Helen RandellCollapsing onions
November 18th 2008 07:44
“Oh no!” I hear you say – but do not worry – this just means they are ready to eat.
When growing onions, it is important that you wait until the stalks have completely dried out before pulling them out of the ground. The next step is to pull up the plant and then leave them on a drying rack for a couple of days. The ‘rack’ should allow air flow all around the bulbs. I made this one very quickly out of rolled over chicken wire. I have grand plans to make one with little legs and everything at some stage... but it's just one of those things at the moment....
When drying out your onions be sure to keep an eye on the weather, you don’t want them getting rained on.
Another interesting onion fact (I bet you didn't think there were so many...) which I discovered only the other day, is that onions should not be kept in the dark as this encourages them to start growing.
Now, what to cook with my onions???
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