Cure onions before braiding?

[Martin H]

Is it just me or us it very early to be lifting main crop onions for storage?

Yes. So far I've only lifted the overwintered ones. I'm hoping they will keep till Xmas now that they are properly ripened.

[ourarka]

All my spring planted onions have gone over, and are a great size. It is early I agree, but a strange year for weather so I expect the unexpected ......


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[Penellype]

I've just watched Monty Don on Gardeners World harvesting shallots while still green and putting them out to dry in a soil sieve balanced on posts. I can't see any good reason why this wouldn't work equally well with onions, although I might be wrong. Any thoughts?

[Bigmallly]

I would think while the leaves are still green they should be left in the ground even if they are horizontal.