In order to save your onions for months, the curing and drying process most first take place. In this episode I discuss how to properly cure your onions so they will not rot.
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Good to know. If you grow big onions, you need bigger racks. Go to habitat for humanity stores and buy old stove racks or make frames for wooden dowels and make larger racks….Also you can use a food dehydrator and dehydrate onions…just do it outside in a screened in porch or out in the garage, the smell will drive you out of the house…lol
Luke, your onions turned out sooooooooooooo nice this year. Good job, well done.
Would it be possible to put the onions in a mesh onion bag, and hang them in the sun for a week or two? Or is that not enough space between them to dry? Thank you for the video.
I like your videos. I grew up in the country in Western Michigan and the dirt gardener has never left my soul. I'm retired, old and live in a condo in Florida, but I do miss Spring and Fall the most. It's always hot and humid here – well most of the year anyway. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video thank you for sharing have a blessed day
You have some great looking onions there, very nice tutorial 🙂
Those are good looking onions, Luke!
Thanks for adding in the part about garlic!! I just harvested mine 🙂
great tips,Luke and very timely for me. Thx for posting!
I like the cure my onion by braiding my onions tops together and hang them in my basement. They store great that way. In fact, I used my last onion from last year about a month ago.
I have a hanging fruit/veggie basket (3 in 1) and put my onions in it. If they are there too long, they begin to sprout. Why?
When are they "done" curing? How long do I leave them out to dry? You don't say in the video. Also, does temperature matter? I may do it in my garage which gets hot. Thanks!
Oops, probably should have watched this video before I harvested my onions! Lol
I trimmed them like you did initially, then decided to give them a washing of course lol and naturally trimmed them down to 3/4” 😉
Have them in the garden as they stink up the house…not majorly of course. Just smell like onions. Great info sir, appreciate it:)
No light and cool. Makes sense.
Do I need to to do this with something like green onions (Tokyo white)?
I’m new at gardening and I recently planted onions for the first time. This may be a dumb question but can you use the onion without curing it first or is curing a necessary step?
Thank you!
Indoors or outdoors (in sun or shade)?
Thanks for the information…I picked your video …cause it's to the point and short..thanks…well done!!
Great info as always thank you
Thank you.
Can you tie them along a sting (keeping them separate for maximum air circulation) to dry them? I hung some on a sting in a screen patio. Will this work?
How long to cure? Did you say 2 weeks?
Thank you! I have onions and garlic this year!
How long dose it take for them to become dry. Thanks for the info
In good air flow in the shade?
Thank you!
Just curious…I've watched and read quite a few onion curing vids/texts, and none ever mentioned trimming the greens. Is this necessary? And if so why, and what is the hazard of not doing so. The only explanation for not doing it I've seen was that trimming them allows diseases to possibly enter the onion through the now hollow green portion.
Thanks from Africa