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Old December 11, 2011   #30
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An update on how the mutant California Red onions bulblets now that they are in to the following season.
They came through the winter well and at this stage half have grown a flower stem while the rest are growing into a full size onions


What's interesting is all the flower heads are doing the same again and only growing bulblets with no flowers.


So plan now is to let the bulblets fully grow out,then for the third generation i'll do a Autumn sowing and also plant some in spring to see what differences show up,as well as the onions that haven't sent up a flower head this season will be stored over winter and replanted to see if they can grow bulblets with out flowering.
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