Our farmer correspondent sent us some photos of harvesting onions, telling that Hokkaido ranks first in its production in Japan. And Furano makes it No. 2 in Hokkaido.
The air smells faintly of onions along the farming area in Furano during the summer :D
After getting enough nutrients, the leaves fall down.
Then the bulbs are growing fat for about one month in the soil, and the leaves are getting withered.
After farmers confirm the outside skin becomes dried and coloured, they start digging onions with this special helping machine. This device, Picker, can help to dig onions from 2~3 hectare of land a day!
This work is usually done among the neighbouring farmers :D
