Re: When to Harvest Onions?
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- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:17:25 -0500
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Either when they go to seed or when the greens have withered and bend down
to the ground. Just my opinion (for what it's worth).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evelyn Ford" <eafrn@mail.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:04 AM
Subject: When to Harvest Onions?
> My husband & I disagree on when to harvest onions. I've done a search on
the
> net and get conflicting opions....some say the greens have to completely
> turn brown, others say when half the greens have withered. This morning I
> pulled some of our onions where the greens were withered/very soft at the
> point where they attach to the bulb and they were fine...large enough for
> me! :) I have them hanging on our cyclone fence, surrounding our garden,
to
> let them dry. When do you folks harvest your onions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Evelyn
> zone 6 - southern MO
>
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> iWon.com http://www.iwon.com why wouldn't you?
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