oh me onions

[sarah]

doh. i left my onions drying out in the sun and forgot they were there as i watched the fat blobby rain come come down. now they are a right old soggy pile. i have brought them in but they are a bit of a mess.  will they be ok do you think? luckiley they are only me over wintered ones not my main spring crop.

[sarah]

[supersprout]

Oh sarah, that used to happen regularly to my mum in Northumberland ;D If you put them in a single layer, not touching, somewhere airy and dry, they should be fine.

[sarah]

thanks SS i will do that. i really must be more organised! i am beginning to  realise that harvesting and storage require every bit as much planning as sowing and growing.

[supersprout]

Absolutely agree sarah - the old story of 'start with the end in mind' ::)

[kitty]

same thing happened with me garlic sarah-but when you think what they put up with from being a tiny fing to a harvested fing-a bit of rain and a second drying will do them no harm!
i use the wire shelves from a long since knackered plastic greenhouse-and i use the framing for strawberry netting frames-to rest hunions and garlic on,theni can transport them hither and yon when the weather turns...when i get there in time!!
kitty

[Robert_Brenchley]

It won't do them any harm, but since the drought is (hopefully) about over, it would be better to put them under cover.