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what the heck are "dry onions"?
Dawn wrote:
I'm trying my luck with onions this year. I bought a bag of "red" onion bulbs. The planting instructions give me three choices: red onions , green table onions, and dry onions. I think I understand the first two choices, but I don't know what the third choice gets me. The directions say to 'harvest when fully matured and air dry.' I'm having trouble imagining an air dried onion. Dawn A "dry" onion is the type of onion that you buy in the grocery store-----It is matured and allowed to develop a dry skin that protects it during storage. Bill |
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what the heck are "dry onions"?
Bill Bolle wrote:
A "dry" onion is the type of onion that you buy in the grocery store-----It is matured and allowed to develop a dry skin that protects it during storage. Bill Thanks Bill. I think the directions had me confused. That's what I thought I was planting until I read the package. I don't know why they differentiate between planting the 'red' onions and planting 'dry' onions. Dawn |
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what the heck are "dry onions"?
"Dawn" wrote in message ... I'm trying my luck with onions this year. I bought a bag of "red" onion bulbs. The planting instructions give me three choices: red onions , green table onions, and dry onions. I think I understand the first two choices, but I don't know what the third choice gets me. The directions say to 'harvest when fully matured and air dry.' I'm having trouble imagining an air dried onion. The directions are harvest when fully mature and (after harvest) air dry. I.e., you air dry your harvested onions. I suggest that you wait until the tops fall over. This is a sign that the onions are mature. When the onions are ready, they pull nutrients from the tops into the bulbs and the tops fall over. Then, you pull them out and lay them in a sheltered spot to dry. We string ours together by the tops and hang from from the rafters in the garage for a few weeks to a month. Then you can bring them inside. An alternative to hanging them is to spread them out on a surface, preferably with air holes. A fine screen suspended in air is ideal. Onion boxes have slats spaced closely enough together to keep the onions from falling out but wide enough to admit air. Guy Bradley Chesterfield MO zone 6 |
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