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comp13comp13 Posts: 58
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Hi please can someone help me I just harvested my onions and they were really small I don't know what I did wrong. The leaves were dying so I thought it must be ready to be harvested. Help!

Amateur vegetable gardener with dreams of a bigger garden one day. 

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,149

    Did you feed and water them enough? Once the leaves are dying they don't grow any more anyway.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • comp13comp13 Posts: 58

    Water yes but I didn't give any feed image they were growing really well and I was scared of interfering. Thanks for the tip, I'm a first timer so I guess I've got a lot to learn.

    Amateur vegetable gardener with dreams of a bigger garden one day. 
  • ItalophileItalophile Posts: 1,731

    Onions tend to like nitrogen and phosphorous but don't overdo the nitrogen. It's always best to prep the bed well before planting.

  • comp13comp13 Posts: 58

    Thanks everyone next year i'm sure I will do better

    Amateur vegetable gardener with dreams of a bigger garden one day. 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,149

    That's the spirit!image

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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