How To Store Onions From The Garden
For more tips on storing your garden onions, like how long you have to use them, read on!
How to store onions from the garden. If you want to store your onions by braiding your bulbs together, cut the stems to within two or three inches of the neck of. Recently we picked our onions for the season and wanted to store them to last as long they can possibly can. Spread out the onions in a single layer on a clean, dry surface.
Another method of storing garden onions is to set them in a basket or crate. By proper planning and making use of seeds, sets, and transplants, it is possible to produce fresh onions for use six to eight months of the year. The best place to store onions is in a cold store/ pantry or old fashioned root cellar.
A table displaying which months are best to sow, plant and harvest. I have also had success keeping them in a laundry basket. Allow the bulbs to rest on top of the soil.
Trim off any slimy leaves and lightly rub off the soil, keeping as many outer scales intact as possible, and then place the bulbs in a single layer on an undercover table outdoors. Before storing, let the skins of the onions dry and their necks begin to shrivel. Bulb onions for storage mature about 90 to 110 days after sowing.
It isn’t necessary to store onions in the refrigerator, as the cold temperature will quickly soften their texture. Select the onions that are firm and hard to touch. Rinse the onions to remove any dry, skin particles.
Never store onions in plastic bags. Any container will do as long as there is airflow. Store peeled onions in the freezer.