Davene, I'm curious how you store your onions (if you store them) after you harvest them, and how well they keep. Daniel has suggested many times that we should plant onions but I have yet to figure out how to keep them long-term without them rotting or 1/2-way rotting.
Wow, here in Ontario I'd first have to dig through quite a bit of snow to even get to the garden! We're still having real winter weather this week. Last week had been quite a bit warmer, though. But I'm afraid I'll still have to wait a while before I can plant! :)
Last year I planted my early things on Apr 3, but even that was quite early for this area.
Ruth - our spring has been sloooowwww in coming this year, too; but at least we don't have any more snow on the ground!! :)
Miriam - good question!! We eat a HUGE quantity of onions (for Jeff's salsa and for lots of other things), so it made sense for us to grow them. But like you, we had trouble with them rotting. Throughout the growing season, Jeff harvests them as needed and we use them right away, but here's what works best for us for the ones we can't use immediately. We chop them and freeze them. We did this last year for the first time, and I LOVED having them already chopped and ready to add to a soup or casserole, etc. Plus, I LOVED not having to dig through half-rotten onions, trying to salvage some parts of them...yuck! Jeff helped me chop them in preparation for freezing, and it really didn't take that long--well worth the initial effort, in my opinion, in order to have such convenience all winter long! :) Of course, we had to buy some fresh onions throughout the winter, but it was really handy to have the frozen ones for certain recipes. :)
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Onions are on my list too; I am behind. I did get my garlic in last fall, so I am glad about that. Love the pictures and inspiration.
Davene, I'm curious how you store your onions (if you store them) after you harvest them, and how well they keep. Daniel has suggested many times that we should plant onions but I have yet to figure out how to keep them long-term without them rotting or 1/2-way rotting.
Wow, here in Ontario I'd first have to dig through quite a bit of snow to even get to the garden! We're still having real winter weather this week. Last week had been quite a bit warmer, though. But I'm afraid I'll still have to wait a while before I can plant! :)
Last year I planted my early things on Apr 3, but even that was quite early for this area.
Ruth - our spring has been sloooowwww in coming this year, too; but at least we don't have any more snow on the ground!! :)
Miriam - good question!! We eat a HUGE quantity of onions (for Jeff's salsa and for lots of other things), so it made sense for us to grow them. But like you, we had trouble with them rotting. Throughout the growing season, Jeff harvests them as needed and we use them right away, but here's what works best for us for the ones we can't use immediately. We chop them and freeze them. We did this last year for the first time, and I LOVED having them already chopped and ready to add to a soup or casserole, etc. Plus, I LOVED not having to dig through half-rotten onions, trying to salvage some parts of them...yuck! Jeff helped me chop them in preparation for freezing, and it really didn't take that long--well worth the initial effort, in my opinion, in order to have such convenience all winter long! :) Of course, we had to buy some fresh onions throughout the winter, but it was really handy to have the frozen ones for certain recipes. :)
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