If you want to buy any of the plants mentioned below for your own garden, visit www.countrylife.co.uk/nursery and type or copy and paste the name into the search. Plants are delivered in sturdy boxes in a matter of days from one of the finest nurseries in the country.
Onions are ripening nicely now, but the shortening days and morning dews don't suit their need for dry conditions, so we need to help them along a bit. Resist the temptation to bend the necks over, allowing them to descend naturally. When all is brown and rustly, lift the crop with a fork and let the bases dry off.
Then, move the whole lot into a dry, sunny place such as a greenhouse or a shed doorway and spread them out in a single layer on some mesh or netting with air circulating all round. Now, they will keep.
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