When to harvest onions planted before winter in 2019

Onions planted before winter are valued for an early harvest; it ripens a couple of months earlier than the one planted in the spring. It is important to know when to clean it in 2019 and how to store it during the long winter months.

Picking winter onions

Planting and caring for the crop are known to almost all gardeners, but when harvesting onions planted in the winter in 2019 is a very important point. Many gardeners are sure that winter onions are ready to harvest if the feathers turn yellow and lay down on the ground. It is not recommended to dig up a vegetable early, it may not reach the ripening stage, and if you overexpose, then the bulb heads may burst.

To correctly determine the harvest time, you need to pay attention to the following points:

• the upper green part of the plant turned yellow and partially dried;
• stems lay on the soil;
• the neck of the bulb has become narrow.

Harvest dates in accordance with the lunar calendar are reflected in the table:

The following rules should be followed:

• Collect only in dry and sunny weather;
• in any case it is impossible to tear out the heads with roots, they should be dug up with a shovel or undermine with a fork;
• 2 weeks before harvesting, it is recommended to completely stop watering the beds with winter onions;
• The "event" can drag on for several days, this is due to the fact that the bulbs cannot ripen at the same time, you can wait for the entire garden to fully ripen and harvest in 1 day;
• in order to accelerate ripening, it is necessary to dig out the earth near the heads of the bulbs, this manipulation is carried out with a shovel, you need to shorten the roots by 4-5 centimeters, slightly lifting them above the ground;
• it is recommended to clean the heads of dirt with your hands, you do not need to shake them; onions are a plant that is sensitive to any mechanical damage.

Harvesting dates can be adjusted depending on weather conditions, humidity, soil quality, care (timely cultivation, top dressing, watering), and to a greater extent on the climate and the territory where the onion crop grows.

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Drying

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• the simplest option: lay out the freshly picked onions in the same garden where it was grown, and leave it to dry completely for 2 days, given that sunny weather will be without precipitation;
• during this time, ultraviolet rays can cure onions from various kinds of diseases and fungus;
• in case of rain, bulbs are recommended to be hung under a canopy to avoid rot;
• it is important that the crop dries from all sides, for this it must be periodically turned over;
• Another effective method of drying is to sprinkle the crop with chalk powder and leave for 2-3 days;
• the dry necks of the bulbs will “tell” about the readiness for storage, while the upper flakes will easily peel off.

A poorly dried crop should not be sent for storage, otherwise a fungal disease may develop, it is better to eat such bulbs right away. If harvesting occurred on a rainy day, the onions can be hung in the attic or in any other dry and well-ventilated area to avoid the development of rot.

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Storage rules

In order to preserve the onion crop longer, you must adhere to the following rules and recommendations:

• onions ready for wintering should be hard and completely dry;
• this garden culture loves moderate humidity and coolness; a balcony, a loggia, a cellar, a garage are considered ideal places for its storage;
• to prevent premature rotting of vegetables, they should be placed in mesh bags or use the "grandmother's method" - put in nylon stockings and hang them;
• can be stored in wooden boxes, sprinkling the bottom with fine sand;
• storage temperature should be in the range from -3 to +1 ° С.

Observing simple conditions, you can get a rich harvest and eat vegetable until the next season.

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Onions planted in the winter in 2019 are convenient in that when the ripening moment arrives, the root system will become powerful and resistant to the “attacks” of insect pests and diseases, the greens will appear earlier, and it will be possible to harvest 60 or even 90 days faster. After the onion harvesting process is completed, experienced gardeners plant tomatoes, peppers or carrots in their place.