Gardening in England - Storing onions

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Storing onions

Norman Kaye

2007-01-06, 8:27 pm

Hello,
I have a problem storing my onions.
They are grown from sets and I usually get a good crop.
However, storing them is always a problem to me. I get at least 30% losses
every year because they tend to go rotten. I currently hang them in the
garage---is this the wrong way? What is the correct way? Any help would be
much appreciated.
Norman

Bob Hobden

2007-01-06, 8:27 pm

"Norman Kaye" wrote
> I have a problem storing my onions.
> They are grown from sets and I usually get a good crop.
> However, storing them is always a problem to me. I get at least 30% losses
> every year because they tend to go rotten. I currently hang them in the
> garage---is this the wrong way? What is the correct way? Any help would be
> much appreciated.

Light, airy, cool and dry are the requirements. So if any of those are wrong
you have your answer. I too have a problem with them sprouting too soon but
I know it's because our garage is attached to the house, has a twin walled
clear plastic roof, and therefore stays too warm, the other three
requirements are OK.
Another thought is, have you got White Rot (whitish fungus around the basal
plate) on your plot or perhaps Leek Moth (act like woodworm around the neck
causing rot)?

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

Charlie Pridham

2007-01-06, 8:27 pm

"Bob Hobden" <BobH@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> "Norman Kaye" wrote
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> Light, airy, cool and dry are the requirements. So if any of those are
wrong
> you have your answer. I too have a problem with them sprouting too soon
but
> I know it's because our garage is attached to the house, has a twin walled
> clear plastic roof, and therefore stays too warm, the other three
> requirements are OK.
> Another thought is, have you got White Rot (whitish fungus around the
basal
> plate) on your plot or perhaps Leek Moth (act like woodworm around the
neck
> causing rot)?
>
> --
> Regards
> Bob H
> 17mls W. of London.UK
>
Onions are about the only veg we are any good at growing! but we have found
over the years that if they are to store well you need to get them properly
ripe and dry first. This year we took them in too early because it was so
dry and rain was forecast, normally we leave them longer outside. My wife
tells me they have gone soft already, so there are no shortcuts! I usually
string ours and they hang in the utility which doubles as a veg store and
larder.
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea

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