tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post4897225573583776235..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: They Might Be GiantsKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-68998013054656214932010-11-03T13:24:24.723-04:002010-11-03T13:24:24.723-04:00Joseph ~ Sorry for the ear worm! LOL!
THANK YOU! W...<b>Joseph ~ </b>Sorry for the ear worm! LOL!<br />THANK YOU! We need to talk! I bought my starts from a reputable local nursery, which only carries a few varieties. Wish I could remember which ones they were! Clearly I need to research this a bit more. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-89477448933164470612010-11-03T12:26:48.874-04:002010-11-03T12:26:48.874-04:00Thanks to the title of your post, I've now got...Thanks to the title of your post, I've now got "build a little bird house in your soul..." running through my head.<br />Onions are day-length sensitive. Here in the north, we grow long day varieties -- they stop growing and start making a bulb when the days are long (mid summer). In more mild climates, where a lot of your big grocery store onions are grown, they can grow short day onions -- these ones wait until fall to start making a bulb, which gives them a whole summer of growing, making for a bigger bulb. We can't grow those varieties, because they don't have time to finish developing before winter comes along.<br />There are also day-neutral onions. I don't know much about those, but you can grow them anywhere, and some of them are pretty big. But, again, I think maximal size is going to be limited by the length of your growing season.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-76093999907975626272010-11-02T16:26:54.864-04:002010-11-02T16:26:54.864-04:00The gardener's around here, and I mean 80 year...The gardener's around here, and I mean 80 year old gardener's, swear that you have to pull the soil back to grow really big onions....beats me.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-69656044953766114332010-11-02T15:19:58.560-04:002010-11-02T15:19:58.560-04:00Darla ~ No, I don't pull the soil away from it...<b>Darla ~ </b>No, I don't pull the soil away from it. I did learn the hard way several years ago to not overwater, especially with our clay soil. In the last couple of years, I've grown them in a raised bed that has high sand content, so it drains better. That helped, but it likely has fewer nutrients. <br />I'll check your trade list when it's up!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-32739734767285077502010-11-02T15:08:20.448-04:002010-11-02T15:08:20.448-04:00My onions never get bigger than the starts I put i...My onions never get bigger than the starts I put in the ground...sigh...do you pull the soil away from the bulb once it starts growing? I think my husband over waters them too...how do I break that news to him, lol. In a couple of weeks I will be posting a list of the seeds I have for trade. This will be my third year trading seeds with bloggers and it's so much fun! I have received and even shipped small plants and cuttings. The loofah need a long growing season so you could start them indoors...more on this later.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-66392872673397851092010-11-02T15:02:07.797-04:002010-11-02T15:02:07.797-04:00James ~ Yes, making Jack-o-Lanterns is very common...<b>James ~ </b>Yes, making Jack-o-Lanterns is very common here, too, but I don't have a problem with it. It's not like we have a shortage of pumpkins. Plenty of them get eaten, too. And just look at it this way - those chucked pumpkins can be composted!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-52025317920188279462010-11-02T14:58:20.851-04:002010-11-02T14:58:20.851-04:00Sadly I cannot help with onions but if I might be ...Sadly I cannot help with onions but if I might be a little indignant about pumpkins?<br />Thank you...<br />I don't know if it is the same over there but in the UK the place is awash with Halloween pumpkins that nobody ever eats. All they do is make them into faces and then chuck them in the bin.<br />Very annoying.James A-Shttp://www.blackpitts.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.com