Red or white onions (Onions)

Member Name: January

Product:	Onions
Date:	03/04/03 (1052 review reads)
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I always grow onions as they are easy to grow and store really well, I have just finished eating the onions I grew last year and it's now time to get in the onion sets.
Onion sets can be bought from the garden centre for around 3.99p or you can be brave and buy a packet of seeds, I prefer to buy and plant the onion sets, because they are easier to manage and settle into the ground easy, so that they get a good start in life.

I like to grow Red Barons as these are a medium sized onion with a red skin, they are very tasty and crunchy if used in a salad or sandwich. I also grow Bedford champions, which are a larger size but not as tangey. These type are good for cooking with.
You can also grow spring onions, which in my opinion take ages to grow but are very nice in a salad.

Onions are not to fussy about which type of soil you grow them in and they are very low maintainence, a medium to light soil is good and they like a weed free, full exposure to the sun. I like to grow mine in rows which have had a sprinkling of potash and bone meal on the bottom, before planting. This gives them a good start.
The onion sets can be planted in March onwards, plant the little onions about 4 to 6 inches apart, this gives them the room they need to grow well.
I like to water my onions regularly, but have also planted them and gone away on holiday to come back to find they have done very well on their own accord.

When the onion has grown and started to fall over, I get an elastic band and bend the stems over and secure with the elastic band, this helps the bulb to grow bigger.
When they have reached a good size, you can then pull them up and store in a shed by hanging them up. They will keep for a long time in a dry place.

If you do have a garden then onions are a must to grow, they taste better than the shop bought ones.

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