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  • 02-11-2011 12:13am
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    emer_b
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    Have lots of onions which are well dried out by now. Some are starting to rot a little bit from the top. I haven't cut the stems off, should I cut them off?
    They are spaced out on chicken wire, raised about a foot off the ground in a big well ventilated shed. Some are getting a bit of mould already. Whats the best way to save them?
    I hung them up last year by the stems in the same shed and most got mouldy before I got to use them. Will be gutted if I lose them again.


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    Corsendonk
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    emer_b wrote: »
    Have lots of onions which are well dried out by now. Some are starting to rot a little bit from the top. I haven't cut the stems off, should I cut them off?
    They are spaced out on chicken wire, raised about a foot off the ground in a big well ventilated shed. Some are getting a bit of mould already. Whats the best way to save them?
    I hung them up last year by the stems in the same shed and most got mouldy before I got to use them. Will be gutted if I lose them again.

    You need drier air, I use to dry my onions spread out on wooden trays in the green house to cure the skins. Then stored them in a cool dry place. Best storage tip is to use your worst quality first and keep your best onions till last.


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    bmaxi
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    This is neck rot which only manifests itself in storage. Remove the rotting ones immediately and check the rest or you are likely to lose the lot.


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