Onion Variety Trial

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @petardjapic
    @petardjapic Год назад +49

    The most informational gardening channel out there! Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +7

      Wow, thank you!

    • @haydene492
      @haydene492 Год назад +3

      I agree, great information always look forward to new videos.
      Hello from Australia

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      @@haydene492 Thanks!

  • @nathanchristopher8585
    @nathanchristopher8585 Год назад +8

    Agree with folks' sentiments that yours is perhaps the most information- and data-dense gardening/growing channels out there - and also so pleasant and chill to watch! I love your style. Keep up the phenomenal work!

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Thank you so much for the comment!

  • @IlkkaVuoristo
    @IlkkaVuoristo Год назад +10

    As for the taste test... I've found that the smaller the full-grown onion, the intenser the taste. So some of these may have been bred for pungency rather than weight.
    The colorful onions have a secondary use as garnish because they are more attractive in salads and preserves.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      That is interesting about the pungency, something I am interested in comparing.

  • @heron6462
    @heron6462 Год назад +16

    Bruce, your results for storage will no doubt be interesting and informative: length of storage is an important factor (for me) when choosing a variety to grow. I'm regularly disappointed by the poor storage characteristics of most varieties of onions, especially red onions, and have recently been planting more onion-like shallots, like 'Zebrune,' which keep very well, almost into summer, providing a close to year-round supply. When cooking, I use onions as one of several base ingredients, rarely by themselves, so taste is not a crucial decider. Thanks for all your illuminating research!

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +4

      Yeah, length of storage is a real important factor, I have some of each variety hung in my pantry now, and planning to leave most of them until they start to degrade. It will be really interesting to see what ones do well. I have heard that some of the shallots store for a really long time, but to almost get to the next summer is amazing!

    • @yevpt
      @yevpt Год назад

      Great to hear that you’ll test the storage longevity of each variety

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад +4

    Great harvest...
    Explore it’s storage compactly, with a few from each.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +2

      I have three form each variety hanging in my pantry already, going to wait until they start to decay or sprout.

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад +4

    Great Trial😊

  • @bobaloo2012
    @bobaloo2012 Год назад +4

    Another great trial. I've grown the Craig and various types of the Tropea onions, and they're nice sweet onions for fresh use but I had no luck keeping them. As a general rule, the sulphur compounds that make onions spicy are also what inhibit bacterial and mold growth, so the hotter the onion the better it keeps. Here in the States we have an open pollinated variety Dakota Tears which is excellent and of course Stuttgarter onions are excellent keepers. I also grow lots of Walla Walla sweet onions which are a customer favorite, super sweet and mild, but they only keep for a few weeks because of that. Thanks for another great video.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Good to know about the Tropea type not storing! And I hadn't thought of the pungency being part of preventing rot, but it makes sense. Thanks!

  • @Qopzeep
    @Qopzeep Год назад +6

    Thanks Bruce, I've been having a rough week and this video is a great pick-me-up. I never get tired of your variety trials!

  • @lambsquartersfarm
    @lambsquartersfarm Год назад +5

    Excited you picked Ailsa Craig. I did some research on OP varieties and this was the one I settled on. I've seen contradicting notes on it's storage so I would be keen to find out if you are going to store them how they did for you.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Ailsa Craig does seem to be a useful one, and it will be really interesting to see how long it stores for.

  • @AMKB01
    @AMKB01 Год назад +3

    A very interesting trial!
    This past summer, we grew a number of different onions from seed, specifically chosen for storagability, then got sets as well. It was a terrible growing year overall. However, we had two elongated red onion varieties, Tropeana Lunga and Red of Florence, that still managed to do well. The Tropeana Lunga were particularly large. After harvesting, while I had them hanging to cure, they kept trying to grow! So we ate them, first. Both varieties were tasty and we really liked the elongated shape. Much easier to handle for chopping!
    The Red Baron variety we tried to grow was a bunching onion. They were a complete fail. 😞

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Interesting that the one type continued to grow, that seems to be what happened with Long de Florence Simane we grew, where the plant didn't seem to want to go dormant.

    • @AMKB01
      @AMKB01 Год назад

      @@REDGardens I noticed some differences between the Tropeana Lunga, and the very similar Red of Florence. The Red of Florence had thinner necks, and they died back at the end of the season, as would be expected. The Tropeana Lunga had very thick necks, and never died back. I actually left them out a lot longer than any other onions, and well past our average frost date. They probably would have done well left even longer, if that had been an option. Even after letting them cure laid out on a screen, then trimming the roots and leaves before hanging them to cure longer, those thick necks were very "juicy" and strong. I wonder if it would have been different if they had been allowed to stay out until they started to die back on their own before harvesting. I would definitely grow them again, though. They were quite tasty, were the biggest onions we got, and handled our terrible growing year better than anything else.

  • @bjm7z
    @bjm7z Год назад +3

    For your taste test you might consider rinsing sliced onions in water, a chef RUclipsr Josh Weissman, recommends it every-time he includes raw onion in a recipe

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      That is interesting. I guess it gets rid of some of the pungency.

    • @bjm7z
      @bjm7z Год назад +1

      @@REDGardens yeah he says it’s what restaurants do whenever they serve raw onions as a topping. It reduces the pungency and brings out the sweetness

    • @bjm7z
      @bjm7z Год назад

      He explains the technique at 4:18 in this video: ruclips.net/video/Asu5cw4USng/видео.html

  • @lololollaughatlife1431
    @lololollaughatlife1431 Год назад +2

    I look forward to future videos on this topic!!❤

  • @deKorpi
    @deKorpi Год назад

    It's awsome how you just mention the right word to avoid the angery nerd and let me know that you know what you are talking about. Much love!

    • @deKorpi
      @deKorpi Год назад

      Are you angery?

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Haha, what is that one word?

  • @shayson1357
    @shayson1357 Год назад +6

    very valuable results ! appreciate your effort in documenting this.

  • @f3n1xplat3ad0
    @f3n1xplat3ad0 Год назад +1

    I've failed at growing onions from seed. After 3 yrs I finally got a decent harvest of yellow onions. I will definitely continue planting until I get a consistent yield.
    In my location we can plant in the fall and spring. The summers are above 38 C and this year it was near or at 40 C for over 100 days.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      That is hot! So very different from Ireland. Hope you get a good yield next year.

  • @gailwarrington3841
    @gailwarrington3841 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for creating these videos. They are so informative 👏. A lot of people ask me why I grow onions as the have been reasonably cheep to buy and maybe not noticeably a great different in taste. But for me I love having onions in the garden and I find that since growing we eat so much more. I have had issues with growing red onions and have also come to the conclusion that red barron works best for me. I have had mixed results with seeds and with planting a lot from early in the year do run out of space for seedlings, and for that reason only I also grow sets to get enough yo store through the winter. Thank you Bruce and Fiona 👍

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      🙂 It is a common question. Why grow something that is so cheap and available. Part of the reason for me is to get onions hat are better for different dishes or uses.

  • @declanbanfield4348
    @declanbanfield4348 Год назад +2

    Thanks Bruce, my context for growing onions where I am is different, needing to limit myself to intermediate types, but I really appreciate your modeling of how to run trials, and the complexities of interpreting the results. Keep up the good work.

  • @dawnmorning
    @dawnmorning Год назад +2

    Excellent onion video. Will use this for reference again I'm sure.

  • @happyhillsfarm9598
    @happyhillsfarm9598 Год назад +2

    So many trials this year! Thanks for all the great info!

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Yeah, a lot of trials this year, and a few more to make videos about!

    • @happyhillsfarm9598
      @happyhillsfarm9598 Год назад

      @@REDGardens Can't wait!

  • @ogadlogadl490
    @ogadlogadl490 Год назад

    Your content is the best well put together on varieties. I watch each different episode several times as they are so full of information.
    I just wish I was able to source the same seeds as you have here in the USA.
    Keep at it!

  • @JennTN411
    @JennTN411 Год назад

    Wow! This gives me so much more to look for as I start my onions for the year here in a few weeks. So much more to growing successfully than I ever imagined. Thank you for this!

  • @FlinFarmer
    @FlinFarmer Год назад +1

    Just got into onions and will be doing by seed next year

  • @angelad.8944
    @angelad.8944 Год назад +1

    Great video once again. It is all so interesting. A real testament to the oh so many variables when it comes to vegetable production. You really never now what you are going to get from one season to the next. I agree with you, that you have to grow something over a few years to see how it performs. I over do it and will grow a variety for 5 years to see if it is worth it to keep as a staple variety. I have also found a difference from the early gardening years to now as far as what I want to eat from the garden. Diversity is delicious! 😊

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Thanks! I plan to plant as many varieties next year, if not more, but I wonder how many I will reduce it to in a few years time? I think I am beginning to like the diversity, just like I don't grow just one tomato variety.

  • @joeb8167
    @joeb8167 Год назад +1

    Incredibly useful and informative! Thanks so much!

  • @MrDreyven
    @MrDreyven Год назад

    The Cipolle de Tropea look amazing and would definitely be the kind to attract me in the store. I'd be a bit worried that the big ones are a bit bland, as you sometimes have with big onions.
    Also shoutout to pickled onions (preferably red) which is a great way to store onions ready for use and I make a lot of.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Yeah, they do look great, and I wonder if that variety soul be better if smaller. I used to pickle tiny onions, but haven't done it in years.

  • @a.7811
    @a.7811 Год назад

    I could not love this channel more! you have taught me so much, thank you!!

  • @alisonburgess345
    @alisonburgess345 Год назад +2

    Good on you Bruce - my multisown onions are underway now (nearly summer here). I grow Creamgold, an excellent yellow skinned keeping onion (the middle sized ones keep the best - the big ones the worst). They last all winter if cured properly. I love growing onions like this. Great video !

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Thanks. I had heard the larger onions don't keep so well. Where do you store them?

    • @alisonburgess345
      @alisonburgess345 Год назад

      @@REDGardens Inside the house, high up in the pantry, in baskets. They need a bit of airflow and checking regularly in case any start to go soft on you. Save your best, firmest ones for storing..

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      @@alisonburgess345 Sounds good. They do need to be checked regularly, as I hate finding the ripping or oozing onions too late!

  • @suppenkaschper4686
    @suppenkaschper4686 Год назад

    Amazing level of detail like nowhere else. Thank you

  • @codeypendent1899
    @codeypendent1899 Год назад

    Wow. Thank you for doing this. It is beyond interesting and i am keen to hear everything you're doing. Keep up updated on storage for the globos, please. Great video

  • @dollyperry3020
    @dollyperry3020 Год назад +1

    My favorites are Alisa Craig and Globo :)

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      I think they might be my favourites too.

  • @am2schmarvelous
    @am2schmarvelous Год назад

    I'll be interested to see a follow up about taste and storage longevity. Also how your winter crop does.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      I am looking forward to that too.

  • @MarkyBigSmoke
    @MarkyBigSmoke Год назад +2

    Cooked onions are nice but raw onions are so delicious! What about using red for raw taste test and one or two white for raw as a comparison? Good luck with it! Thank you

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      I occasionally enjoy raw onions, but haven't been a big fan in general, especially with e types of onions we tend to be able to buy here in Ireland. I am looking forward to finding some of the varieties that I enjoy raw.

    • @angelad.8944
      @angelad.8944 Год назад

      @@REDGardens Here in Canada, we can get some really sweet varieties grown in the USA. One of them is so good that you can eat it like an apple, lol. I hope you get at least one sweet variety! 😉

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      @@angelad.8944 Yeah, that would be great. I have tasted some of the one onions in Canada, but nothing close here in Ireland.

  • @timobreumelhof88
    @timobreumelhof88 Год назад

    Thank you, great video! I'm going to try growing from seed next year too. :-) I'm really amazed by your onion yields BTW! We are lucky if we reach 1kg per square meter...

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Thanks! Hope you have a great yield next year.

  • @alialshamsi4450
    @alialshamsi4450 2 месяца назад

    amazing results

  • @wdsp69
    @wdsp69 Год назад

    Good one as usual. I do sets and starters here in Japan.

  • @michaelmcclafferty3346
    @michaelmcclafferty3346 Год назад

    Thanks for an interesting and informative video.

  • @trashpanda9433
    @trashpanda9433 Год назад

    It would probably be good to pick half and half varieties that do well in dryer years and wetter years so that you end up with a good crop regardless of the weather conditions

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Yeah, it makes sense to select a few different ones.

  • @haydene492
    @haydene492 Год назад

    Keep up the great work 👍

  • @Pixieworksstudio
    @Pixieworksstudio Год назад

    Wow thank you. Haha the taste test may have to be done over time 😁😋. The globo look amazing on the whole, except for long term storage. Malcolm at allotments for fun and food swears by them. They look an absolute work of art when cut open. Really beautiful. Fabulous video! It was a great harvest anyway, I wonder how strong each is in taste and eye watering, but I don't expect an experiment on the latter 😉😅. Our climates are similar and I can't wait to try a few of those now. I have spring onions in the tunnel at the moment, and leeks but it is exceptionally mild here at the moment, probably 70 degrees today so all the doors will be open. Snow on the 3rd week in November, usually our first frost date in West Wales.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      They are quite an amazing onion! I have passed around a selection of all the varieties to 4 other households, green onions in exchange for feedback on taste, storage, eye watering etc. Should be interesting what comes back. It is really warm over here as well, and very windy!

    • @Pixieworksstudio
      @Pixieworksstudio Год назад

      @@REDGardens it is great idea to find out what other people think too. I like snowball onions, they aren't particularly brilliant growers, although I only grew them last year, but I have never seen onions so bright-white. Thankfully the wind here has gone - looks like it is now with you. Can't wait for the flavour etc video.

  • @notforwantoftrying1
    @notforwantoftrying1 Год назад +1

    I find these variety trials hugely impressive, but one thing that I often think is missing is an assessment of the flavour. For example, I have heard that the Globo variety may produce large and attractive looking bulbs, but the taste leaves much to be desired. I appreciate that taste is subjective, so I wonder if there is some way you can work this into your trials, perhaps giving samples of each variety to a panel of people in a blind taste assessment. Just a thought, keep up your great work on this topic

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Yes, taste is a big factor, and also subjective, as you say. I have given a sample of all the varieties of onions to 4 other households, with instructions to send me feedback about flavour and other factors. It will be interesting to see what comes out of it.

  • @nataspica9082
    @nataspica9082 Год назад

    Thanks for the great video! I also grow onions, but, unfortunately, very few good seeds are sold, and there is a lot of confusion in the varieties. Several varieties have not risen at all this year. Therefore, I try to grow my onions with seeds from bulbs bought in the store. In some years, slugs really spoil the harvest, unfortunately, you just have to wait for next summer.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Getting good seed for good varieties seems to be an issue for a lot of people.

  • @TinaWiman
    @TinaWiman Год назад

    Super useful info! Thank you so much!

  • @glassbackdiy3949
    @glassbackdiy3949 Год назад

    Interesting results from seed, thanks for sharing. I've always grown from sets in Spring too, but this year I planted some last month for overwintering too, I'm tempted to try producing my own sets next year, but considering your results from seed I wonder if it's worth the effort instead of letting the seeds go all the way.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      I was pleasantly surprised how well they did, and I wish I had grown sets as well to compare.

  • @susannebecker6027
    @susannebecker6027 Год назад

    There are two types of Tropea onions: Tropea rossa lunga (a long variety) and Tropea rossa tonda (a round shaped variety). Both originate from the small town Tropea in Italy and I know some Italian chefs that only want to use Tropea oninon because of their mild and very good taste. And Rose de Keruel is one of two varieties used to produce the international well known and very high priced Rose de Roscoff in France. So Oignon de Roscoff ist not a name for a variety, but a AOC-label of the Roscoff region in the department of Finistère. Both of these varieties., Topea and Roscoff, are internationally very well known for their excellent and mild taste. So for me it would be important to include this parameter into the evaluation. Thank your for your great work and all the very interesting and very informative videos!

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Wow, that is interesting! Always great to learn so much when I release videos like this.

    • @susannebecker6027
      @susannebecker6027 Год назад

      @@REDGardens I'm sure, not nearly as much as I learn from your videos! Thank you again for all this very interesting content.

  • @MartaWaw
    @MartaWaw Год назад

    Good job!

  • @peterkernohan778
    @peterkernohan778 Год назад

    Hi bruce! got the patreon working now, doing my bit! This is incredible work especially when im also irish, no other place can i find such good research and entertainment! just wondering where you source your seeds, ive been looking online but its hard to find many at the same supplier. Cant wait to try these varieties next year, many thanks 🙏 especially for the tomatoes, you have some great varieties! ❤

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Awesome, thank you for becoming a Patron! I have been betting my seeds from seedaholic.ie and a few other small places here in Ireland, as well as Moles Seeds in UK (but I have to get a friend to bring them over, as they can't export to EU) and Bingenheimer in Germany.

    • @peterkernohan778
      @peterkernohan778 Год назад

      @@REDGardens thanks 🙏 Im in Donegal so handy to get it shipped to the north 👍

  • @VASI_LIKI
    @VASI_LIKI Год назад +1

    You will have a strong immune system with all that onion

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Yep!

    • @gailthornbury291
      @gailthornbury291 Год назад

      @@REDGardens if you eat all those onions social distancing will happen automatically. You won’t need an immune system.

  • @kingjames4886
    @kingjames4886 Год назад

    I've grown ailsa craig several times and it generally performs well, it's not great for storage though.

  • @qtpwqt
    @qtpwqt Год назад

    I bet they would make a great grilled cheese and onion sandwich , even most so with the local sour dough bread in your area.

  • @splishsplash2579
    @splishsplash2579 Год назад +1

    In your last onion vid what size plastic grow bag did you use please

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      I think it was 7 or 10 litres

  • @ardenthebibliophile
    @ardenthebibliophile Год назад +1

    Perhaps the red onions are more susceptible to watering variations, similar to how tomatoes will burst in boom/bust cycles of water?

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      That would be interesting to find out.

  • @jeffmartin693
    @jeffmartin693 Год назад

    In my past I have planted many sets and always had more than i wanted go to seed, switched over to plants (seeds), and now have less than 1% that go to seed. Only var that I have grown that you listed is ailsa craig, I have found it to be very poor in storage, but a good tasteing one. I think in all onions there is a balance in fertility that is part of the storage factor, too thick of a neck leads to poor storage overall. pushing a onion past its best size makes the storage worse.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      I have heard that from quite a few people, who says the amount of bolting plants dropped quite a bit with seeds. Thanks for sharing your experience with Ailsa Craig.

  • @bradcarby3765
    @bradcarby3765 Год назад +1

    Trying to be scientific with plants is so fkn hard. We grow 12 hectares of raspberries every year, exact same variety, split into 12 blocks of varying sizes. We plant them in a staggered fashion with the goal to be harvesting raspberries for 11 months of the year. They are all in tunnels and all hydroponic, so largely controlled environment and controlled diet. You would not even believe the level of variance we get due to a cold week or a wet week or a particularly hot week. Then there is water pressure, pest pressure, nutrient variance, power failures...
    I enjoy these types of analysis videos that you do and I'm sure it helps you make some informed decisions about what you're willing to grow in the future, but you could grow those same varieties every year until the end of time and the variation would be astonishing. At the end of the day, taste is always king. Take care bud.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      I can imagine the level of variance can be huge, something that I am realising more and more. For me, I think the process of growing varieties like this is to better understand the differences, to a point, and to make a reasonably appropriate decision, not to find the 'best' variety or method.

  • @gregbluefinstudios4658
    @gregbluefinstudios4658 Год назад

    I typically grow 3 varieties, one red, one yellow, one white. This year, I tried a few more to see what does better in our area (New England, across the pond from you). Our climate is much less wet, most years. This year, an exceptionally dry drought for june/july, and into 1st week of august. All of my soil was the same mix of 1/3 my compost, 1/3 peat, 1/3 new bagged garden soil. I started seeds in February inside, over seeding and transplanted end of April.
    The Utah Yellow did really well, in terms of yield and average size.
    Ruby Red (long day red onion) did MUCH better than the Red Burgundy variety. Bigger overall yield, bigger avg onions.
    Pompeii White ended up outproducing the White Sweet Spanish overall yield, even with the Pompeii giving me MUCH smaller avg size.
    I will definitely sow Red Ruby, Pompeii White and Utah Yellow.
    In addition, I grew Red Beard Bunching, Tokyo Long white Bunching Onion. BOTH will get resown come February. I grow both of these for dehydrating and storing.
    I typically overseed, and also over plant early, and then as my growing season comes along, I harvest the smallest, in between the onions growing, for using fresh. I harvested for final season, sometime in late Oct.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      That is interesting, thanks for sharing your experience. I don't know any of those varieties, so many different varieties in different parts of the world! I like your idea of overseeing and then harvesting some small, I should try that.

    • @gregbluefinstudios4658
      @gregbluefinstudios4658 Год назад

      @@REDGardens I know you normally are trying to get good numbers on the harvest, avg size, etc,
      but for me, I don't need to do the large scale experiments. I like using the food I grow all season, so harvesting some small ones, as I grow, throughout the season is perfect, and it's the same as thinning when you overseed, you're just grabbing tiny onions and USING them to cook!

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      @@gregbluefinstudios4658 Makes sense.

  • @FireflyOnTheMoon
    @FireflyOnTheMoon Год назад +2

    Maybe have potato salad twice a week over the winter and add a quarter of each onion type, very finely chopped, to each salad. It's a fairly painless was to taste lots of raw onion varieties.
    - - No doubt you will live to be an ultrra runner into your ninties - taking hills in a single bound, with all that onion vim! Thanks for the intelligence and neutrality you bring.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      🙂 Yeah, a lot of potato salad!

  • @ahabthecrab
    @ahabthecrab Год назад +1

    It sounds like you need some recipes to test all those onion varieties.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      And some time to cook many versions!

    • @ahabthecrab
      @ahabthecrab Год назад

      @@REDGardens good point. Wish we were neighbors. I could do the testing. Cooking=Happiness❤️

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      @@ahabthecrab I have passed around samples of all the varieties to 4 neighbours, in exchange for feedback! Should be interesting.

  • @ziggybender9125
    @ziggybender9125 Год назад

    Best taste test idea I can come up with for onions is to pickle them all separately.

  • @chrisfryer3118
    @chrisfryer3118 Год назад

    I'm interested in the strength of flavour, and longest storing. I've kept seed sown shallots (Matador) for over 15 months, and they were the size of a small /medium onions

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      I have heard that shallots can last really long, but I haven't much experience growing them.

  • @that9blife465
    @that9blife465 Год назад

    Amazing video. Would love to have the fertility schedule and information.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Thanks. With this Simple garden, I use sheet composting (composting on the soil) for one year with squash, followed the next year by a crop of potatoes with some extra concentrated amendments (usually chicken manure pellets), and then the third year is onions and carrots without any extra fertility.

  • @jeffwindrim975
    @jeffwindrim975 Год назад

    After watching your video could I get some advice on what might be the best Long Day Red Onion to try and grow next year

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Over here in Ireland/europe there isn't any distinguishing between short and long day onions, as far as I can tell. And to be honest I don't really know the difference, so can't really give you an answer.

    • @jeffwindrim975
      @jeffwindrim975 Год назад

      @@REDGardens Ok thanks I guess I’m just going to have to do a variety planting test of my own to see what grows best. I will let you know my results next year.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      🙂👍@@jeffwindrim975

  • @titanlurch
    @titanlurch Год назад

    There is a buzz about bunching onions in the house-stead community as they reproduce on their own. These varieties need to over winter in the ground.Harvesting and resowing techniques may vary with each type . The french shallot is one of them and by the look of some of the inside of what you cut open it would seem that the Cipolle di Tropea maybe one of them as it wants to divide.
    Taste testing onions sound rough. I know my stomach wouldn't be able to handle it.
    Some varieties are OK raw as they are mild and sweet , such as the red or white skin ones.

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Sounds like something I need to try growing.

  • @hotmalm
    @hotmalm Год назад

    👍😊👌

  • @gailthornbury291
    @gailthornbury291 Год назад

    Tempted to volunteer for the taste test…

  • @EdbbieRosado
    @EdbbieRosado Год назад +1

    But how do they taste?!

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад

      Some are quite harsh and others seem a lot sweeter.

  • @mrThoreKarlsson
    @mrThoreKarlsson Год назад +1

    Taste test ? ;)

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      Raw, and baked, and sautéed ...

  • @charlespalmer3595
    @charlespalmer3595 Год назад +4

    Eat those raw onions! Do it for science!!🧅

  • @mhcbon4606
    @mhcbon4606 Год назад

    have grown some onion too this year, they got flower, but i have not seen seeds ...... am i blind or they just tricked me with a lab variety ?

    • @REDGardens
      @REDGardens  Год назад +1

      I didn't get seeds from the leeks either, not sure why.

  • @ceselb
    @ceselb Год назад +1

    Please don't eat raw onions. At least cook them first.

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад +1

    Great Trial😊