onions bolting

[hawthorns]

my over wintering onion sets are just starting to bolt they are swelling up nicely but wont be ready for aleast another month is there anything i can do to stop the bolting

[Mrs Dobby]

Nip the immature flower/ seed head off with a pinch and they will continue to grow and swell, but wont store, so use them first or process and freeze for later use!

[hawthorns]

cool thanks

[Snadger]

Yep, start using them now 'in the green'!

[chriscross1966]

Take it as a sign that next year it would be better to do it frmo seed....start in a propagator in modules in january, harden off in March and plant out......

chrisc

[gojiberry]

Generally speaking over wintered onions are not grown for storing, they are to try and get an earlier onion available before the summer onions are ready. I notice mine have started to swell nicely and will be starting to use them this week. Luckily I have not noticed any going to seed.

Ian

[Snadger]

Generally speaking over wintered onions are not grown for storing, they are to try and get an earlier onion available before the summer onions are ready. I notice mine have started to swell nicely and will be starting to use them this week. Luckily I have not noticed any going to seed.

Ian

Likewise here Ian!

[lynda66]

my seed grown onions are starting to swell nicely and no signs of seeding here either

[Two_Sheds]

My over-wintered onions (from sets) are beginning to bolt too, before they've fattened up. They shouldn't be ready until June, but I am going to use them as spring onions, I don't mind.

Last year I did them from seed, and they were better (Keepwell).