seed. I plan to start it indoors. My last average frost date is May 8. I have no idea what kind of onion it was from, other than it was white skinned.
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Post by steev on Feb 21, 2016 21:50:45 GMT -5
The Green Mountain I planted last year fizzled, but I sowed the remaining seed a few weeks ago; it's looking good. Pretty much all my overwintered onions and leeks are stalking.
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Post by nathanp on Feb 21, 2016 22:42:32 GMT -5
How early do you start the seed before planting out?
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Post by steev on Feb 22, 2016 1:11:01 GMT -5
Last year, I sowed it in pots in the hot-box in January, for potting up and hardening off before planning to set out March/April; I screwed it all up and failed; this year, thinking the seed might be getting iffy, I just direct-seeded it, maybe a month ago; it's looking fine. All-in-all, my recent experience in Alliums leads me to think I can reliably over-winter in situ for copious seed production and thinly direct sow for use. Never having had Green Mountain before, I'm in anticipation of a treat.
I think, rain permitting, in the future I want to direct-sow in December.
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Post by raymondo on Feb 22, 2016 4:55:31 GMT -5
I have a potato onion that has produced seeds for the last few years or at least the clones have. I have the clones in a pot and this season I neglected the poor things to the point that I thought I had lost them twice due to drying out. Anyway, they sent up flower scapes but this season none of the flowers developed fully. Instead I got a small number of tiny bulbils. Most had dried in situ but three were in tact so I've potted them up to see what happens.
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Post by templeton on Feb 22, 2016 16:40:38 GMT -5
I have a potato onion that has produced seeds for the last few years or at least the clones have. I have the clones in a pot and this season I neglected the poor things to the point that I thought I had lost them twice due to drying out. Anyway, they sent up flower scapes but this season none of the flowers developed fully. Instead I got a small number of tiny bulbils. Most had dried in situ but three were in tact so I've potted them up to see what happens. I've got some Green Mountain progeny that produced topset bulbils. I replanted the bulbils straight away and now have a dozen or so little seedlings - hope they do the topset thing again this generation. I'll post over on the topset thread too. T |
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Post by robertb on Feb 27, 2016 4:52:05 GMT -5
I've just planted seed from a white potato onion which flowered last year. Only two of the Green Mountain I planted last year are still alive. A fox got most of them just after they were planted out, grubibng around in my beds looking for worms during a dry spell (this year I'm going to try to keep them in pots), and one of the three survivors seems to have disappeared over the winter. Never mind, I've planted more.
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Post by Al on Mar 1, 2016 16:03:38 GMT -5
I am increasing my potato onions from a small number of bulbs & some seed, I harvested about 20 Green Mountain bulbs but by late Autumn a few were softening & some rotted. This is a disappointment, so much nicer to know onions will store overwinter. I planted them all in pots, nearly all quickly put up some green leaf & are doing well.
But a small number rooted yet still aren't showing any leaf, the bulbs are perfectly hard & I expect will produce leaf soon. Are these few long dormancy bulbs likely to produce long keeping clones in future? The seed grown bulbs all kept well & show a variety of colors.
I also have Coral Mountain which is huge & keeps really well but only divides into two or three.
Dakota Red potato onion is proving to be a good keeper & produced lots of smallish bulbs.
Have others found Green Mountain to be a poor keeper?
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Post by philagardener on Mar 1, 2016 18:51:50 GMT -5
My Green Mountains seem to keep well for me without any problem. They are all divisions from material I received directly from Kelly W. Maybe differences in growing conditions are responsible.
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Post by templeton on Mar 1, 2016 20:24:48 GMT -5
Al, seed grown GMs? I've had a huge variety come out of the seedlings, including some good keepers, and a range of colours. A few of my replanted bulbs were reluctant to emerge, too. Can't recall whether they kept better or not - maybe this season I'll keep better notes. T
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Post by philagardener on Mar 1, 2016 20:38:56 GMT -5
Green Mountain is not a stable variety so self-pollinated seed is a real grab bag. Most of what I have grown out from my own crosses or open pollinated seed from Kelly W has been inferior to the true Green Mountain strain.
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Post by mauldintiger on Mar 28, 2016 15:17:20 GMT -5
I have a lot of Kelly's Kelly's extras and culls, some fall planted and some spring planted. All are doing well here in upstate SC. I also started some his landrace seed in a planter back in January, they germinated well and are now outside and about 6" tall.
They are pretty closely spaced, should I leave the in the planter until they go dormant, or plant them in the ground now?
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Post by philagardener on Mar 28, 2016 17:02:40 GMT -5
Given it is the start of the season, I'd plant them out. Kelly W. says the largest bulbs come from seedlings before they start to cluster.
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 2, 2016 13:33:04 GMT -5
Have read what Kelly has put out regarding potato onions? It's a really good read if you haven't.
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