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07 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)

If anything you will find that the decaying pea straw will be sucking nitrogen out of the soil while it is decaying once it has composted down well it will be nitrogen rich however. lime, and gypsum, would be a good additive as the decay process tends to be acid and onions prefer a slightly alkaline soil. (lime and gypsum will help neutralise the acidity.)

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14 Nov 13, Norma (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted my red onions, in a patch where my beans were, they took twice as long to grow than my brown onions planted nearby in virgin soil, brown onions are almost the size of a Pomello, red onions are still coming on. Onions and pulses, beans and Peas) definitely are enemies

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23 Oct 13, Anne (Australia - temperate climate)

what to do? my onions have developed flower stalks, it is mid-spring

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27 Oct 13, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Are the onions ready to harvest? Could you harvest them? preventative ways to stop them putting their energy in to flowering are: cutting off the flower stalks, shading them, keeping them moist. Good luck!

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26 Jul 13, Kathi Thomas (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I planted out gladalan onions and they are near my snow peas that are flourishing. It says not to plant near peas so (at the risk of sounding silly) does this include snow peas. I am in the shoalhaven area, Nowra

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05 Jul 13, ANTONIO (Australia - temperate climate)

what to fertilise onions , can i use npk super potash chicken manure

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15 May 13, Dave Coats (Australia - arid climate)

Garden bed Chillies? I live in one of the harshest areas of South Aust. Temps vary from -5 to high 40's. As a child here I saw a couple of Europeans growing them well. Would love some help. Cheers Dave.

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07 Mar 13, adam (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi. to answer your question, any onions would be fine in Brisbane this time of year. Reds are usually sweeter, so don't store as well. The good storing onions are the "creamgold" brown onions. Reds will only usually store for a couple of months. But you won't really get any to eat until september or october if you plant now. Onions are a long season crop.

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05 Mar 13, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

what type onion would I be best to grow in brisbane for march would the reds be best for this time of the year

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03 Sep 13, Maurice (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Some of the perennial onions would probably do well for you, they are far easier and seem to be hardier than the regular kinds. I bought tree onions, everlasting onions and potato onions from mudflower blogspot.

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