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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 10:52 am Post subject: Onion seeds
We have a few onions running to seed. No complaints, the flowers will be good for the birds and I can save the seed. What culinary uses are there for onion seeds?

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 11:40 am Post subject:
You can use them as decoration for home baked bread, or to add flavour to stews, curries etc. Henry

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 3:13 pm Post subject:
nice with fresh mustard seed to make a mustard paste

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 4:30 pm Post subject:
Good in flat breads and chutneys.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 5:03 pm Post subject:
You can save them

tahir

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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 5:03 pm Post subject:
You can save them

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 8:54 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

You can save them

But, they may repeat on you.

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 20 10:37 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

You can save them

From what?

And suppose they don't want to be saved?

Henry

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 20 12:28 am Post subject:
If you do go the seed saving route, make sure it's not a hybrid variety, or just be prepared for a mish mash of onion traits ( though it probably wouldn't be a big deal)

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 20 8:31 am Post subject:
Seeing as there are four varieties in consecutive blocks😄 The first hasn't run to seed, the next (red) mostly has, one or two of the next one's has and the last one has a few...and that is red onions as well. Thought we had cracked the growing red onions without them bolting lark... Thanks all for the suggestions 😊👍

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 20 8:32 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

tahir wrote:

You can save them

But, they may repeat on you.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 20 9:45 am Post subject:

gz wrote:

Seeing as there are four varieties in consecutive blocks😄
The first hasn't run to seed, the next (red) mostly has, one or two of the next one's has and the last one has a few...and that is red onions as well.

Thought we had cracked the growing red onions without them bolting lark...

Thanks all for the suggestions 😊👍

Did they go out early enough that they got enough cold to think they were in year two?

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8938
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 20 8:02 pm Post subject:
We have been autumn planting so that they are ahead when the dry spell comes in, in Spring, and this has been successful. However a record wet February and record hot and dry April and May...and now we are back to cold wet and very windy 😕....possibly more watering was needed in the dry spell, I don't know.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 20 10:17 am Post subject:
cut off the flower buds and eat them is a simple option for bolting onions

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 20 10:56 am Post subject:
I'd rather leave them for the insects, but that sounds a good option

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