This is a really easy way to store your onion harvest throughout the winter and beyond! First off, make sure that you have dried the onions properly by bending the stalks over a wire in a cool, dry place for a few weeks. When the stalks are completely dry, take them down, cut the roots off and hold the stalk in your fist up against the onion bulb. Now cut the stalk so you are left with a hand's width of length on the stalk. Create a loop of very strong string - ideally polypropylene - with the e

When your onions are ready to harvest, they have plenty of ways to let you know. Follow these basic steps when harvesting your onions. 🧅 When about three-quarters of the tops have fallen over, bend over those still standing to hasten drying. 🧅 After all tops are yellow, pull up plants and allow to dry in the sun for a few days. 🧅 Spread out in a well-ventilated place until tops are thoroughly dry ( 2 to 3 weeks). 🧅 Braid tops together, or cut the tops off 1-2" above the bulbs and store in a

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