“The calendar is not a reliable adviser to collect onions, and those who are waiting for a strict date often lose part of the crop,” the article says. “It is the state of the stem connecting the bulb with the pen that signals readiness. When the onion completes the growth cycle, the nutrients from green feathers gradually go into the bulb.”
This process is accompanied by the drying of the tops, and the neck of the bulb becomes soft, loses its elasticity and is sophisticated.
“If you remove the onion too early, while the neck is thick and juicy, the scales do not have time to form. Such bulbs are poorly preserved, easily rotted and quickly lose moisture,” they explained in the material. “Drying with cleaning is also dangerous – overripe bulbs can start growing again, especially in rainy weather.”
How to check if the crop has matured
- Gently dig a few bulbs.
- Try to bend the neck with your fingers – in mature onion it is easily bending and does not break, it acquires a characteristic straw color and looks like a “wilted”. This is a sure sign of the start of the collection.
When to harvest
- For cleaning, choose dry, sunny weather.
- Bulbs are gently digging with a pitchfork or shovel, trying not to damage.
The dug bow along with the top is laid out in the garden – the sun and wind will complete the maturation. After the primary drying for a week, the bow is transferred under a canopy or to a well -ventilated room. There he should lay down for about three weeks, until the neck becomes completely dry.
After completely dried, the neck is cut off, leaving about 3 cm.
“The correctly collected onion in the last week of July will be preserved to a new harvest. Strong, golden bulbs without traces of rot will become a reward for timely collection,” they assured in the article.
