Onions
Written by: adekun on 27 November, 2006 11:14 am - Filed under: food ?
First batch put in were red onions. Bed was made about 45cm across, with a little compost and crushed eggshells (for Calcium and possibly raise the pH).
The onions were inserted every 15cm. These are quicker to mature and I hope will be ready in March.
I may find later that some of the first onions I transplanted, will grow out of the soil. Looks as though a few should have been planted a little deeper.
Mid November, I decided to fill the area where the sweet potatoes had been. Since the ground was soft, it had to be compacted.
In addition two trenches were dug as water tends to collect there. Managed to plant six across and twenty-four deep. The standard Japanese onion takes around eight months to grow.
