![]() ![]() Mild onions are generally large and juicy with thick rings and papery skins that peel easily. Once properly cured, onions store for a very long time-through the fall and winter, and sometimes even spring under the right conditions.Īs a general rule of thumb, long-day varieties store longer than short-day varieties (the “long” in long day refers to the onion needing 14 to 16 hours of sun to develop properly), and pungent onions store longer than mild onions. What does it mean to cure onions?Ĭuring is a month-long process of drying down your onions to prep them for storage. Afterward, they can be picked and cured for storage. Since the cultivar, weather, and timing can all affect a plant’s maturity date, the best way to tell when you should harvest onions is to wait for at least half your plants to fall over. Onions are ready for harvest in mid to late summer when the leaves begin to die back. (Onion sets are tiny onions that can be transplanted-generally these are a better choice for people with short growing seasons, and they have a higher success rate in spring as they can withstand light freezes.) If you planted onion sets, expect to harvest in 60 to 80 days. In general, onions are ready for harvest in 100 to 125 days from seed.
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