Allotment Diary : Harvesting this years Exhibition Show Onions

It's time for me to dig up all this years Show Onions as it's 4 weeks until show day.
I ended up harvesting some of the Giant Onions also.

[ahabtheplant]

They look wonderful! Like some kind of porcelain vases just cooled down from the kiln!

[baconsoda]

That first onion weighed the same as my entire Sutton broad bean crop today. Good luck with the show. I have been reading your replies and was surprised to learn that you get stressed before a show. I thought you just took it all in your stride.
Best Wishes, Brendan.

[rickvanman]

Wow! Dan, just wow! Good luck with the show.

[MrMossyMc]

Super, Dan! I don't think I'll ever grow for show in my plot, but always great to see how it's done. Mossy.

[dkulikowski]

GREAT JOB, WELL DONE! I loved the entire journey. Thank you.

[mentalhotchilli]

Quality, Ive grown kelsea this year, bought 50 plants from dt browns, just bobbed em in outside, grown really big, nowt like yours thou, top job fella

[Avarummage]

oh man I had to imagine the slow motion and rocky theme tune lol them onions are winners !

[bevbird]

"Bare bed as usual" and you giggle, I think it's the first time I've seen you laugh oh by-the-way, nice pair of onions!

[colin]

Brilliant Onions Dan..good luck with the show

[kays]

Wow! I'm going to try and get to Harrogate so ill look forward to seeing them dressed and on display. Can't get my head round how much they've grown in a year. We're they from sets? Kay

[cooperns]

WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP ITS BEEN .:) cheers

[allotmentlazyness]

good luck with the show, one day i might give it a go not sure my dedication is up to scratch though

[clairesallotment]

I be they'll make you cry when you cut them. They look fabulous!!

[blustardave]

So it looks like rick van mans carrot challenge pull will be on the last day in august then...lol..
I've grew one in a pipe for the challenge, and it looks like it could be a whopper..(maybe not to your standards tho. ) .. :)
Thank you for sparking off my interest in massive veg again mate, and hopefully i can find a show that is North of the Tyne next year...:)

[blustardave]

HAHA.. I think you might be right about that mate...Mackem county is too far south for me..:)
I might give the kelsae's another go next year... Cheers mate...:0)

[blustardave]

Nice onions Dan.. When i first got my allotment i was given some kelsae onions to grow, and i was never told they grew into football sized beasts..:0)
I wish they still had shows round my parts again. Unfortunately, the council has come to the conclusion that its not a money making thing for them.. :(

Good luck in the show mate..

Dave

[tstran]

They are BEAUTIFUL! Where do I get some seeds?
   

[EMOTTYVILLE]

My 3 and a half-pounders are gonna have to punch well above their weight, it'll be like Barry Mcguigan v George Foreman.
Team Emottyville will see you at the showbench, don't forget to polish the Humpage Cup.

[marcusallen]

Wow How Are you Getting such huge crops,
Marcus Allen

[Drobium]

Daft question but, are the tops usable or are they too stringy?

We're just starting up an enormous kitchen garden at our nursery and we're all starting growing veg' for the first time on a market garden scale. And all the fruit and veg' we grow will either be used on the on-site cafe, or be sold as surplus.
So we're eager to learn :-D