Advice on oinions for Pickling please

[wardy]

Flowerlady   Last year I planted my first ever Japanese onion sets!  I got them from the lotty shed and they told me just to press them into the soil.  I did but the birds kept whipping them out so I made a frame with canes and some taut plastic netting and stood back and did nothing until spring when the weeds started to grow between them.  Just kept them weeded and only watered if very dry.  Took the little flowers off as they formed and hoped for the best.  Put one sprinkle of chicken manure pellets as they started to "bulb" up earlier in the year.  I have harvested them a few weeks ago and am really pleased with them.  Some are really very big  ;D  Will be peeling every one tomorrow for a burger stall I'm doing over the weekend  ;D

I can't wait to get my second lot in  :)

[wardy]