From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 10/10/23 15:30, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >> Hi All,   
   >>   
   >> My onions are just starting to bulb up.  Some   
   >> are the size of golf ball. Most are smaller.   
   >   
   >    pick the biggest ones and eat them or let   
   > them dry for storage and eat them when you   
   > get to them.  the rest you can lift and keep   
   > in storage (let them dry first and then keep   
   > them in a cool dry and dark location) until   
   > next spring and plant them out again.  some   
   > may flower but the smallest ones will give   
   > you a head start on them next season.   
   >   
   >    they are called starts.  congratulations   
   > you've grown your own starts and onions.  :)   
   >   
   >   
   >> The first freeze will be Wednesday night.   
   >>   
   >> Should I just let them go over winter?   
   >   
   >    some you will likely leave behind even if   
   > you try to harvest them all.  or leave some   
   > behind intentionally to see how they do.  that   
   > is how you learn...  good luck and enjoy!  :)   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
      
   I pulled the biggest one and any that   
   were crowding each other.  Left the   
   rest in to over winter.   
      
   I have yet to dry an onion.  I just eat   
   the whole plant like a green onion.   
      
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