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onions

oats 2 · 2010-06-06 22:29:07

sowed onion sets about month ago. doing ok but wondering about fertilizer requirments?? any info appreciated.

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06-06-2010 11:29pm

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oats 2

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sowed onion sets about month ago.
doing ok but wondering about fertilizer requirments??
any info appreciated.

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#2 08-06-2010 8:58pm
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I'm no expert but my mum always says onions are greedy feeders and afaik like a few feeds over the growing season. I use manure tea (manure steeped in water and strained) but you could just use a multipurpose feed for veg. If the tips of the leaves go yellow they need more nitrogen.

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#3 08-06-2010 10:36pm
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cheers thanks. tips of plants going kinda yellow.we're begginers but 100% better than last year so far.

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