On 31/08/2015 12:05, Roger Tonkin wrote:
My onion sets have done well this year, and although the tops
went over quite early they have continued to swell.

Normally by now, the tops start to turn brown and dry off and
I'd lift them out of the ground, but this year they've stayed
green. Given the weather we've had I'm not surprised, but I
really need to get them out and dries for storage within a
couple of weeks.

Can I just lift them and leave them to dry on the garage floor,
or is there a better way?


Having had a wonderful crop last year this has been a failure. Like your
the tops failed to brown, so I lifted them clear of the ground, then
when the tops had browned I lifted them out completely preparatory to
stringing them. Sadly when I came to examine them a fair percentage had
mold on the roots, so I guess that I will not be planting onions there
again for some years. Which sadly probably means forever, as I am now
approaching 80. :-((