Laura Lawrence- Northern Michigan Homesteader
How to Plant - Find an old broom stick and use the handle to poke the holes into the soil, and plant approx. one inch deep. Cover lightly with soil. Keeping the onion bulbs 4 inches apart. Alternatively you could use a wedged hoe (shown in the video) to create a trench.
Make sure to with the tip UP and the roots which are barely seen down.
Watering – Water as usual like the rest of the garden. Once a week 1 to 2 inches in depth of wetness.
Care – If you see an onion stalk going to flower, bend over or cut off. Sometimes this means that they are done growing, however I typically bend over and they seem to continue to grow. You do NOT need to cover the bulbs with dirt, they are not a root crop and do not need to be buried.
How to Harvest – When the onions are nearing done the tops will begin to yellow and fall over. You can hurry the process when they are at this point by stomping or bending over all the stalks. Typically I harvest onions in September. When the tops are brown it’s time to harvest. Using a shovel or potato fork , or gently pulling them. They need to now “cure”. This is how they get the paper covering on the outside so they are able to store for quite some time. We use a rack that is off the ground several feet and using a screen to hold the onions in a single layer in a place with plenty of air flow. They need to be in a dark location like a lean to or barn with plenty of air. Leave them there for several weeks to dry out.
Storage – You can store them in a darker area about 40-50 degrees F in a single layer but do not store near potatoes or apples. I typically get my onions to last for 6 months.
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