You see before you a tale of two onions. They sprang from the same brown onion. They sprouted in the same pot. But one was transplanted while the other remained safely at home.
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Can you tell which is which?
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Meeks
November 2, 2015
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November 5th, 2015 at 2:31 pm
The second one looks fantastic! I make French onion soup out of the red onions I plant ever year. This year prepped yield came to something like three or four pounds of chopped onions and 20 or so servings of soup. I have soup all winter now!
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November 5th, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Oh! Jeri, you’re the perfect person to ask: when are you supposed to pull the onions up???
I know our seasons are reversed but any advice would be very welcome. š
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November 3rd, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Is that lettuce you companion planted with? I assume the onionynes would deter hungry bugs.
Have you ever tried planting shallots. I bought some good ones from the markets, we ate the tops and I planted the white ends + roots and now we have a never ending supply of shallots, they regrow after the tops are cuts. Now only if it WOULD really work with Tim Tams!
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November 3rd, 2015 at 10:06 pm
Nothing so thought out I’m afraid. I had been collecting lettuce seeds all summer. I had them in a paper bag on the table out on the deck [don’t ask]. So it rained and the bag got wet. In an effort to save the wet seeds I threw them in with the onions [only available pot]. And the rest, as they say, is history.
I always eat the white part of the shallots! If I ever get any that look sad and sorry I’ll try planting them. š
And not tim tams, mint slices!
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November 3rd, 2015 at 7:47 am
This reminded me that you asked about growing strawberries on your deck…..a little while ago now (shame faced). I think they would grow really well in pots. Maybe better than the garden because you could keep them free of the pesky snails and millipedes. As for the onions, next year I hope you grow enough to make onion soup.
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November 3rd, 2015 at 9:09 am
lol – thanks! It just so happens I have a big pot vacant on the deck at the moment. I might just give the strawberries a try!
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November 3rd, 2015 at 2:52 pm
May they be fat and juicy!
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November 3rd, 2015 at 10:02 pm
Amen!
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November 2nd, 2015 at 7:00 pm
I don’t care. You put me in a fit of depression just when I read the title alone. Now I feel so old and insignificant.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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November 2nd, 2015 at 11:09 pm
It’s okay David, not everyone can have an onion like that. š
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November 2nd, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Planning to make onion soup? Love the comparison.
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November 2nd, 2015 at 3:24 pm
These onions were an experiment as I’d never grown them before. Had no idea they could grow so BIG in the right pot. Don’t think I have the heart to eat them though. Think I’ll just let them go to seed and try for another batch next year. š
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November 2nd, 2015 at 10:01 am
Oh my. One of these things is not like the other. š
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November 2nd, 2015 at 3:23 pm
-grin- I was talking about the pot.
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