[bigjemmett]

Hi!
My first year of allotmenting!
When do i know if onions and potatoes are ready to dig up?
I have red and spring onions and shallots growing.
Thanks!
Rebecca

[potatogrower]

Hi,

I have never grown spring onions or shallots but for onions when the top foliage falls to one side and begins to go yellow. For potato's when the flowers die away and the foliage turns yellow. I believe after the flowers die down you can dig them up but i prefer to wait until foliage begins to die down.

[DD.]

If you are growing earlies and want the delicious taste of "new" potatoes, do NOT wait until the foiliage dies down, but have furtle (a feel around the roots) when the spuds have flowered to see what's there. If you think they are the size you want, have them up.

For maincrop, you do wait until the foliage starts to die down.