Onions are a source of many vitamins, so necessary in the winter season. But in order to be able to make up for their shortage and keep the crop from autumn, you need to know where to store the onions and how to do it correctly in an ordinary apartment.
Necessary temperature conditions for storing onions
Here you should choose a place where it will not be too hot, but not too cold. To maintain useful qualities, plus temperatures are welcome, but not higher than 15-18 degrees. If the room is warmer, then there is a high risk that storing onions can run into problems such as sprouting. Of course, onion greens are no less useful and also rich in vitamins, but for the owners it is important that the process of its growth is controlled, otherwise the meaning in the supply of onions just disappears.
At temperatures below zero, onions freeze banally, as well as any other vegetable, after which it can be used, but not counting on further long-term storage.
Humidity level for storing onions in the apartment
It is important that it is not higher than 60-70%, otherwise the onion may begin to rot. There are two ways to avoid this:
- creating an airtight habitat for the onion, which can be an ordinary three-liter glass jar with a lid, but you won’t put too many onions there and you have to sort the bulbs by size;
- regularly looking at stocks and timely removing rotten heads from the total mass.
Ideally, it is desirable to organize such storage conditions under which the onion will be in the path of circulating air flows and this largely depends not only on the presence of drafts, but also on the storage method.
Preparing onions for storage
It is almost as important as how to choose the appropriate conditions, to prepare the onion itself for storage. To do this, it should be thoroughly dried, and also, if possible, cleaned during that period of time when there is no precipitation. Usually, onions are dried in the open air, in the sun it takes several hours, in the shade for a couple of days. But if there is no such possibility, then you can dry the crop, including in an electric dryer or oven.
How to store onions in an apartment
Any container that allows the onion to be ventilated should be used here. The classic way of storage is hanging braids from onions, woven in the likeness of a wreath. In this embodiment, it is convenient not only to store the onion, but also to use it, cutting off one head with scissors, without dissolving the entire braid. You can also fold the bow in any wooden or plastic box with a sufficient number of holes in the bottom and on the sides for air circulation. With this approach, onions will be stored for a long time and will not lose their properties.
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