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In this video Mark shows us how he has grown a bed full of onions, starting in June. In growing them, he tried to break every rule in the book. He didn't space them, thin them, or weed them!
He used an "Early Australian Brown" around the outside, and a "Spanish White Onion" in the centre oval tracks.
At 3 months, the onions were still growing strong, all at a similar rate to one another. He kept up watering them, as the season had been uncharacteristicly dry. On top of that, early Summer storms made it uncomfortable to be out in the garden, making Mark overlook weeding the bed.
Mark harvested these onions a little later than ideal. And at first glance the onions look well, especially considering the humidity and rain. He found that a lot of onions grew in clumps, which was unsurprising as he never thinned them out, leaving them grow as they wanted.
A few onions had already died off and cured naturally. Others had already rotten, due to the late harvest and wet weather.
Whilst harvesting, Mark reckons that the white onions did better than the brown ones. The growth of both species impressed him, and he's keen on growing both species again.
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He used an "Early Australian Brown" around the outside, and a "Spanish White Onion" in the centre oval tracks.
At 3 months, the onions were still growing strong, all at a similar rate to one another. He kept up watering them, as the season had been uncharacteristicly dry. On top of that, early Summer storms made it uncomfortable to be out in the garden, making Mark overlook weeding the bed.
Mark harvested these onions a little later than ideal. And at first glance the onions look well, especially considering the humidity and rain. He found that a lot of onions grew in clumps, which was unsurprising as he never thinned them out, leaving them grow as they wanted.
A few onions had already died off and cured naturally. Others had already rotten, due to the late harvest and wet weather.
Whilst harvesting, Mark reckons that the white onions did better than the brown ones. The growth of both species impressed him, and he's keen on growing both species again.
Handy tip! Want to talk to Mark directly? Did you know that there is another way, outside the forum?
Support Mark on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme (the top tier enables mentoring from Mark via an exclusive VIP email where he will answer your questions etc ASAP).
