overwintering onions bolting

[adrianhumph]

Hi All,  :D
             my overwintering onions (variety radar planted in October)  have grown well , but I noticed yesterday that quite a few had grown a flower shoot . Does this mean they now need to be dug up ???  I understand that this type of onion does not store for any great length of time, how long  do they keep ???

                                                 Adrian.

[adrianhumph]

[David R]

cut the flower skalks off as low as you can. Do not harvest just yet, they will continue to grow. Try harvesting a little at a time as you need them as they wont store very long.

you will still get a good crop.