Check the flopping tops and see if the spot they are bending is actually soft and shrinking or if the tops are just flopping over due to heavy top growth. If the 'neck' is still firm, you might consider waiting a little longer. There's no harm leaving the onions in the ground for a bit to cure unless you're expecting heavy rain. -Mark

Ah, so they are currently regrowing. The soft areas are the old bulb rotting away. It's nothing of concern. However, I'd use them as green onions now (peeling away the soft old bulb) as they will not bulb properly at this point. They should have been harvested earlier this year when the leaves yellowed. If you overwinter them they will flower and set seed next year. There is another issue with day length. Whether you should plant long-day, short-day, or day-nuetral varieties depends on your location. Plant the wrong ones for your location and they won't grow correctly. When to plant also depends on location/variety. Someone with more experience than me will have to help you with this. Rodney

You can pick big bulb onions early and they will be much like a green onion. But not all bunching onions will grow to be bulb onions. Some will never be more than a "green onion". I don't know about zone 6, but for green onions, I usually just plant seeds because they don't take long to mature. Actually, I do the same for bulbing onions, but you may do better with sets. You will have a much better selection if you mail order sets.

I was thinking the same thing. I actually think they look pretty good. Just because they can be grown in water for a while does not mean they cannot get over saturated when growing in medium. They actually grow different kinds of roots between the two types of culture. Those in the medium need aeration and can definitely drown. Alliums almost all are notorious for needing excellent drainage.