should I pull up my onions

 I have about 60 red onions in the ground with many of the tops now fallen
over but still green.  We have had a lot of rain this week so should I pull
up the onions to stop them rotting? They are in a raised bed about 20cm high
and are sitting on top of the soil with just the roots in the ground.

Thanks
Andy

 
well you could start pulling any that are rounded out & clearly look ready -
otherwise wait & see if the tops start yellowing. sometimes they won't round
until the last minute & indeed sometimes they don't at all, for that matter.

unless it's ridiculously wet, they shouldn't rot (unlike my strawberries,
grr). but from a seasonal perspective, they should be ready now or pretty
soon.
kylie

 On 2/12/2010 8:16 PM, Andy wrote:

If the soil is well drained they should be ok , if in doubt try one out
and see

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2 years back the red onions did nothing until a good feed in November. The
bottoms filled out nicely then.

  

Sounds like they are pulling themselves up.