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If you have ever lost onions to rot after heavy rains, you are not alone. Excess moisture creates the perfect environment for fungal and bacterial infections like Fusarium basal rot and soft rot, which cause bulbs to turn mushy, discolored, and sometimes smell bad.

The main culprits? Poor drainage, high humidity, and planting onions in the same spot every season. To prevent this, make sure your soil drains well, avoid waterlogging, and space your onions properly for good air circulation. Using disease-resistant seeds, applying fungicides when needed.

At the end of the day, we can’t control the rain, but we can control how we manage our onions. A little extra care can mean the difference between a thriving harvest and a big loss.