[shokkyy]

Mine are still in and I'm beginning to worry about the amount of rain we've been getting lately. They're bent over but still green. Most of them have pushed up above the surface and a lot have started to form the brown outer skin. Incidentally, these were grown from seed rather than sets, so I guess they are later than sets. And I have to say, they are right about growing from seed, not all but quite a lot of them are way bigger than any onion I ever grew from sets

[JayG]

Back in about March/April I lost all but 10 of about 40 Sweet Spanish Yellow onions I started from seed in early February, but the survivors are still growing quite happily with no signs of dying back so why should I worry?! 

[Rangerkris]

I have lifted my onion set onions, but my seed ones are still in might lift them today not to sure.  I am only going to grow from seed next year not going to bother with sets.

[Debz]

My onions (from sets) are still in and far too green for me to think about lifting them yet.  They are not terribly big because the ground isn't the best and the weather has been dreadful.

[brown thumb]

my onions i grew from sets planted out late end of march is bending over but still green and seems to be just sitting on the soil but i wont be lifting quite yet

[Old Tom]

I lifted all my sets about two weeks ago and the few that hadn`t white rot are drying now. The ones I grew from seed are still going strong with no signs of dieing off yet.

[Goosegirl]

I have just read somewhere that you don't lift until you hear the leaves rustling. Having said that, my shallots need to come up and also may look at the onions. So many opinions on when to lift and how to dry off.

[Yorkie]

My ones from sets are huge and bent over but still very green.  The seed sown ones are way behind and may only be good for spring onions.

[Babstreefern]

I grew mine from seed as well and are still in the ground.  I've got six rows and the two that are next to the greenhouse have been deluged by the sweetpeas, which have now been removed, falling on to them, so I'm leaving them, but keeping an eye on them, as the bit at the top of the onion and going into the stalks seem pretty wet to me

I'm growing Mammoth Reds and  the whites are giants as well (can never remember the name).  There are two old codgers who grow them every year and they told me that they don't come out until September, so I'm waiting patiently


 

[Trillium]

If you're getting a lot of rain lately, I highly recommend you pull them out and let them dry/ripen indoors somewhere.

To leave them in the ground will cause excess water to be absorbed and the onions will not store well when you do pull them. Onions actually need a stretch of dry weather to ripen in the ground, so if you're not getting dry weather, pull them.

[Yorkie]

If you're getting a lot of rain lately, I highly recommend you pull them out and let them dry/ripen indoors somewhere.

To leave them in the ground will cause excess water to be absorbed and the onions will not store well when you do pull them. Onions actually need a stretch of dry weather to ripen in the ground, so if you're not getting dry weather, pull them.

Oh, hadn't realised that.  Thanks Trillium 

[JaK]

I have only pulled half of them up so far. I think the rest will be pulled out tomorrow.

[starry]

mine are mostly all bent over  and those that are not will come up any way to be used straight away I should have really pulled them up already but as I couldn't get them home from my allotment on my bike this week they will have to wait until next week  and I will dry them in the shed 

[Carollan]

My garden onions are like yours,I`m leaving them for a while longer because the allotment ones had a smattering of white rot,so I lifted all of them,I want to be fairly sure some will keep better overwinter.

[Debz]

Thanks Trillium, I hadn't realised that about the rain either.  I am only growing in my garden though and therefore only grow about 20 onions so there isn't really a big issue with storing them as they won't be around long enough.