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Harvesting and Storing Onions

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May, 2017
By Sally Osgerby
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It is vital to harvest and store onions correctly, otherwise they will not keep.

When the onion foliage bends over and turns yellowy, it is almost time to harvest onions.

CenturionOnion leaf bent over

CenturionOnion leaf bent over

Leave them for two weeks, and then pull them out of the soil on a dry  day.

onion leaves bent over

onion leaves bent over

The bulbs must be mature if the harvested onions are going to be stored.

Leave the mature onions to dry and ripen, so that the skin becomes shiny, before they are stored.

It is well worthwhile making an effort to harvest and store onions correctly.

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