Harvested the Chesnock Red on Saturday. Excellent size on all. Very few smalls, and a smattering of some Jumbo and Colossal. About 1,500 total bulbs.
I'm realizing now that the main harvest we did the previous weekend on the Porcelains was just too early. Many medium and small bulbs.
I was so worried about the heavy rains we were getting plus the upcoming heavy rains that were forecasted that we harvested. I did sense that there was probably one or two green leaves too many still on, but, again, weather fears.
We did end up getting 2+" of rains a few days later, but I don't think it would have hurt anything, as my soil is excessively well-draining. Next year or in the future I would wait a week, even if rain was certain.
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