Rambling on about storing onions
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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I love watching and listening to your honest ramblings Steve! You never fail to give me something to think about. Thank you once again.
Thanks Steve, very interesting and not rambling at all, always something to share with your followers who appreciate your efforts and time!
Steve, despite the title, I didn’t find this rambling. My own onion storage will be all the better for this. When I need to remind myself to do things well and thoroughly I repeatedly return to your films and writings. Thank you for your valued contributions.
Thanks, I added the rambling to set expectations, that I was talking around a subject, rather than offering up a solution to the storage challenge that will work for everyone : All the best - Steve
A true abundance, and quite cathartic watching you process them.
Earlier I watched the 'Gaz Oakley' RUclips channel onion harvest, and although very different, equally relaxing. I hope you don't mind me mentioning it here.
Hi Steve, I discovered a few years ago that striping back to one skin is so much easier if done when you harvest the onions / shallots, before they start to dry out. Once mine are fully dried out I just need to remove the roots and leaves. However I do get that its a relaxing therapeutic task.
Hi Colin, I do normally do that when I harvest, but Debbie harvested this year and it was a big job for her, so that extra step got skipped. I harvested the shallots so they got skinned : All the best - Steve
Exceedingly useful video, good information and possibilities to think about. Thankyou😊
I do the same prep as you Steve, stored in net bags hanging in a large 15ft high well ventialted shed, not insulated, no heat/dehumid, had a few mold issues when I strored them in carboard boxes in the same shed but no real issues hanging in net bags.
It does seem that high levels of true ventilation (new air, not just moving air) does mitigate high humidity levels, where mould is concerned. It's interesting that even though your onions must get very cold, below zero, that they don't sprout on you in spring : All the best - Steve
Excellent video, nice one Steve 👍
My reds were nothing but a disaster this year. Made the mistake of using sets called Red baron again.....when will I learn!! Most bolted and the few that survived were golf ball size. Well done for an excellent harvest. 👍👍
I had that problem 2 years ago, they definitely weren’t red baron and 2/3 of them bolted. I know how annoying that feels! : all the best - Steve
Them onions look awesome. Don't know what happened to mine this year. There all the size of a ping-pong ball
How frustrating, I'm very happy this year, we saved a good crop from onion fly this year : All the best - Steve
Smaller onions are often the result of too much nitrogen in the soil
I’d love to hear you ramble about storing other types of vegetables too.
Froze for the first time, after dicing onions the ones wouldn't store for long, last season. Will do that again.
We do that too, but they take up a lot of freezer space, so fortunately we didn’t need to do many : all the best - Steve
Hi Steve, Im a second year allotmenter and also taking early retirement at the end of this year. Because of that im trying to buy/build all the 'infrastructure' I need while im still working and getting paid. Ive only seen storage crates like yours at crazy prices, any tips on how to get them cheaper? Similarly I noticed you had a self built mesh frame over your carrots recently, any chance of a video or pointing me to an old one where you talk those through please? Having spent a fortune at Gardening Naturally, im starting to think when is enough, enough!
I got mine second hand, all the instructions for my infrastructure projects are here in the basics section of my ebook. Look in the Growing under cover chapter and the Making … chapters steverichards.notion.site/The-basic-growing-skills-and-techniques-fabeb9d9ba5d4227a63226824a29ac82?pvs=4
I recommend taking it slow, I’ve never spent any money on my allotment, everything has been funded from the savings off the family food bill : all the best - Steve
My onions lasted until july this year in my draughty shed. I lost a few to sprouting and they shrivelled before i could use them. I even still have a couple of reds left! I think maybe they got below 4c over winter so i'll watch out for that this year. Im going to record temp and humidity levels this year, just out of interest. Im obviously selective of the order i eat them in and use any that are starting to look like sprouting or going soft and leave the firm ones with tiny necks till last.
My onion crop this year is fantastic, much better than the previous two years, despite the disasterous start with the month late sowing due to germination issues with that dodgy compost and the subsequently late planting. I did reduce to 3 per module, instead of 4, and gave them a bit more space and they've sized up great (not too big though) The heat treated sets worked well too, only two reds went to seed. None of my seed sown went to seed. Glad to see yours turned out ok after the onion fly scare! All the best- Alison
I do think that once they last to the end of April they probably last much longer, but since we have alternative fresh onions in May, we always just give any we have left over away. It's very intriguing how many different sets of storage conditions work for onions but how they don't seem to work for everyone. I'm not sure what the key variable is, perhaps something to do with the exposure to mould spores : All the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards yes, it can be pot luck... it certainly was with me, I had no idea about storing onions, I put them in there because it was the only space I had. I cant grow short day onions. I've tried twice and failed. I don't think they get enough light over winter, they just sort of sit there, not growing.
Mine don't grow much over winter either, but they really kick into growth in April
@@SteveRichards I might give them another go. I always end up pulling them out before April because they're less than pencil thickness. Maybe I need to give them more of a chance.
@AliW-xu4lv oh definately, that’s the perfect size for them in April, they don’t even start to bulb until the middle of April and growth is slow until May and then it really picks up through May and early June
I store my onions and shallots in an unventilated and unheated garage and they last until late spring.
That's impressive Nneka, it's very interesting, even intriguing how different conditions work for different people, but how there's no solution that works for everyone : All the best - Steve
A thick neck on the onion is presumably an onion that was starting to bolt, is that correct?
Sometimes, it’s usually because an onion has too much top growth, sometimes this is too much nitrogen in the soil, or just growing conditions that favoured green growth. Also the larger the onion bulb, the larger the neck most of the time. Bending the onion over manually can help close the neck too
Thanks, good to know others sometimes have storage failures :-)
Can I ask what dehumidifier your using please?
I went for this one because it has the option of an external drain, which I’m using Honeywell TPFIT 12L/Day... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CHS9N5BX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
@@SteveRichards great, thank you
My onions didn't came to any think this year. The started of really well. But wjen i transplanted them into the ground, they just sat there and sat there lol. Your onions look great
Oh no! Sorry to hear that Mark, any idea what the problem was?
@@SteveRichards I think maybe it was the cold wet weather, making they took to much of a knock.
Also I've really struggled with my compost this year, it's dries out very quickly, so think I'm going to try and sort that this winter.