tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post114140181978797572..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Onions and KaleDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-34696641204577076102011-08-07T20:40:30.828-04:002011-08-07T20:40:30.828-04:00Jess, no I didn't do anything different. But I...Jess, no I didn't do anything different. But I have a different garden. My old garden had clay soil and the new one has sandy soil. Maybe that was the difference that they needed.<br /><br />foodgardenkitchen, I usually start mine at the end of January and plant them out in early April, but our zones are very different.<br /><br />Vanessa, thanks. I use 9 gauge wire. I didn't cover my onions as they don't need it. But the kale will be eaten to death by the caterpillars if they aren't covered. So this year I'm covering them up and they will grow a lot better.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-64643412372828016222011-08-07T19:50:48.562-04:002011-08-07T19:50:48.562-04:00Your onions look great, I have had teeny onions th...Your onions look great, I have had teeny onions the last two years. What kind of wire do you use for your row cover and why did you decide to cover your plants?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668241377667731288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-50574918023751438082011-08-07T18:58:37.564-04:002011-08-07T18:58:37.564-04:00Great looking onions! We too are trying to figure...Great looking onions! We too are trying to figure out the secret to growing larger bulbs. Next year, I'm starting my seeds earlier so the plants will be more mature when I transplant them out. I'm actually planning on starting the seed in mid December this year and they'll be transplanted out in mid-March. Hopefully it'll help...foodgardenkitchenhttp://foodgardenkitchen.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54011888748503264822011-08-07T11:05:31.296-04:002011-08-07T11:05:31.296-04:00This was my first year growing onions, and most of...This was my first year growing onions, and most of mine are less than 2" in diameter. Did you do anything differently this year to get them to be larger? I'm thinking I need to start them earlier next year, but it's only my first time growing them, so if you've got any advice I'd love to hear it.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664033662862222444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-2294889589471737572011-08-07T07:03:45.765-04:002011-08-07T07:03:45.765-04:00Karen, I still haven't made them yet. I keep w...Karen, I still haven't made them yet. I keep wanting to, but I never seem to get the chance when I have kale. I'm hoping to have a lot of kale this fall and coming spring. <br /><br />Bridget, I'd have a hard time picking my most important crop. Kale is important to me because it is a shoulder season crop. It give me food when nothing else in the garden is alive - well spinach too, but most things in the garden aren't alive. But tomatoes are probably my most important. I eat them fresh and can all the tomato products I use over the year. It is the only crop that has more than one full bed. Yes kale fills up the bed in the photo, but it is only half the size of my main beds.<br /><br />Mrs Pickles, I hope so. I have no clue as to how long they will keep. They are supposed to keep for a long time, but will they? And how many onions do I really need for a year? I've never had a good onion harvest, so I don't know the answer.<br /><br />GrafixMuse, I'm happy that variety turned out as large as it did. I know they are supposed to store well. I've got my fingers crossed.<br /><br />Sue, lol yes hubby loves me no matter that I put onions all over the floor. Though it is hard for an OCD guy to love that. Too dirty. <br /><br />Laura, I love how they looked too. I was just doing that so the onions would all be on the bricks as they were laid out. I figured it would be better than the bed which had some moisture in it from the last rain storm.<br /><br />Stefaneener, I hope they keep too. Copras are supposed to be good keepers. I'll find out.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-64728762414129372822011-08-07T00:57:19.819-04:002011-08-07T00:57:19.819-04:00I hope they keep for you, too. Good looking onions...I hope they keep for you, too. Good looking onions.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-62243887570306065242011-08-06T22:19:21.062-04:002011-08-06T22:19:21.062-04:00Beautiful onion harvest - and they really are very...Beautiful onion harvest - and they really are very pretty laid out in that pattern in the bed! The newly planted kale should be much happier with the expanded root room.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-3218252831453946732011-08-06T18:02:33.736-04:002011-08-06T18:02:33.736-04:00That looks like a very fine harvest.
My onions wer...That looks like a very fine harvest.<br />My onions were so small last year. I usually count on 2-3 a week, but they were so small , I ran out of onions early this year. I hope mine turn out as well as yours did.<br />Have a great weekend<br />(and I'm quite sure hubby loves you no matter WHERE you store the onions!)<br />:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-80658914925255164062011-08-06T17:01:44.874-04:002011-08-06T17:01:44.874-04:00Very nice onion harvest. My copra onions were pret...Very nice onion harvest. My copra onions were pretty small last year too. This year, I may have some large ones for storage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13105523311858684422011-08-06T13:40:55.847-04:002011-08-06T13:40:55.847-04:00Nice onion harvest. looks like you'll be all s...Nice onion harvest. looks like you'll be all set for winter now.Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5115875672927245522011-08-06T11:02:12.130-04:002011-08-06T11:02:12.130-04:00Kale and onions are two of my most important crops...Kale and onions are two of my most important crops. Like to have lots of both. Great onion harvest.Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-90684705750610657772011-08-06T10:46:04.157-04:002011-08-06T10:46:04.157-04:00I tried making kale chips a while back. I had gre...I tried making kale chips a while back. I had great expectations. But I didn't like them:(Karennoreply@blogger.com