Mikhailah's Blog

A Gardener's Diary - Of Birthdays and Alliums
Apr 27, 2007 | 2:36 PM PST
Tags: onions , chives , shallots , cricket , birthday

I'm having a birthday tomorrow and I plan on sitting in front of the TV watching the cricket world cup final (Australia v Sri Lanka) and eating lots of birthday cake. So I figured on one more blog this side of the weekend, hoping someone will answer a few questions I have regarding my alliums...

I was thinking about my onions, right now they're the size of golf balls, or maybe a little smaller, I noticed they have begun to brown up some, I'm not sure whether they need feeding or they are done growing? What do they like to eat at this stage? Nitrogen? I would really like them to get maybe twice the size they are right now.

I have some shallot sets that I saved/dried from my last planting but no where to put them right now, I LOVE growing these, will have to wait for the brassicas to finish first. How long can these sets last if kept dry?

My chives in the herb bed look awful, they are long and straggly and have brown tips again, should I just cut them back? If so how much, how tall can they be left?