I've just run out of my own-grown Onions. The usable ones have all been used, and the sprouted ones chucked on the compost.
So, for the first time in years I've been forced to BUY Onions. Quelle horreur!!!
To add insult, I've just noticed that the one's I bought came all the way from New Zealand.
OK, I do buy, and enjoy, New Zealand frozen legs of Lamb; but ONIONS?
This is just plain bloody stupid.
As for my own 2014/15 Onion crop; they're coming along nicely, thank you.
Your current onion crop looks good = perhaps the ones you bought as the same as the ones I buy at my local garage.
ReplyDeletePerhaps your local garage also sells French bottled water.... It's pouring here, and we've got plenty to export!
DeleteI'm just back from early dog-walking, and my regular path was flowing like a river.
DeleteSnow and freezing temps in the South Island but we just had a couple of showers here. Fine for our usual Monday walk.
DeleteI'm sure they are very fine onions. All our best produce seems to be exported. I must say, Cro, your veg garden is looking excellent!
ReplyDeleteThey are good, but (I have to add) no better than locally grown onions. To fly them half way round the world does seem a tad excessive!
DeleteYour veg garden looks really good. I scatter wood ash around my onions. Supposed to be full of Potash .
ReplyDeleteQuite a bit of wood ash goes into my compost, so the onions probably get their fair share.
DeleteWow, your veggies look really lush and green. I don't know what has happened to my plot, everything seems to have stopped.
ReplyDeleteGrowing onions is hit and miss for me. Last year was a big miss. They bolted and all I could do was chop them up for the freezer. I think my timing for planting them is off. Very disappointing. Yours look fabulous. In fact, ALL the Haddock's produce looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteAfter all the rain we've just had, it looks even better today. It's amazing the effect a good downpour can have.
DeleteGrowing your own is the best! The lions share of what we pay for food goes to petroleum products used to get it to the consumer and the farmer gets very little. A bad situation all the way around. Not that I abhor good French wines and imported cheeses from around the globe; but onions??
ReplyDeleteCrazy, isn't it. I wish I'd seen the 'origin' bit before buying; I wouldn't have!
DeleteI am always struck by the soil colour in your photos; nothing like ours around here; we are a dark brown/black soil area. We have had lots of rain and lots of sun and all crops around here are looking good. Just like yours. The farmers are happy (for the time being).
ReplyDeleteWe ran out about a fortnight ago - we had a really good crop last year of both red and white onions. This year's are coming on well but will not be ready yet. I have ordered some for my on line order tomorrow - I shall now pay attention to where they have come from.
ReplyDeleteI have just been introduced to Emmental and chopped red onion in a sandwich - delicious. I also had Brie and Green grape sandwiches on holiday - yum, yum.
I ran out ages ago a lot of them had rot. This year I am only growing shallots you get a lot more from a small space. Your courgettes are huge coated to mine. When your garden gets going it certainly gets going.
ReplyDeleteHaddocks looks fantastic. I've got some onions ready so won't have to buy any more for a while. The bought ones aren't a patch of the home grown ones
ReplyDeleteThis year I planted red onions, garlic and elephant garlic for roasting. I was a bit lazy and missed out planting any yellow onions. Your garden looks great.
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