[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. If the onion bulbs are full grown, ripening may be induced by bending the fops. This practice is recommended only when a prolonged spell of wet weather is being experienced when the onions are ready to harvest. It is better to allow the crop to ripen naturally before it is pulled out of the soil.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 6, 15 December 1949, Page 540
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60[Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. photo. If the onion bulbs are full grown, ripening may be induced by bending the fops. This practice is recommended only when a prolonged spell of wet weather is being experienced when the onions are ready to harvest. It is better to allow the crop to ripen naturally before it is pulled out of the soil. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 6, 15 December 1949, Page 540
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