Redwing is rarely available as sets.Are you sure you did not use plants? Onions will bolt under stress. They need a lot of nitrogen to bulb and and lots of water. As long day onions they should be bulbing now. The fact they are not bulbing may indicate nutrient stress. As for now all you can do is follow denninmi's advice. The resulting onions will be small, hollow and not keep well, so use them as quickly as possible. The only red onion normally used for sets is Red Wethersfield.

I don't have that particular variety, just a fairly large European Highbush Cranberry. I treat is a bit like a multi-stemmed small tree, so the lankiness doesn't bother me. It's planted in a narrow bed along the garage with hydrangeas as the main companions. There are some rodgersias under it, but the main companion planting for the cranberries is a Polish Spirit (supposedly!) clematis that grows into it. Some stems of the clematis are kept short to provide color low down, but the rest I leave unpruned so they can grow up through the full height of the cranberry. They just made it to the top this year. I like the height of our cranberry and keep the bush trimmed such that it makes an arch over the path by the garage - i.e. I keep any side shoots trimmed back on the lower end of the trunks so most of the leaf growth - and flowers - are on the top, arching out over the path. Since the berries stay on all winter, it makes a nice feature most of the year. Some pictures: In flower in June: With clematis in July: The fruit has just turned red (view includes hardy hibiscuses and veronicastrum in the bed across from the garage wall): A picture from September a couple of years ago: Fall color on mine is good some years but bland in others. I can't find a good fall picture in my files offhand. I also can't seem to find any good winter pictures featuring the fruit, but it's a plant definitely worth persisting with and getting it right re pruning to get the flowers and fruit as a feature in the garden.

I have a common Viburnum trilobum next to my Redwing, which greatly improved Redwings fruiting. I originally planted these maybe 20' apart, but moved them closer to get better results. So far, both bloom times consistently overlap. However I'm not thrilled w/ the shape & growth rate of the common - especially sitting next to the near-perfect Redwing, but they are reliable together. My mom also has a Redwing (from same nursery as mine)in her yard with no other Viburnums planted - and it fruits almost as well as mine. I'm sure there's a neighbor nearby with a mate, but she hasn't located it yet & it must be quite a distance. (Bees in her neighborhood must be smarter...) I had tried V. opulus, but the bloom time wasn't in sync so I removed it, plus I learned opulus can be invasive in some areas.

Nice shot! We are in Adairsville (currently famous for a tornado - go figure...) and I am hoping the Redwings found some good shelter. The feeder and suet are covered up today - went out and strewed some bread around for the doves and other interested parties since everything is sodden or blown away in our area. We are lucky enough to have a couple of very small 'wetland' areas a short distance away along with a good-sized creek, so we have frequent and consistent visits from the Redwings. In fact, the greedy little devils run off the competition on the feeder sometimes. Still, I really do enjoy having them here. Bad manners and all. :) Ging