Allotment Diary : Weighing in this years Giant Onion.
Did I finally manage to hit the magical 10 pound mark with this years Giant Onion Growing challenge ?
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Allotment Diary : Harrogate Giant Vegetable Competition : World Record Carrot & Onion
A quick look around the Giant Vegetable Competition at the Harrogate Show. These are hideous looking specimens grown purely for bulk and not for quality or looks. The complete opposite of the exhibition part of the show. This year the Guinness World
Allotment Diary : Weighing this years Giant Onion.
Weighing this years Giant Onion after it had stopped growing. Will it get to the magical 10 pound mark ?
Allotment Diary : Preparing this years Giant Onion Growing Mixture
Time to prepare the growing media for this years giant onions. These will be grown in 60 litre pots so I need to prepare about 360 litres in order to plant just 6 out. I'm using the same as last year which consists of 2parts Jacks Magic 1 part John
Allotment Diary July 6th Plot tour Giant Marrow update Veg Harvest Potato Reveal & Onion Disaster
Latest veg garden fortnightly allotment tour with a bit of an update on the Giant Marrow plants. Harvested a few bits and pieces too like lettuce beetroot courgettes and some new potatoes.. Total onion disaster in the polytunnel as they've all gone
Allotment Diary : Pricking out & potting on this years Giant Onion seedlings
2 weeks after sowing this years Giant Onion seed they are now at the "crook" stage and ideal to transplant into 3" plant pots. Just a matter of carefully extracting the seedling with all roots intact and dibbing it into a 3" pot of well drained
Allotment Diary : Giant Onion progress & very brief gardening update
A quick update on the Giant Onions so far and a very brief update. Still doing a bit of gardening with a bit of new year salad.
Allotment Diary : Veg Plot, Polytunnel, Greenhouse & Giant Onion update
An update of the vegetable plot and how the Giant Onions are getting on at the moment.The peas are growing well after being planted out as are the garlic plants. The potatoes were caught a little by the frost last night. The Giant Onions are doing
Allotment Diary : Preparing this years Giant Onion Growing Compost
Mixing this years Giant Onion Growing mixture for the containers. I'm using a combination of Loam, compost, perlite, Worm Casts and some other organic plant stimulants this year. Hoping that this year I can finally grow a giant onion above 10 pounds.
Allotment Diary : Weighing this years Giant Onion.
Weighing in this years Giant Onion attempt. Hoping as always for a 10 pounder but what will it weigh ?. There always seems to be something that stops me getting to that weight. Hope the Gardening Gods are on my side next year.
Allotment Diary : This years Giant Onion attempt starts here.
The annual attempt at growing a Giant Onion starts here. Still trying to get one to the elusive 10 pounds in weight. I sowed the seeds 12 days ago from former World Record Holder Peter Glazebrooks seed, so it's now the time to prick them out into
Allotment Diary : Quick Greenhouse Update Giant Onion Seeds
A quick update from the greenhouse and the Giant Onion Seed progress.
Allotment Diary Dec 18 : Sowing this years Exhibition Show Onions & Giant Onion update
Sowing 2014's Exhibition Show Onions this week. This is the same seed I gave away in the recent prize draw so we're all in the same boat. I usually sow it around or just before Xmas time. As you'll see it's just a matter of sowing the seed quite
Allotment Diary : Latest update on this years Giant & Show onion plants
A last look at this years Giant and Exhibition Show onions growing in my light chamber before planting out in early April. So far things are doing really well with the exhibition kelsae ones about 18" tall with 6 leaves on in their 1.5 litre pots.
Allotment Diary : Giant Onion Growing Update
An update of this years Giant Onions so far in the grow room. They are growing bigger and faster than ever this year and will hopefully be planted out into the polytunnel at the end of this month. I think it's the addition of the mycorrhizal fungi
Allotment Diary : Giant Onion, Greenhouse, Polytunnel & Veg Growing Update.
Allotment Diary : Greenhouse, Polytunnel & Giant Onion Update. A quick update from the vegetable growing this year so far. The lettuce, brassicas and shallots are growing away slowly. Chillies and peppers are ticking over. The peas are doing well
