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Tara_H

So I guess this is year 6! Hard to believe. Still taming 2.5 acres of countryside after a life lived in the city.

Allium cepa (Cepa Group) 'Bedfordshire Champion'

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Tara_H

#onions out in their grown-up bed 😁

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Tara_H

#onions untangled and ready to go to their new home 😁

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Tara_H

Haven't updated on the #onions from seed for a while, but they've been sitting outside in their little tray for ages so I figured they could go out in the gaps where the garlic never came up.

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Tara_H

Giving the #onions another trim, as well as clearing out the dead leaves and the ones that clearly won't make it. The left side of the picture is the half I've done so far #beforeandafter #haircut

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Tara_H

Gave the #onions a bit of a trim yesterday and they're looking much better for it #seedlings #haircut

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waterlily

Can I ask why trimming helps the seedlings? I'm curious cause I'm growing chives from seed at the moment! :)

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Tara_H

@waterlily I found a very interesting article which recommended it, I'll see if I can find the link for you, basically it's just trimming off where the seed hangs down and then keeping them short so they don't fall over

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waterlily

Ah, interesting! Might help my floppy mess stand up straight 😅

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brightcolours

#onion-tip

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Tara_H

Here's the article: https://www.growveg.co.uk/guides/ten-top-tips-for-growing-onions-from-seed/ @waterlily

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waterlily

Oh thank you! ☺

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Tara_H

Hard to believe it's only 3 days since the last picture! Getting big and unruly now #onions #fastgrower

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Tara_H

Onions looking healthier now 😄

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Tara_H

Onions are sprouting now but there's a web-like growth over the surface of the soil which concerns me a bit.

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brightcolours

@linfoster @Naomi126

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Tara_H

Thanks @linfoster. I haven't watered in the past couple of days and have also taken the plastic lid off the tray this morning so fingers crossed!

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