Stumbling Through The Garden

While I followed Marley and Sprocket to the field to continue their jumping training (by practice “their” training I mean that I jumped the hurdles while the dogs watched) Sprocket disappeared into the hedgerow to continue her “project”. Sprocket’s latest project appears to be the eation of an open cast mine. She goes in, earth comes out, she appears covered with earth.
Anyway, while waiting for the mud covered dog I noticed that the second lot of Onions which I thought are a few weeks from harvesting have little buds on the end of a large stem. I pulled one and it does look to be a little on the small side. To harvest or not to harvest is the question? While Sprocket dug and Marley watched the piles of earth grow I plucked the seed head off each onion and marked the offending bulb with a came.

I read that these Onions will not store will and should be used first. I might manage that.

None of the stems have fallen over and they’re still very green so i’ll keep these ones in the ground a little while longer.