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Post by tamarine on Aug 17, 2008 22:02:14 GMT
Well Dan they look better than mine. This year I lost my pumpkins dont know what happened there all I am getting is marrows and I am not too keen on these.
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Post by kedigato on Aug 18, 2008 17:48:05 GMT
These onions looked great to me - until I read about the weights! No, that's not true, they still look great.
It was interesting to read about "dressing" onions, I'd never heard that term before. Fingers crossed that you win with them in the local showing in September.
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Post by vegmandan on Aug 25, 2008 18:40:03 GMT
Well considering the terrible weather this year I'm amazed how well my garlic has done. Planted it on March 28th and dug it up yesterday. Decent size too. Best thing is that they were planted from some bulbs I had left over from last years crop so I must have inadvertantly developed a new strain which does well in a rubbish summer. ;D ;D   |
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Post by tamarine on Aug 25, 2008 22:14:46 GMT
Well done Dan, at a glance I thought they were elephant garlic. I put some in this year and they have done very well now i am thinking of using this years' garlic as seeds for next year.
Yours look so good also by the thickness of the stems they look like your big onions.
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Post by jc on Aug 27, 2008 17:44:34 GMT
Dan, how do you do it? Healthy, juicy looking HUGE onions. Wish I had a few for my salad tonight :-)
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Post by kedigato on Aug 29, 2008 10:56:10 GMT
Very nice, but don't expect anything else from you  I didn't get any garlic to plant in time this year after all, we got back off holiday too late. Oh well, perhaps another time. |
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Post by jc on Sept 3, 2008 22:25:34 GMT
Dan, your pics have my mouth watering. I love onions. Tell me, do you sell them, or give some away, or eat them all? ;D
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Post by vegmandan on Sept 7, 2008 19:20:49 GMT
Well no monsters but I did win the Onion Cup at our local show today for the 1st time ever today.   |
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2008 19:50:22 GMT
Well done Dan, even in this season of awful weather you have come through with something to show for it! I think the main thing is that deep down, you know that you have done your best, and I am sure that no one could have done any better! |
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Post by tamarine on Sept 7, 2008 21:45:30 GMT
Well done Dan it was worth it in the end. Jolly good show.
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Post by kedigato on Sept 8, 2008 6:20:02 GMT
 - - - - - Dan! They might not be the giant onions you were hoping for, but they sure look good. 2009 will be the Year of the Giant Onions for you |
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Post by kedigato on Nov 8, 2008 16:19:41 GMT
Well, it's been two months since anything was posted on here.
No doubt you have your polytunnel cleaned out and ready for next years planting, Dan. Same goes for the garden.
Now is the time to sit back and study the seed catalogues.
I think I will just stick to my courgettes, pumpkins and beans as I've been fairly lucky with them so far. I don't know whether to try the garlic again or not, it doesn't seem to like our garden.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2008 23:41:13 GMT
Well ... it took me awhile to get through the entire thread........ but I enjoyed it all!! |
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Post by kedigato on Dec 2, 2008 15:45:12 GMT
I've just caught up with your diary, Dan. You started the giant onions while we were away on holiday and I'm amazed at how quickly they have grown!
Now, if you don't get the winning giant onions in 2009, I'll be very surprized. I just hope you find the cause of the shrivelled tops.
Very cold over your way with all that ice on the waterbutts! brrrrrr!!!! It hasn't been that cold here - yet.
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Post by helofadigger on Dec 9, 2008 18:18:37 GMT
Just spent the best part of this afternoon reading the whole 33 pages and I'm happy to say I'ave got some good tips from you Dan to try myself this coming year so thanks for that and may 2009 be the year you get the biggest onion ever! Hel.xxx.
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