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Morning kind grapes, hope you have had a good weekend
A problem with my onions -
They grew well and looked like a lovely crop of large solid onions. Tops went over and dried (been quite a dry season here) harvested them in the dry and let them dry out even further on the shed floor (some sunlight gets to them).
Tied them in bunches. Some of the leaves so dry and brittle they snapped about inch from onion 'bulb'. Thought I had better use these first - they looked perfect...until I started to use them - the top of the 'bulbs' are brown, mushy, and rotten - I have never had this problem before - seems like its every onion even the tiny ones! they are mushy and brown almost all the way through, Yet the onions look great on the outside, though a little soft when pressed.
What have I done wrong....????
I would be truly grateful for any help offered.
A problem with my onions -
They grew well and looked like a lovely crop of large solid onions. Tops went over and dried (been quite a dry season here) harvested them in the dry and let them dry out even further on the shed floor (some sunlight gets to them).
Tied them in bunches. Some of the leaves so dry and brittle they snapped about inch from onion 'bulb'. Thought I had better use these first - they looked perfect...until I started to use them - the top of the 'bulbs' are brown, mushy, and rotten - I have never had this problem before - seems like its every onion even the tiny ones! they are mushy and brown almost all the way through, Yet the onions look great on the outside, though a little soft when pressed.
What have I done wrong....????
I would be truly grateful for any help offered.
Really down to wrong atmospheric conditions at the wrong time allowing mould and fungal spores into the bulbs. As VVg says, slice and freeze or have loads of fried onions/onion rings rather than risk losing them and again also as VVG says, keep really well ventilated in a frost free place.
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