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Hello, i have a silly question! as i'm still new to veg growing can anyone please let me know if onions grown from sets need to be dried out for a period of time before being used as is with seed grown onions as nowhere in any book i have says this and on the onion set packet i bought it just read "harvest after 4 months" Many thanks in advance - nelvis.
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Hi Nelvis,
I always lift mine & dry them out before storing them, it helps to keep them as the bulbs rippen off. I usually spread them out on the greenhous staging with the laeves poke thru the slats so the sun can get to the whole bulbntg
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Hi Nelvis. As Nick says they do need drying out before storing but if you fancy some lovely home grown onion on your cheese sandwiche before they are ready, there is nothing to stop you digging one up and eating it fresh
They doo taste good though don't they. I think i've got through aabout 6 onions this week on sarnies, I'm supposed to be storing them 
ntg Never be afraid to try something new.
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Nick, I'm glad I don't live in your houseOriginally posted by nick the grief
Last edited by Shortie; 14-07-2006, 11:20 PM.Shortie
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My onions have kealed over but the tops are still green. When should I pull them?Comment
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Toffeeman, when did you plaqnt them.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Toffeeman, if they have keeled over they are pretty much done. You can gently lift them with a fork to break of the roots and let them dry out in the sun or do as some do and lay them on wire mesh so air circulates better to dry them thouroughly.
I hang mine in my workshop if rain threatens and when they are dry I cut the foliage and excess roots off and store them in net bags as I grow too many to plait nicely.
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how long will the last in net bags? and where do you get the net bags from? Should they be kept in the fridge?
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Seem to recall that I bought net bag either from the local feed store or diy shop! As long as they are properly dry they will keep right through winter and almost until you are ready to pull next years crop! Kept mine in a cool place not the fridge.Last edited by Squirrel; 20-07-2006, 11:22 AM.Comment
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wont they start to sprout if left? Like the ones from the s.market?Comment
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WiZeR, I think the ones from the supermarket sprout because they've already been in cold store for a while before they reach you & are ready to start growing again whereas the ones you are just lifting are preparing to go dormant for the Autumn. I've kept homegrown onions & shallots hung up in the kitchen for months without them going off or sprouting, you're supposed to keep them somewhere cool but it's not too hot in there in the winter as I don't often put the heating on.Into every life a little rain must fall.Comment
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cheapskate!Originally posted by SueA
To see a world in a grain of sand
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Dead right SBP, I'm only usually in there if I'm cooking & then just get all hot & bothered if the heating's on. If I'm cold OH just says - 'put a jumper on' !
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