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Posted by wood4candles (U14173151) on Monday, 18th October 2010
Thought I had done well with my onions this year. I had loads hung in the shed. When I inspected them at the weekend, lots of them had started to rot. I bought them from B&Q I think, they all grew well (both white and red). I let them lay on the soil for a couple of days after lifting and they have been great to eat up to now. I had them tied up in bunches of about 8. Now this!
Anything obvious that I'm doing wrong?
You did nothing obviously wrong. I suspect one or two must have been damaged/diseased and it has allowed rot in.
Could it be that the shed is just a tad too damp? Sorry to hear about your losses, Cheers. Tony.
I have had problems with storing onions before due to them not having been dried out enough and then being stored too closely. I now spread them out in the GH to dry for a few weeks before storing in doors. I also sort them for which to use first. Those with thick necks don't keep long plus any that are damaged.
Thanks for the replies.
I think the problem may have been that I hung them up too early.
I've got another 80 japanese ones in the ground and starting to show, so I'll be more careful next year!
I've been told.......If you point the roots at the sun while laying the onions out to dry, it stops them sprouting ! I'll leave the testing to you! Cheers, Tony.
another 80 japanese onesÂ
errrr japanese onions don't store very well....
Indeed if you want to store onions for any length of time they must be completely dry - tops and roots shrivelled.
I cut the roots off mine as this seems to help. I assume they absorb moisture from the air even after they've been dried.
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Posted by wood4candles (U14173151) on Thursday, 21st October 2010
just read your comment about japanese onions not storing well.
Nobody told me that!
Why would they be difficult to keep?
Japanese onions need eating first as they never store well.
They are rarely grown commercially now as it is easier to keep spring sown onions
They were only ever grown to fill the gap after the overwintered onions had deteriorated and the first of the spring sonw sets are ready
You need to grow spring sown seed onions for best storage
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Posted by margaretstar (U14415248) on Thursday, 21st October 2010
Sounds like you'll be heading off to the food board for onion recipes then wood6candles.......
Japanese onions are fleshier and have more water in them than a lot of other onions. But not all onions store as well as each other anyway, e.g. White Lisbon which is grown as a salad and summer onion doesn't store well either.
I don't know a lot of varieties, for brown onions I use Sturon or Stuttgarter Riesen, I believe Alicia Craig is also good. White onions I use a variety called "Snow Ball". I'm sure there are lots more and even better varieties. Maybe someone else has some suggestions?
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Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
Interested to read this Wood4candles, I too bought red and white onion sets from B&Q this year and my plot developed onion white rot. I'm gutted as it lasts for years. Not serious enough to rot off all the bulbs but they didn't store and luckily I caught them early enough before damage was severe, cut out the rot and pickled them (they didn't grow very large either!)
I can't say for sure it was definitely the sets but it seems a bit suspect!
Hugs and I'll be using seeds next year!
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