Onions-To lift or not to lift?

[Snadger]

Title says it all really!

Onions still upright but appear to have stopped growing...shall I bend over tops and risk fungal problems (warm & wet weather) or just lift and dry in greenhouse? Had a few with botrytis earlier in year

[User Removed]

Lift, Bend over the tops and slightly loosen the roots from the soil and leave for a week (or 2) and then lift and store them

[JennieAtkinson]

Was going to ask the same Snadger - you beat me to it!

I have lifted a few and got them on mesh in the greenhouse - just to see what happens. I can't dry them outside hre - tried the last two years and no luck. Result was they didn't last in storage.

Should I break off the tops completely or just bend them over when I dry them ?

Got garlic drying off in the greenhouse too.

[User Removed]

Jennie, just bend them over. You can chop the tops off then they are dry or use the tops to hang them like this

[JennieAtkinson]

Wow! Thanks for the pic and advice Adam.

[anthonyjb]

do i have to wait until the green bits have died before i lift them ths.
regards
Anthony

[User Removed]

Anthony, you do have to wait until the green bits die really, but if you are impatient like me you can lift them.
Sorry about the picture, it went a little big

[anthonyjb]

adam how would we get by without people like you
again many ths.
regards
Anthony

[User Removed]

Well anthony, i am quite amazing i must say

[anthonyjb]

thats wot i thought keep it up
Anthony

[Lesley Jay]

How will you get your head through the door Adam??

[User Removed]

Well Lesley as I have told you before, I had all the doors widened in my house so I can get through
You should know that

[pigletwillie]

Adam, I what will you do after Christmas when there all gone

[soobeth]

You should leave them to bend over and them lift up when dry to brak leave 2-3 days before storing start storing in earlt morning when dry.