forgot to pick onions?

FILMNET · January 1, 2011

I forgot to pick onions out of the ground, they were all around my Tomato plants. Should I leave them in the ground , we have 18 snow on the ground today.

tjg911 · January 1, 2011

i assume your ground has been frozen for a couple of weeks tho it has been so warm over the past 48-60 hours the ground here that is not covered by snow is getting soft and wet. if you can dig them i'd get them out and into a fridge or cold storage. onions bolt in year 2 and they have a fair amount of water in them and may well rot during freeze thaw cycles.

January 1, 2011	#1
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	forgot to pick onions? I forgot to pick onions out of the ground, they were all around my Tomato plants. Should I leave them in the ground , we have 18 snow on the ground today.

January 1, 2011	#2
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	i assume your ground has been frozen for a couple of weeks tho it has been so warm over the past 48-60 hours the ground here that is not covered by snow is getting soft and wet. if you can dig them i'd get them out and into a fridge or cold storage. onions bolt in year 2 and they have a fair amount of water in them and may well rot during freeze thaw cycles. __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life