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Post by littleminnie on May 2, 2014 21:48:14 GMT -5
Onion planting actually went better than last year but there was a few days in between of rain to wait out. I planted just under 3000 onions and 360 leeks. My body was sore from the transplanter that is so one sided- right hand, right sciatic nerve and left neck very messed up. I learned from last year and put the plastic down when the beds were wet, after good tilling and really stapled and weighted them down. I used a little soil on top and then it rained very heavily too. Today I put an additional inch of soil on the leeks on top of the plastic. Do not try this with woven mulches.  Before plastic put down.  After plastic.  Onions finished. The last bed is going to be spring onions pulled in June and early July so I planted them 2 per hole. |
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 5, 2014 20:40:33 GMT -5
  Onions are doing extremely well again this year. I have an abundance. It worked really well to do one bed with 2 in each hole and pull one at a time. I have had great 'spring' onions because of that. They are getting big now.  The leeks have also sized up sooner than ever before. |
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Post by richardw on Jul 6, 2014 14:17:22 GMT -5
Certainly growing well,how many years do you get out of that irrigation piping
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Post by philagardener on Jul 6, 2014 15:45:20 GMT -5
Those all look really nice, especially those leeks! What variety are they, and when did you start them?
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Post by steev on Jul 6, 2014 22:37:24 GMT -5
Beautifically productive!
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 7, 2014 12:46:02 GMT -5
Thanks. All the onions and Lancelot leeks are from Dixondale. Previously I threw out the tape every year because of the gopher damage. Now I will try to keep the regular tape 2 years. The main lines last years. I might replace the main line and punch new holes next year.
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 24, 2014 22:21:34 GMT -5
I harvested most of the Walla Wallas on Wednesday. Almost all are over a pound! 3 wagons full.    My garden really liked all the rain this spring because I have sand on top of sand. Best onion year ever. Now to sell them all! |
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Post by steev on Jul 24, 2014 23:05:11 GMT -5
Buck-and-a-half per onion; not bad at all!
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 25, 2014 0:30:00 GMT -5
Looking good!
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 25, 2014 22:06:29 GMT -5
Normally I do $1 but these onions were 20-24 oz. At the store that is $1.75-2 per onion for conventional.
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 26, 2014 1:06:04 GMT -5
That red torpedo onion on the left is great shade of red too
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Post by philagardener on Jul 26, 2014 5:30:24 GMT -5
Hope they sold well! Those looked great!
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