"Gordon H" wrote
Bob Hobden writes
"Gordon H" wrote

I only grew onions once, decided that the amount of work/care involved
wasn't worth it when I can buy them as and when I need them.
The ones I grew may have been slightly stronger tasting, but not
significantly so.

I never consider onions a difficult crop to grow or look after, they take
no more care than any other veg in fact not as much as some, leeks for
example. Basically you plant them and forget them except if it's very dry
like this year, they do not like weeds but you would weed anyway no matter
what the crop.

I think it was the uncertainty of when to lift them, and how long to leave
them in a Manchester climate which put me off, and the fact that some
appeared to be going soft before we used them all.

Personally once the tops have fallen over and then started to go brown and
dry I lift them, trim the roots, take off any damaged loose skins, string
them up and hang them in the garage/shed. This year I left them out on the
ground to dry, and then it rained, and rained..... won't do that again!

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK