Snap off onion flowers as soon as they appear. If the plants flower, the
onions will become woody and unusable.
onion-flower
If the onion flowers in it’s first year it is said to ‘bolt’. Instead of
producing the onion bulb desired, the plant ‘bolts’ into maturity,
flowers, & produces seed during the summer instead of the normal root.
Mark which onions started to bolt (with a lolly stick, or anything
handy) and use these first as they won’t store well.
