Instead of harvesting them earlier in the year as scallions, I let my Egyptian Onion plants from the top sets sown last autumn grow on and die down. This was to increase the number of plants I’m able to get top sets from.
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Planting Overwintering Alliums
It’s been raining most of the time the last couple of days so I took advantage of a dry bit to get some overwintering crops in.
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Allium Wishlist
OK, so maybe I should draw the line at over 40 types of Alliums, but there’s still some that interest me – so I may be able to squeeze in one or two more and possibly drop some of the annuals if the perennials perform well. Continue reading Allium Wishlist
All year Alliums Challenge 2016/17
I like alliums, chopped in a corned beef sandwich, baked whole, used to flavour stews, etc. and I tend to grow quite a few each year. Since getting the New Territories I’ve been thinking about having a perennial bed or two and have been looking at perennial alliums Continue reading All year Alliums Challenge 2016/17
More Alliums!!!
With so many posts on garlic, leeks and onions in a row it’s starting to look like I’m a bit of an allium nut. I’m not honest (although it’s going to take a lot of convincing as there may be more in the pipeline). Continue reading More Alliums!!!
Knowing your onions
It’s easy to tell the different between onions, leeks and garlic isn’t it Continue reading Knowing your onions