Richard Rollinson2d ago
Hurray! The mailman just delivered our onion plants (Ailsa Craig) so BeetBear and I got busy & planted them out. I didn't buy any extras this year due to costs, but we still managed 140 plants in the ground with about 18 spares in pots in the greenhouse. Picture shows how a board is used to mark the plant spacing. Board is 4 in. (10cm) wide and the black lines are 6 in. (15cm). Now if it will just stay warm & rain a little bit.
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This is what the planting looked like when we finished. Managed about ¾ of one of our 40-foot (12meter) rows.
Apr 13 at 8:07pmWeb
Show threadBroadfork2d ago
@richrollgardener Job done. Those onions are already much heftier than the Japanese ones I’ve overwintered.
Show threadRichard Rollinson2d ago
@Broadfork It's the luck of the draw. Some years they are just thready whips. This year mostly chunky. Got lucky, I think.