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Onions are ripening nicely, the leaves have turned over, so it is about
time to lift them. Convention/experts say pull them out of the ground and leave them on the soil to dry. ----- WHY? I have always put them in the greenhouse (if there is space) on dried them on an old sheet on the patio or in the garage if the weather is wet. If you leave them on the soil they will surely rot or atract pests - perhaps I'm missing something! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales |
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Roger Tonkin wrote in
: Onions are ripening nicely, the leaves have turned over, so it is about time to lift them. Convention/experts say pull them out of the ground and leave them on the soil to dry. ----- WHY? I have always put them in the greenhouse (if there is space) on dried them on an old sheet on the patio or in the garage if the weather is wet. If you leave them on the soil they will surely rot or atract pests - perhaps I'm missing something! I suppose that is where most people would dry them, on the soil in sun. You can make things complicated or simple. I prefer simple. Baz |
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"Roger Tonkin" wrote ..
Onions are ripening nicely, the leaves have turned over, so it is about time to lift them. Convention/experts say pull them out of the ground and leave them on the soil to dry. ----- WHY? I have always put them in the greenhouse (if there is space) on dried them on an old sheet on the patio or in the garage if the weather is wet. If you leave them on the soil they will surely rot or atract pests - perhaps I'm missing something! Well a dry greenhouse in sun would be the preferred option, ours is very humid and over full of plants so I couldn't get my onions in there anyway. They were out on the ground with the bases facing the sun but realising there might be rain (joke!) we picked them up cleaned them and laid them out in our garage to dry two days ago. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in
: "Roger Tonkin" wrote .. Onions are ripening nicely, the leaves have turned over, so it is about time to lift them. Convention/experts say pull them out of the ground and leave them on the soil to dry. ----- WHY? I have always put them in the greenhouse (if there is space) on dried them on an old sheet on the patio or in the garage if the weather is wet. If you leave them on the soil they will surely rot or atract pests - perhaps I'm missing something! Well a dry greenhouse in sun would be the preferred option, ours is very humid and over full of plants so I couldn't get my onions in there anyway. They were out on the ground with the bases facing the sun but realising there might be rain (joke!) we picked them up cleaned them and laid them out in our garage to dry two days ago. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK Something I have been thinking about You know, when I think of how much overtime I can get at work and then think of how many hours I spend faffing around at home and in the garden, I could be much better off financially. An hours work is £18 bare time. It takes me at least an hour average every day during spring/summer and digging in autumn is time consuming. Working this out over the year AND outlay such as seeds /fertiliser /consumables it costs more than the stuff can be bought from the shop! £6570 just for my time, and if it were overtime at work it would be times 1.5, making it £9855. This works out at £200 p.w. or £821 p.m. Plus outlay So, Yes it matters if the onions are dry and the bases are facing the sun, even if rain threatens and we have to move them. We do this because we want to, even enjoy it all. I still like it simple though, IS there simple, in the garden? When we go to the shop(supermarket?) to get our essentials at this time of year, milk, bread, cheese etc. and see produce in better shape and form than our own we know that ours will be fresher and tastier and we know how they have been grown, does this justify how much money we are wasting, or at least not earning?. A "home" study would reveal how much it costs a household to have fresh veg. Is it worth it at all when costs, pros and cons are added up? Baz 39855 |
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On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:03:33 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Roger Tonkin" wrote .. Onions are ripening nicely, the leaves have turned over, so it is about time to lift them. Convention/experts say pull them out of the ground and leave them on the soil to dry. ----- WHY? I have always put them in the greenhouse (if there is space) on dried them on an old sheet on the patio or in the garage if the weather is wet. If you leave them on the soil they will surely rot or atract pests - perhaps I'm missing something! Well a dry greenhouse in sun would be the preferred option, ours is very humid and over full of plants so I couldn't get my onions in there anyway. They were out on the ground with the bases facing the sun but realising there might be rain (joke!) we picked them up cleaned them and laid them out in our garage to dry two days ago. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK Our greenhouse will easily get to about 40'c if it's sunny so I'm not sure being that hot is good for onions for long. Will get them dry though under shelter ... (Blue skies turned to cloud again here in Oldham) -- http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk |
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