Tag: onions

  • How To Harvest Onions & Make Your Own Drying Rack

    It’s Mid August and my Onions ‘Hercules F1’ are all huge. It’s been a fantastic growing year for not just Onions but all types of Root Vegetables. The Onion leaves are now laying flat against the soil as they have bent at the stem near the top of the bulb, which means they are ready…

  • Onions from Sets – Signs Your Onions are Ready for Harvest

    It’s the first year I’ve grown Onions from sets which were started in cell trays and the onions are looking very successful. I’m growing ‘Hercules F1’ white skin onions. I planted them in cell trays back in March – How to Start Growing Onions in wet weather in cell trays with Planting Video I’ve also…

  • Vegetable Garden Plan 2024 & May Growings

    Vegetable Garden Plan 2024 & May Growings

    Here’s my Vegetable Garden Plan for Year 2024. My plan is a work in progress and I’m always changing things about. I had too many Onions this year and couldn’t bear to part with any of them so I have placed the second lot of 50 onions (grown in cell trays) in the ‘Squash’ section…

  • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in February – Top 5 Veg that take a long time a grow.

    Vegetable Seeds to Sow in February – Top 5 Veg that take a long time a grow.

    The weather is still cold in the UK however the hours of light have increased, making it the perfect time to start sowing vegetable seeds of that take the longest time to grow. Here’s some ideas to get you started. Top 5 Vegetables that take a long time to grow 1. Parsnip – 180 days…

  • Growing Garlic with Onions and Leeks

    Growing Garlic with Onions and Leeks

    It’s mid October in the UK, which is a great time to start planting your Garlic. Garlic can be planted from September to March depending on what variety is grown. Garlic is great as a filler for your Leek and Onions beds as any plants that didn’t make it can be replaced with a garlic…

  • Space Saving in the Vegetable Garden – InterCropping

    One of the skills you need to keep your vegetable garden thriving is organisation. You will need to be able to sow seeds and when the seedlings are ready to plant out into your raised beds, you will need to work out where to put them. This is where a space saving vegetable garden will…

  • Garlic and Onions – Green Shoots to Spring

    The snow has melted and out comes the sunshine ready for a launch into Springtime (hopefully). Although there’s another cold snap due this week in the UK. A bit of sunshine and the weather is warming up, Springs plants into action with green shoots popping up, The birds are tweeting and the sunshine is fleeting,…