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Posted by bigtomatotaste z 7 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 16, 04 at 15:04
| Any one know where get seeds for giant onions and how to grow them. |
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RE: giant onions
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| my god! how would they work? =\ would the layers in the onion be like really really thick in comparison to a regular onion or would it just be like an overgrown mass of onion layers? ~cathy |
RE: giant onions
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| Thompson and morgan have a lot of the giant seeds similar to Bernard Lavery's strains the largest are around 6 pounds I think people in England grow some leeks that are huge !100 pounds or more .I have never had luck with onions. |
RE: giant onions
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| I grew a huge "Walla Walla a couple of years ago. I don't recall how much it weighed but I do know it was bigger than any I've ever seen. If I can figure-out where I put the picture of it I'll post it. |
RE: giant onions
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seedyoulater where do you get you figures of 100lb leeks
the record is only 17lb, 13 oz. and the onion record is only 15 lb 15.5 oz. |
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| maybe it wasn't a leek =\ maybe it was a giant shallot! lol this forum is so insane |
RE: giant onions
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Seedyoulater:
I am unable to locate "Bernard and Lavery's" site for giant seeds...please direct me offline. thanks
chris |
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Chris,
Bernard is no longer in the seed business. He sent me a letter saying he hasn't the time to run the seed club anymore or produce the seeds needed. At least for now. Take er easy Ruedee. |
RE: giant onions
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| try www.giantsofthegarden.com for large onion. |
RE: giant onions
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| Dixondale Farms in Texas sells plants of "Ailsa Craig Exibition" that supposedly grow to 4 lb. |
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| Ruedee i assume you have not spoken to banard lavery resently since he has been dead for over 5 years. |
shaloot
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| shallot record is only 2+ lbs |
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Big Tom,
I recieved his letter just last fall. His death is news to me?
I know he had a heart attack some years back and that was the begining of the end of the seed business. Can anyone out there confirm this bad news? I hope it aint so!! Ruedee. |
RE: giant onions
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| Bernard Lavery is alive, unless he died a few days ago, since I talked to him last weekend. :-) |
RE: giant onions website
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| Here is a site that sells giant onions (sells to USA) http://www.mammothonion.co.uk/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: Robinson's Mammoth Onions
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Brian,
Thanks, I'm glad to hear that. My letter from him didn't sound like it came from a third party but you never can tell. Talking to him confirmed what I was hoping for. He is truely a Giant amoung giant vegetable growers, The Man!! Thanks. |
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