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Title: Know your Onions
Post by: verminer on October 04, 2010, 13:03:36
Last year all my onoins were rotten on the top and they (well most of em) are exactly the same this year, what am i doing wrong, i know we had a lot of rain earlier in the year but i pulled the onions and stored them in my dry shed.
Title: Re: Know your Onions
Post by: flitwickone on October 04, 2010, 14:07:28
did you dry them fully before storing and how did you store them
Title: Re: Know your Onions
Post by: verminer on October 04, 2010, 14:32:41
Quote from: flitwickone on October 04, 2010, 14:07:28
did you dry them fully before storing and how did you store them

i put them into a net childs toy holder which hangs from the shed roof with about 4/5 compartments
Title: Re: Know your Onions
Post by: Tee Gee on October 04, 2010, 14:46:55
In damp years I prefer to lay mine upside down for at least a few days, having said that; with me its more likely to be a few weeks unless I need the space.

This allows any moisture that has built up in the neck of the bulb to dry out a bit prior to storing them.

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Onions/JapOnionsGarlic.jpg)
Title: Re: Know your Onions
Post by: verminer on October 05, 2010, 06:42:19
Quote from: Tee Gee on October 04, 2010, 14:46:55
In damp years I prefer to lay mine upside down for at least a few days, having said that; with me its more likely to be a few weeks unless I need the space.

This allows any moisture that has built up in the neck of the bulb to dry out a bit prior to storing them.

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/Onions/JapOnionsGarlic.jpg)
thanks for the info, i shall try that next year