My onions bolted.... Can they be saved?? [Why Do Onions Bolt]
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
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Let's talk all things onion bolting. This is only my second year growing onions and I was really hoping for a large onion harvest but this year is not that year... I learned a lot though!! I learned why onions bolt and what you can do with a bolted onions! I hope you found this information helpful!
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I’ve always associated the word “Bolt” with the word “flee” so whenever I hear about vegetables bolting I imagine tiny little onions running for their lives and it makes me giggle 😂😂
Lol.
My onions bolted. So did my ex wife.
That's right, it was "I'm bored I'm bolting" 😅
BECKY..... gotta tell ya...had a late night/early morning for farmers market today and after losing 3 bowls of onion greens (cuz waited too long and they had to be sheep food) I finally decided damit I’m making green onion pesto. BTW, at 4am before market this AM... Anywhoooo, made one batch , it made 3 jars and sold all 3 right away! Gave a gal sample and she bout two jars!! Thanks for the fun recipe! Gonna make more ❤️ Kristy in Missouri zone 6b 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That's amazing!
OH MY GOSH! Thank you for sharing this with me!
Ive made a batch too and went down a storm with my family and husband! We had it as dip for homemade breadsticks yum!! I would never of thought about onion top pesto, but it will now be on my make list each year. Yum! 😋
Pour polo
The onion flowers are delicious and make great flavored vinegar, and used on salads or cooking.
This is seriously exactly what happened to my onions!! Just learned so much, thanks!
I'm glad it helped!!
Same fir me too! My yellow onions did much better than red onions.
Becky , I listen very carefully to all your mistakes to learn for later on when I'll starting my homestead
I have Egyptian clumping onions. They are like big scallions. They're everywhere on my 10 acres lol.
Amazing how a “mistake” can turn into a lesson and makes you wiser 👍🏻♥️
One more key consideration in onion growing: be sure to plant the right type for your latitude: either “short day” varieties or “long day” varieties. Here in Albuquerque I have better luck with short day onions. Probably for Becky “long day” varieties are best.
Happy Independence Day Becky! And all hail Bruce, what a guy! Lol x
I got tied of bolting onions from planing onion sets. So now I always start onions from seed in January indoors. I then transplant the seedlings in late April or early May.
Why I went over to perennial onions. My weather bounces all over, and the perennial onion are smaller but reliable. Good luck with the big Walla Walla onions.
Thanks for the tip!
On your perennial onions, when do you plant the bulbs that come out in a cluster. I was given some and now I'm at a loss....can you continuously plant the bulbs or do you wait until fall?
@@Lori.. I have several types: a shallot, a potato onion and Egyptian walking onion, along with other alliums. If I have space, I will let the bulbils fully mature, and just let them fall over and root, then sperate into where I want them. The potato onions form a mound and I'll dig what I want and separate if needed in the fall once we start getting frosts. They'll grow a bit of green but be one of the first things to show up in the spring.
@@suzannestokes7076 interesting, I wonder what they look like! Will research!
One of my early gardening mistakes as well. It still happens even under the best conditions. I use those for dehydration and they have great flavor. Tedious work but it’s worth it. Hang in there! I’m still learning after 30 years!
I use my smll onions for picked onions
YUM
Great clarity in explaining onion development, Becky. Two extra wins: 1) You now have an enviable supply of frozen onions from which to grab a handy handful. 2) That top guy no longer needs to spend hours a day explaining to customers why onion starts can bolt. 😃
I run softneck (storage) onions that start to bolt, or not so healthy onions, through the food processor slicer. Takes seconds. Freeze most and dry some.
I don't think so b/c last year i grew onions from sets and I toped my Walla Wallas and they are growing so well. I think it was when I planted them out but I could be wrong...
My carrots did crappy. But, we planted in a container because we just moved. Next year we’ll have a great big garden.
You can also leave some to let the flowers turn into seeds and then collect the seeds for future plantings. I'm planning on intentionally leaving some to bolt so I don't have to rely on buying seeds year after year.
Thank you so much for taking the time to research what happened and to share it with us. I watch several gardening channels and this is the first time I’ve heard it explained. Learned a lot. Thank you! BTW I just found your channel and have watched almost your complete backlog. Love your channel
Wow thank you!
I have been gardening for decades and I just learned a lot from this video, thank you!
By the way, there are so many issues that can come up at any time, it is impossible to do enough research on every possibility. We are creatures that learn best from experience.
Way to go to salvage those onions and give yourself a plan for next season. And as a bonus, we now can all benefit from your experience .
Thanks :)
Good info! Thanks!
Thanks for the information
I learned ALOT!! Thanks 😊
My onions bolted but it's a-okay because the bees love the flowers. My loss but the bees' gains...love it!
Yea they do!
Super interesting!!
Great information! I didn't know this!
Thanks for this.
Oh man thank you for this video!! Such a cool thing to learn about!
Thanks for all the helpful information. You're doing an amazing job, and I'm learning so much from you.
Great info. Thankyou
GREAT insight! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Becky!
Great video!! I learned a lot too!!! Thank you!
Awesome Video
Great information 🌸💕🌸
Thank you Becky great Info. 👍
Super informative, thank you!
Thank you for this lesson.
I’m so Inspired by you! Keep at it! ♥️☀️
I always have a few I missed when harvesting that come back the next year and are wonderful for saving onion seeds.
The garden is a great classroom!
Perfect attitude! A learning experience lasts a lifetime. Weather is unpredictable so you just have to roll with it. Great info to share!
I loved that you decided to share this knowledge with us rather than just day they bolted and left it at that. You are wonderful and I'm excited to see how the 2022 gardening season is going to turn out!
Very well done, thanks for sharing
ty Becky! I have watched a ton of videos and got nowhere. This is fantastic info thanks.
Good tips. Thank you
Great info. Thanks.
Love how fast your channel is growing! You deserve it!
Thanks!!
Thanks for sharing this information with us, you are an amazing teacher! 😊❤🥰
My partner Allison and her sister have found your channel recently and have fallen in love. They keep talking about how happy they are that they have found your channel and are very inspired to do all the things you do! We are currently in lockdown in Australia and watching every video you have! If you could say hey to Allison and her sister Jess, they would be so excited! Thanks again for your content.
Wow Maryam, You are so sweet! Thank you for sharing this with me! It's melts my heart
Thank you for sharing your new knowledge! I didn’t know much of it.
Bonjour. Thank you for your advice & your positive attitude 🤗!
Great information, thanks for sharing.
My spinach has just bolted but apparently the problem was the opposite, it can't handle heat. Not that anyone can describe the UK as a "hot" country 😂 feeble spinach
Thank you for this...... Harvesting tomorrow...
Loved the info! I planted green onions that I had actually bought from the store. A few of them did start to seed out. I went out today and cut all my tops to make pest with I guess tomorrow I'll go pick those few that bolted lol. Thanks for sharing!
Thankyou for sharing this lesson!! I certainly learnt a tonne! and it's onion time here now so I'm super super thankful! :)
Great information! I just found your channel and I love your enthusiasm and authenticity!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video, thank you. I learned so much about onions from your experience. I love your channel. 💖🌿💖🌱💖🌿
Always a silver lining!! If you look you can always find a positive, nice job Becky and thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊❤️
Yes! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing the information you found out. Just had to say you looked lovely today
Thank you so much for videos like this one!!!
Glad you like them!
Every year a few of my onions bolt.
I love it. I use the seeds that grow from those flowers to plant the following year. I always get great onions from those seeds. 👍🏻❤️
Great video! I subscribed last week and have binge watched all of your vids! Love you and your content! 👏👍
Thanks you so much
That’s so helpful! I’m growing onions for the first time, this info is great since I’m in zone 5 so my garden is cooler much of the spring
Thanks for sharing the info and for being so positive about it!
My pleasure!
Very informative! Thank you! I’ve had one onion in the very middle of my bed bolt. I’m just enjoying watching the process. 🧅💥
Love your channel....great content.
Tanks!
I love your out look! All the positives about it.
Great information and thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for sharing this info. I don’t grow onions but I’m sure the people who do are glad to be educated on the subject.
Thank u for info mine also bolted and I will pull them out at soon as possible.👍
I'm not a homesteader or a gardener or anything even close to the source but I'm obsessed with your videos!!
Great information! Thanks! I may have made the same mistake but my garden bed wasnt ready to plant and i planted them much later than i wanted to but they looking good!
I wanted to thank you for the info.i never knew .I'm so glad because I was fixing to plant mine ...thanks a bunch.......Mary in Tennessee
Awesome info Thank you so much Love your videos Also love your positive attitude
I appreciate that! Thank you
The exact same thing happened to me. I just cut off all the stalks last week to make your pesto. We had a horrible rain so I hope my thimble size onions are still good 🤪. Thank you for sharing this information. Now I know what to do in the future.
Thanks for sharing. I am in W. Washington as well and was perplexed why mine were bolting as well. Great information that is very much appreciated.
Plus Bruce will definitely be a “go to” guy to call for answers..Win win🥰
I had a couple of onions that went to seed.
I threw some sprouted potatoes into a half wine barrel where I grew some excellent Yukon Gold spuds. Then I planted sprouted onions in the same soil. I let the onions do what they wanted and they are now 5 feet tall with the bolts. They are on my roof deck and the flower bulbs actually follow the sun, bending throughout the day. There are 5 stems and each is as big as my wrist. I'll wait until the flower pods open then dig the plants up to see what's under the soil. Thank you for the info!
Great information!! Thanks girl
Glad it was helpful!
Mine are bolting too. Thought I was doing a good thing planting them out early. Gardening is challenging. Good informative video Becky!
Hi I am from South Africa, thank you very much for the information. I have been watching you for almost a year and started a little "gardening". My onions bolted and I didn't know what to do but remembered you also had that your onions bolt so decided to watch it and learn from it,
AWSOME AWSOME INFORMATION I USED CUT THE FLOWERS OFF OF MINE
A lot of my onion bolted this year too. I probably started too early, but we also had a cooler spring than normal. I usually over winter my intermediate day onion. The cooler temps and bolting are in alignment with what you are saying. Thanks for sharing!
This explains a lot about what happened with my Dixondale onions last year....I am in Tacoma. It was the first year I had ordered from Dixondale. I was so disappointed with my harvest. My onions were tiny and they all started to bold. I didn't know if it was because of the spot I had them planted in or it was just the starts themselves. Very helpful video!
Becky, you did a great job of passing on what Bruce said. Yup we live and we learn. And about the Walla Wallas, looking good. My favorite onion. For those who don't know they are even more sweeter than Vidalias. Sooo good. Hoping you're garden didn't suffer to much during the heat wave. My tomatoes I believe actually enjoyed the heat. Anyway, have a great day. 👍🧅🍅
I love the flavor of onion and garlic bolts. I would pick them when I was a kid out of my family’s garden. We had both domestic and wild garlic.
Great information and editing, and your way of explaining is wonderful :) Absolutely love all your videos and am newly subscribed. God bless you :)
thank you!
Loved this video Becky!! I don't have a garden but I love to learn about growing. Thank you 🙏🏼
You are so welcome!
Just ran across your channel three days ago and so enjoyed that I subscribed. This video was so informative. I do not have the means to garden now but remember this happening in the past. Thank you for this info! Never too old to learn.
Thanks for watching
My onions also bolted. Thanks for the info, I also had a cold snap so your explanation makes sense
I’m so inspired by your videos, can’t wait for them to come out to watch them.
Thank you Jennifer for sharing
I just learned a ton too Becky. Thank you for forwarding this insight that you acquired. Win, win for me. If they bolt I have more seed.🤗
Thank u for all that information. Completely understand now are mine did the same thing but I still harvested and froze them
I’m in 8a-SC and had major onion fail. I’m going to try again with seed this year!
I literally watched this and then ran outside to harvest those that i cut the blooms off of. I thought the same thing if I cut them flower part off they would be fine. Thank you for the great video full of tips!!
Thank you for the wonderful explanation in detail!!! We learn new things every day. NOTHING is a failure if you TRIED. I'm really enjoying your videos & learning alot! You're a GEM, and I'm SO glad I found you!!!
Wow thanks! Im so glad you are here
Nature is so beautiful! Its amazing how the onions are "programmed" to go dormant during winter and then bolt in their 2nd growing season.
I live on the Long Beach Peninsula so just down the coast from you and my onions from Dixon dale farms are doing the same thing...darn it...
Valuable information for sure. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for sharing, my onions did bolt.