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The necks of my Onions<\/strong> have just ‘gone over’ a bit earlier than usual but that could be down to the heavy rain we have had during July. Harvesting is a simple affair as I have pulled the Onions away from the soil to break the roots and left them in the sunshine to dry off. Shortly I will tie them to a string (like the old french onion sellers on the bicycles with hooped Breton shirts and berets) and string them from the garage roof to store (the onions not the French).<\/p>\n In ground that had early peas I am going to sow some August Onions<\/strong> such as Ailsa Criag the mild flavoured favourite or Reliance (I may transplant these seedlings or just thin them this year). Since I did well with over wintering Japanese Onion <\/strong>varieties I will also try find some sets of Express Yellow or Kaizuka or sow them where they will crop. Lastly in September I will plant a row of spring onions.<\/p>\n Shallots<\/strong> can wait until early spring around March time as can the smaller ‘Paris Silver Skin’ pickling onions<\/strong>. In spring I will again plant some main crop sets of both red and white onions as they have all earned there place in the veg garden by cropping well this year.<\/p>\n Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n The necks of my Onions have just ‘gone over’ a bit earlier than usual but that could be down to the heavy rain we have had during July. Harvesting is a simple affair as I have pulled the Onions away from the soil to break the roots and left them in the sunshine to dry off. Shortly I will tie them to a string (like the old french onion sellers on the bicycles with hooped Breton shirts and berets) and…<\/p>\n\n