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15 Jan 17, PAUL DZIADULEWICZ (Australia - temperate climate)

BROWN ONIONS GROWN IN OUR VEG PATCH HAVE NO TASTE AT ALL. THEY LOOK GREAT, ARE A GOOD SIZE AND APPEAR TO BE HEALTHY CAN YOU OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS? CHEERS PAUL

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16 Jan 17, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello Paul. There could be a number of reasons for your problem. 1. Are the onions ripe? When onions are ready for harvest the tops will have died off and will be lying flat on the ground. 2. Were they 'salad' or 'long keeping' onions? Salad onions are flat and very mild flavoured. What was the variety and its description? Brown or White Spanish onions are much hotter than mild varieties such as' Creamgold' or' Pukekohe'. This may not solve the problem for your current crop but trust it will give you some answers for the next one.

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07 Jan 17, john timea (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Hello my name is john timea .I am from Papua new guinea highlands and iam interested in growing blub brown onion.please advise what variety will I grow.thank you. john timea.

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09 Jan 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

It would take a lot of time to cover onion grwing in New Guinea. I suggest you Google 'onion growing in New Guinea as there is some quite good articles. Bulb onions grow well in the lowland areas but fungal problems are a consideratio everywhere. These articles may give you some clues as to what varieties to grow. Trust this helps.

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02 Jan 17, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)

I'm in Sydney NSW, and I think I'm in the temperate zone. is that correct Cheers

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03 Jan 17, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate)

Sydney would be temperate but you can grow a lot of subtropical things there as well. A lot of Sydney does not get frosts.

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10 Dec 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

I would like to grow some red onions I can not find seeds but I brought some bulbs from the local green grocer now do I plant the bulb in the garden or do I keep them in the cupboard or fridge till they spout I live in Tasmania

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10 Dec 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Onions are biennial; that is, they grow and die down the first year then sprout again and flower in the second year. I would plant the bulbs as they will grow and flower this season giving you an abundance of seed. There is a seed company called The Lost Seed in Tasmania and there was another called Phoenix Seeds, if you googled them I am fairly sure one of them would have red onion seed. Trust this helps.

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29 Nov 16, linda davies (Australia - temperate climate)

my onions are very big and some are going to seed. Should I leave them to dye back or pull them and leave on racks to dry.

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29 Nov 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Normally onions go to seed in their second year. You could bend the stems at bulb level so they are basically crushed and lying flat. this will trigger ripening snd when the the top dies off you will be right to harvest and store them. Yhis has worked for me and I've heard it talked about by other gardeners.

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