rotting onions

[bridget mc laughlin]

Why are my onions rotting. They are in onion net that are hanging from the rafters of my shed.

[Jeanied]

Maybe they weren't quite dry enough to store, Bridget - I had this problem as it rained when I lifted them and they never dried properly.

[Two_Sheds]

Your shed is most likely damp. Mine is, and my onions have just come into the house where it's drier

[SarzWix]

Mine aren't keeping either I expected the autumn/winter ones not to keep well, but really disappointed that the others are going squishy and/or mouldy already... They're stored in the garage which is attached to the house, so not too cold, or damp. I think it must be down to the wet weather, again...

[Two_Sheds]

Onion soup for a week then?
My butternuts are rotting, so I'm having to use them up too

[chriscross1966]

Having problems with mine too.... too much rain during the harvest .... I shoulf have left them outdoors durin September....

chrisc

[jaykay]

I've had some rotten onions too. They were left to dry for a couple of weeks before stringing, then hung in the dry shed. I've moved them into the garage and removed the foliage/leaves (some of which were a bit soft) and string.

[Two_Sheds]

. too much rain during the harvest .... I shoulf have left them outdoors durin September....

I dried mine off as well as anybody ever could - our September was very dry and warm.
My garage is damp though, where they're hanging (I have nowhere else, until I get my grown-up greenhouse)

[Two_Sheds]

I dried mine off as well as anybody ever could - our September was very dry and warm.
My garage is damp though, where they're hanging (I have nowhere else, until I get my grown-up greenhouse)

My Red Barons are doing better than the white onions, so I'll grow more of those next year

[bridget mc laughlin]

Might just clean mine up and sell them to the local shop

[Jeanied]

Well, now y'can get away with that in Derry y'know!

[trish60]

I've had some rotten onions too. They were left to dry for a couple of weeks before stringing, then hung in the dry shed. I've moved them into the garage and removed the foliage/leaves (some of which were a bit soft) and string.

Ditto for my shallots.

[Shadylane]

Why don't y'all get one of those oniong/veg chopper gadget things (the one with like a mini guillotine thingy that dices them) and have a mass onion chopping session and then bung em in the freezer. Save you time when it comes to cooking .