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Old September 26, 2016   #1
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Default onion cure and storage questions

Another first time, grew a few bulb onions and figuring out what to do with my harvest.
I started the seed in early March but didn't have a bed to plant them in until mid June, so the results are for my obvious faults, and indeed I'm surprised and happy to have ANY onions that bulbed properly and made a small neck.

I brought these indoors yesterday instead of my cold porch because I read that onions cure better given temps 70F or above for the first 12-24 hours. I figure to give them a couple of days in the house before moving to the colder storage area. I was hoping to braid them at that point because hanging is the only answer to storage dilemma. I don't have enough for the winter but would like them to keep until Christmas anyway. If I should keep them indoors longer or wait until dried to braid, please advise.

The second question is about my harvest of onions that didn't have time to make a thinner neck.
I read that they won't store for long, then the question is, do I start the curing process with them at all or just put them in cold storage for immediate use?
I wondered, if I braided them green as they are and hang them up will it help them to keep until they're used up? Especially since half of them are going to my mom, her storage is not as cold unless she keeps them in the fridge.
I have a big pile of scallions for us to use as well, that didn't bulb at all.

So here are two pics, my best necks first mostly Borretana and a few Mammoth Improved. Second pic mostly Mammoths, it's a lot of onion even though the necks are big...
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