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Onions and when to pull them

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  • 06-08-2009 9:44am
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    Thanos
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    Hi, Just wondering if there is a normal time to pull onions?
    During July with all the rain the stems were bent over and bulbs have started to swell, (about the size of a tennis ball) but not as bug as last year. Some of the leaves are starting to turn colour and I had to pull a few as they had started to rott, due to all the rain we had.

    Should i leave the rest in the ground for a bit, mid August or so and then pull them or what is the normal time to pull?

    Thanks.


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    old boy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭old boy


    when you think they are big enough.


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    John mac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭John mac


    i picked my onions last week, (and my garlic) now hanging in the garage,

    lovely smell when you open the door now, Keeps away the Vampires . :D


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    dfbemt
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    I also grew some onions this year. Do I have to hang them or is it just your garlic?

    If I have to hang them I take it that the bulb is lowest down?

    Sorry for dumb questions - just starting


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    Thanos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭Thanos


    dfbemt wrote: »
    I also grew some onions this year. Do I have to hang them or is it just your garlic?

    If I have to hang them I take it that the bulb is lowest down?

    Sorry for dumb questions - just starting

    Once they are pulled you should leave them out in the sun (if we get any) to dry/rippen. I often use the garden bench for this and have a sheet of plastic ready so i can cover them quick if the rain comes,

    after a 7 to 14 days you are ready to hand them, I think this is the best method as it allows air to circulate around them and so help to avoid rot.

    I would pull the excess leaves off leaving a stem of about 4 inches, then bend this over and tie it with string and then tie this onto you long rope that you will hand up.


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    John mac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭John mac


    dfbemt wrote: »
    I also grew some onions this year. Do I have to hang them or is it just your garlic?

    If I have to hang them I take it that the bulb is lowest down?

    Sorry for dumb questions - just starting

    both.

    i have the windows open so they have dried out fine.


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    dfbemt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭dfbemt


    Thanks for the help and sorry to hijack the OP on this.

    Pics are great, speak a thousand words as they say.

    Put some more in ground today that I had grown from seed a few weeks back. Hope to have them up before winter sets in.

    Have grown strawberries and tomatoes for the past few summers. This year I moved onto the onions, beans and rhubarb.

    Great for the kids to see everything growing plus it gives a sense of achievement to eat something you have grown.

    Planning for next year already......... :cool:


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