Storing onions for the winter: how to store until spring a green and onion

You are cool, and the harvested crop suffocates from the heat, it seems to you that it is dry in the pantry, and the vegetables rot, as if complaining about the humidity.

How to store green and onions in winter, so that he waited for spring colds?

Secrets of keeping onions in winter - which varieties are better and longer stored?

Of course, white or red onions can beyour favorite, but the best long-term storage is transferred by yellow - the usual one that we remember from childhood, our grandmothers kept it in stockings.

Yellow onion is unpretentious and least demanding of storage conditions. In addition, its dense shell contains a large number of essential oils that allow you to keep the appearance longer, and not to spoil.

Also take note that the sharp and latevarieties are stored longer and better than sweet and early. Yes, yes, sharp - this is the most nasty, from which you have to wipe the creek of tears when cutting. Semisweet and sweet varieties have very delicate husks, and are prone to diseases stronger than sharp onions, and therefore are stored for a short time.

Conditions for winter storage of onions

So, you have gathered a rich harvest, and are already readypour the bins. Do not rush - before you send any vegetable for a long winter storage, it must be sorted and dried. Onion is no exception, and the successful preparation of the harvest depends on its successful conservation in winter.

What should be onions for winter storage:

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  Bulb is dry, firm, always in husk.


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  The head must be whole, without visible damage, without signs of rotting.


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  Vegetables should be cleaned from the ground.


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  Sprouted heads for winter storage are unsuitable.

The heads left without a husk, sprouted or slightly spoiled, should be used as food first.

Temperature and humidity

A dry cellar and a temperature of about 0 ° C or slightly higher (ideally - up to 4 ° C) - the optimum conditions for storing yellow onions. At the same time, an air humidity of 60-70% is considered sufficient.

How to store onions in the winter and whether it should be sorted

During the storage of onions, it is necessary to sort it two or three times. Throw away or use spoiled and sprouted heads, leaving to be stored only dry with no signs of damage.

To store onions, you can use:

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  Vegetable nets.


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  Special boxes and baskets for vegetables.


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  Tissue bags.


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  Stockings.

Many beginners gardeners are wondering,why not keep all vegetables together - onions with potatoes, beets, carrots and so on. So, one should remember once and for all that onions require less moisture than the same potato or beet. Accordingly, keep it in one place with vegetables that love a high level of moisture, without losing a part of the crop, it certainly will not work.

Storage of onions in bundles

If you do not have a cellar or another storage facility, andFor the winter it would be desirable to save the harvested crop, for the help will come the bundles. The disadvantage of this method of storage is high or very low humidity in the house: in the first case, the heads begin to rot, in the second - too dry out. Knitwear should be kept away from skimming windows and hot batteries.

The optimum temperature for storing knits from onions at home is 18-20 ° C of heat, humidity of air is 60-70%.

How to make a crochet, see the video tutorial.

Green onions - proper storage for the winter

Long-term storage of spring onion in winter - a dreamany housewife, because it's so nice to have fresh green all year round for dinner! On the benefits of green onions and not worth talking, but how to make a reserve for the winter, not everyone knows.

Ways of storing spring onions in winter:

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  Quasitude.


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  Salting.


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  Frost.

All the presented methods allow not to think about a lot of jars on the windowsills, but calmly get out of the container harvested greens and serve it for dinner in the middle of winter.

Onion of green onion

You can pick any amount of onions. And this process is pretty simple.

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   The first thing to do is to thoroughly wash the feathers and dry them, placing them on the fabric with a thin layer.


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   The next step is grinding.


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   When you grind the necessary amount of green onions, start gradually laying it in layers in clean glass jars. In this case, each new layer of onions should be sprinkled with salt.


4. 
   The filled container is placed on top of the decay. Now you need to wait two days - during this time, a brine is formed. Well, sour green onions are necessary for three weeks.

Pickling green onions

Salting green onions for the winter is also easy, and salads and other dishes with added salted greens will be incredibly tasty.

Salting greens at the rate of 200 g of salt per 1 kg of onions:

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   Wash and dry the greens.


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   Chop the green onions and mix with the salt.


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   Fold in glass jars, densely ramming until the juice is isolated.


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   When the jar is full, pour a little vegetable oil into it, close the lid.

Keep pickles in a cool place.

Frozen green onions - storage for the winter

This way is loved by many mistresses, because sending greens to winter hibernation is easy.

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   As in previous recipes, wash and dry feathers, then prune them.


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   Blanch for about 5 minutes, then discard in a colander - excess water should drain.


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   Cooled onion should be neatly put in plastic containers - and you can send it to the freezer.

Similarly, you can freeze whole feathers, or even chopped and fried until ready.

Here it is so simple it is possible to send onions and green onions for a long winter storage!