sometime in the recent past Ed posted this:
On 18/08/08 13:41, Wilson wrote:
It's my first season for onions and am wondering how to best store
them. I planted a pound of yellow onion sets. From the wind and rain,
almost all the green is on the ground, but still green.

Should I wait for the tops to wilt? How about braiding onions? Are
they braided while the tops are still green?

Thanks.

Wilson mate,

Ideally I think you should wait for the tops to wilt, then loosen them
up from the ground and let them bake themselves dry in the sun.

But here (UK, South East) we have had such a bad wet summer, that I have
already lifted them before they completely wilted cos I was fearful that
they would rot in the ground. I now have them laying on wire trays in
the cold frame to dry out. I have removed all the soil and any powdery
looking white stuff from each one and am leaving them on the wire trays
upside down so that they do not touch each other. Kinda like you would
dry off dahlia bulbs.

I don't think I will braid em either cos if one gets infected then I
think that will rapidly extend to the rest on the rope. So, after they
fully and totally and absolutely dry, I will just shift then into the
garage on the wire frames, keeping them separate all the time.

You got hot sunny weather?

Ed

Not enough to spare. lol. Mostly fog, drizzle and such with occasional rain.
Today makes 2 days in a row with sun and we had one good week in the middle
of July. Otherwise, night time lows haven't stayed above 61F yet. Hope this
bit of sun makes a run for it.

I grow in 6 3'x10x9.5" beds, so I have a little control over moisture -
probably drier than if I was in the ground proper.

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Wilson N44º39" W67º12"