Onions not doing well

Rek88

I have had much success with onions in the past but this year not much appears to be happening. I have plenty of green leaves however the bulbs are tiny, not much bigger than the sets I planted. Is there any reason for such a small size?

A._Badger

Rek88 wrote: »

I have had much success with onions in the past but this year not much appears to be happening. I have plenty of green leaves however the bulbs are tiny, not much bigger than the sets I planted. Is there any reason for such a small size?

Have you fed them? Last winter's consistently heavy rainfall leached a lot of nutrients out of the soil and it needs replacing. Personally, I use Vitax Q4 for anything that doesn't need a very high nitrogen feed (onions don't) and I find it very effective.

lollipopsarah

Are you watering them enough? also we tried the crop rotation thing this year and some are doing better than others.
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sachi

i grow onions from seed, at the end of last growing season i decided the onions where too small and simply left them over winter, they are much bigger now and i harvest one every time i am cooking something that needs onion. try a bit of tomato plant food on them.

Arthog

Try chicken poo pellets. Usually BOGOF in the Garden Centres. Works wonders. It's slow release.

A._Badger

Arthog wrote: »

Try chicken poo pellets. Usually BOGOF in the Garden Centres. Works wonders. It's slow release.

And far from the ideal fertiliser. Chicken pellets are high in nitrogen. Onions don't need much. Go for a high K (potash) fertiliser instead.