A huge risk is that the buyers fail to close. You wouldnât believe some of the things that can happen, over my 19 years in real estate I have witnessed some crazy things. Everything from the lender going bankrupt after closing but before recording, to the buyer getting fired the night before the closing.
1 Soil needs to be well-drained, loose, and rich in nitrogen; compact soil affects bulb development. 2  Till in aged manure or fertilizer the fall before planting. 3  Onions are heavy feeders and need constant nourishment to produce big bulbs.
1 Think of onions as a leaf crop, not a root crop. When planting onion sets, donât bury them more than one inch under the soil; if more than the bottom third of the bulb is underground, bulb growth can be restricted.  Practice crop rotation with onions.