Onions gone to seed

[Sarah-lou]

Can anyone help me and tell me why my over wintered onion have all suddenly got flower heads on them, and what should I do now? I snapped the flower heads off but the onions still seem a little small to be pulling them up!

Thanks, any advise much appreciated

Sarah-lou

[Paulottie]

There are a few threads on this as it is a common problem-especially if you didn't water during the dry spell. Rustylady summed it up well here:

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ead.php?t=7341

[cherie]

Hi everyone,
I have been growing the same red onions for about six months, put them in at almost the end of last summer, they are now going to flower/seed, are they still ok to pull up?? or do i what till they have gone to flower/seed then pull them, or am i to late, (in new zealand, lots of rain this winter...only in spring now, still cold and wet, when sun out, still not really hot/warm

[Two_Sheds]

You need to use them before they go to flower/seed, Cherie