Thread: Garden

Randy is that a question on the onions, the look like they have a way to go if those are bulbing onions. With bulbing onions you need to wait for the tops to start drying, that's a sign that all the good stuff in the leaves are going into the bulb to be stored.

I have someone who promised me a prickly pear that has soft seed which makes them very good to eat raw. I ate some this summer on my trip to CA.

Does Ernie obey that sign.
"gene"

Hi PawPaw Gene - Ann here We set the onions out in the fall and use the tops for cooking, salads, etc. We dig them up in the spring, cut the tops off and let them dry. Then they are good for another year. Very good point about the onions. I didn't know how to grow big ones. No, Ernie does not obey the sign, but I'm good at catching the dirty dogs when they come in. LOL. Soft seed in a prickly pear, bet that is good.

Hi Ann, thanks for the reply. I grow my onions from seeds that I plant in October. Then in January I pull them, trim the roots and tops, and then plant them on the rows. It will be a least another month before they are ready. Right now they are about 3 inches across. These sometimes grow to 5 inches and are the sweetest onions I've ever eaten.

I sure hope my contact does come through with the prickly pear. He also has some that are spineless. I will also try to get some of those from him.
Take care,
"gene"

Ann again.... where do you get your seeds and what variety are they? You need to get Randy to send you some prickley pear jelly. Looks like we'll have a good crop this year.

PawPaw I had a bunch of prickly pear by my camp last year and they were purple as can be. I heard you could eat them so I tried one but they were not very sweet. I'm curious how the jelly would taste

The way I understand it not all of them are great tasting. The soft seeded ones I'm talking about will come from California where they are picked in the wild. This person has a dozen varieties of good tasting ones. If I can get my hands on any I will let you know.
"gene"

We are getting there slow but sure

Looking good. My garden isn't as developed. I planted late, but it will do.