Today it rained, so I went off for lunch with Gerry after we'd had a pot of coffee and a packet of SHORTBREAD at my place. Needless to say we didn't have pudding, even though it was Egypt Mill.
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| Bolting onion plant |
Later in the afternoon I sauntered along to the plot, in the rain, to get the more urgent jobs done - like this ONION. The flower heads need to be removed.
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| Thick onion stem |
When onions BOLT, their stems thicken - a sign that the onion wont keep very well after harvest. It will have to be eaten first.
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| Trimming a bolted onion spike |
Cut off the flower spike as close as possible to the onion bulb. Don't cut, or damage any of the other leaves on your plant.
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| Small onions |
My onions are folding over now - somewhat early IMO. Over wintered sets, like these will fold in June, but they should be bigger than mine. I'm not too happy with the results so far.
Click here to see what you can cook up with the onion stalks.
Click here to see what you can cook up with the onion stalks.
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| Pea plant |
My PEA plants looked good, still going upwards, so I added more support for them to scramble up.
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| Bean Support |
I've also put in the canes for my FRENCH and RUNNER BEANS. The canes are home grown and those green hoops are an old, rickety garden arch that has seen better days.
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