When To Harvest Onions & How To Cure Them!

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Жыл бұрын

Harvesting and curing onions is easy and quite satisfying to do. Usually we eat through a good portion of these before they get a chance to even cure! This year the onion harvest was decent overall, the heavier than usual rains led to fungal issues like rust and my foolish planting of tall plants in front of these really stunted their overall potential. I am still quite happy with the total harvest especially considering how many we have already grilled up as spring onions.
When curing the goal is to allow the necks and roots to dry back so that many protective papers can form allowing you to store your onions for a long time. Shade and airflow are key to good curing, you don’t want to instantly cure them but slowly without much heat which will spoil the flavor!

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@jcking6785 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. All the info I need without any unnecessary “fluff”.

@Gardeningchristine Жыл бұрын

Those are excellent sized onions 🧅! Don’t let Kevins get you down on yours. I’d be ecstatic to get onions as big as yours!

@danialrafid Жыл бұрын

That has a whole different meaning 😂😂

@AJBuddha Жыл бұрын

Is “onions” a term for male genitalia?!?

@Gardeningchristine Жыл бұрын

@@AJBuddha no, kinda, Kevin from epic gardening was teasing Jacques about growing bigger onions than him, but his are a very respectable size.

@brooklynnchick 3 ай бұрын

Without discouraging you from living your own life, I gotta say that I am really thankful you left grad school and became a gardening educator! You teach me so much, and even though I can’t have a garden right now, I’m taking notes for a year from now when I begin planting! ❤

@elvianwana1194 Жыл бұрын

The bleeding part is awesome. A great visual that signals that the onion is not fully cured.

@lucmcconnell7241 Жыл бұрын

Such a good video! My onions are not large enough yet but this is good info for when harvest time comes around

@lucid_dreams420 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so educative and relaxing. Always such beautiful scenery. I don't even garden, but I enjoy your videos so very much.

@kyirose2995 Жыл бұрын

This brings back happy childhood memories.. whenever I went to my great uncle’s house I’d immediately go to the garden (after receiving permission) and grab an onion (somehow was always massive) which I then took back happily to be washed and peeled by an adult as I couldn’t use a knife (it was a rule.. to be fair I was like 8) and was too short to reach the sink.. every time they asked if I wanted to share with anyone and I’d just happily say no and start eating it like an apple. Now that I’m looking back they probably were asking if I wanted to share because they were always the biggest ones + I wasn’t the only kid that liked the onions as they always taste better fresh. Also all of us kids would wander into the woods to locate the raspberry and boysenberry bushes.. they didn’t really care because they’re not their bushes and are native to this region. The way we’d tell the difference is one of us would pick a red berry from a bush and eat it if it was sweet the berries of the same bush got put in the raspberry cup if it was sour the opposite.. boysenberries are sweet ripe but we like sour fruit too and it was safe to eat unripe

@therealdannymullen Ай бұрын

My eldest son would eat onions like apples when he was little 😂

@MikkiandAngel Жыл бұрын

I braid my long onion necks and then hang them to cure. I also do the same for my garlic

@smas3256 Жыл бұрын

@MikkiandAngel. Do you cure them outside in the shade for air flow?

@clynthia0510 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos too. I wondered about curing them. Why, for how long, etc. Now, thanks to you! Thanks young sir. ❤😊

@Mr.Anderson__ Жыл бұрын

Such an informational video!! Thank you!

@MyCleverHandle 6 ай бұрын

If you have to harvest early because of weather, "wet" uncured onions make great soup or jam!

@rachellemazar7374 Жыл бұрын

I would love information on bunching onions, I don’t have room for bulb onions and I have heard onions are great companion plants.

@kesslerchristina2737 8 ай бұрын

I love your videos...full of useful Info and no click bait...

@Oktopia Жыл бұрын

Useful information! Thanks!

@memelc5655 Жыл бұрын

Best videos ever!!!

@dualitarian 6 ай бұрын

i can imagine trixie mattel looking at that onion and going "ok flop" 😂💖

@JonaeSciandra07 Жыл бұрын

The little bee in the sunflower 🥹🐝🌻

@user-gh8wt2zi2n 3 ай бұрын

Great tips 👍🏻

@Zoecornellwolter Жыл бұрын

Thoughts on dry plaiting the stork for curing?

@jaggedfaerie Жыл бұрын

This is so informative, thank you! ❤😊

@sandrae.gardner4529 5 ай бұрын

Use the green stalks to make green jerk seasoning

@elladoz1966 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this yes i want onion's to last for awhile 👍

@Mrs.Chaos1982 Ай бұрын

Thank you

@arielriggs1246 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@essiehasflowers Жыл бұрын

my grandma used to hang her onions on her upper cabinet handles, and I never knew why. now I'm guessing it was to cure them

@michelemenard8364 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tip! Many thanks

@anisaayann Жыл бұрын

Snack on an onion like an apple, delicious

@ClaraJC99 Жыл бұрын

I don't grow onions but that's amazing advice

@sandravalani359 Ай бұрын

Excellent Presentation!❤I learnt so muCh from youR wonderful Video!😀ThaNKz deeply foR sharinG your awesome tipS on how to store Onions Properly!👍ShiNe on YounG One and HaVe a Blessed LiFe!✌🤓🙏😇🌹🌞🌹☕🍵☕🎋🐞🦋🦜

@inspiredtosoar3526 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SleepFaster18 Жыл бұрын

Can you do some content about pest control? I have major issues with caterpillars eating both my cabbages and onions

@SomebodysMomma Жыл бұрын

Great video

@ZE308AC Жыл бұрын

❤ thank you

@Livinwshay Жыл бұрын

How long did it take to grow those babies

@Marevrick Жыл бұрын

Nice

@smas3256 Жыл бұрын

Jacquesi. Correct name? You are the first to suggest waiting until neck at onion joint should completely dry for longer storage. Thank you.

@Ian-bf4yk Жыл бұрын

I always just hang them from ceiling in my garden shed to dry

@TheOnlyKontrol Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen someone else recommended flopping the onion necks over by hand when a good chunk of them are already flopped over…then leave it for another week or so before harvesting

@its_just_seb Жыл бұрын

strong winds in my area did this for me recently. unfortunately they also bent over some of the small ones, and they just don't get back up once they're down

@jimmiewd 3 ай бұрын

Would setting up in like a shed with a fan be alright you reckon? Feel like only downside would be the humidity... only asking as my house doesn't have much shade outside 😊

@KOPPAkop Жыл бұрын

Do you have a full video on how to grow a good sized onion?

@loniz7193 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea they needed to cure

@AmyTheLady Жыл бұрын

We’ve had a crap ton of rain and the tops have flopped and they just began to form bulbs…should I harvest them soon?

@JoshWitte Жыл бұрын

Wait, THAT'S how onions grow? Why did I always just assume that the bulb part was fully underground 🤯

@sylverscribs0490 8 ай бұрын

i think they start out fully underground but come further and further out of the ground as they grow.

@BioHazardCL4 16 күн бұрын

what about when you have to harvest early because of white rot?

@elisamarro7356 Жыл бұрын

How do u grow them....soil, fertile etc.

@TS-hn4oi 4 ай бұрын

I have onions that I left in the ground from last year because they were small and thought I would experiment and see what happened. There's still alive, what should I expect moving forward with them? I don't want them to take up valuable bedspace if they're not going to turn into something good. Do I keep them in the ground or pull them?

@Emporium-Empire Жыл бұрын

Is that a sweet vadalia onion?. My fav yellow onion by far!

@tiffany7023 Жыл бұрын

I have a large cucumber vine that only has male flowers. It's been weeks and no females in sight, should I pick them?

@edennguyen4564 Жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me when I know when my garlic is ready to harvest

@lemonyskunkketts7781 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff. I cure and store mine upside down with everything still attached.

@clynthia0510 Жыл бұрын

? Upside down? You hang them by the root? Sorry, I'm still new. I can't wait until it's time to do fall/winter season.

@lemonyskunkketts7781 Жыл бұрын

@@clynthia0510 Not by the roots but so that the bulbs sit into a hole or slot just big enough, like fencing for example.

@y0nd3r Жыл бұрын

@@lemonyskunkketts7781 isn't all the flavor just gonna flow back to the stem?

@lemonyskunkketts7781 Жыл бұрын

No it just prolongs shelf life as well.

@tracyclyde Жыл бұрын

What if your onions greens are blown over by the wind, will they grow more,?

@southtexan1761 Жыл бұрын

What time do you plant your onions and when do you harvest?

@Emporium-Empire Жыл бұрын

Different times for different zones By your name I take it your in south Texas Onions are a summer/fall crop mostly I’m in 7A (Moore,Oklahoma) And I plant mine in June and harvest in august early September Now if I wanted a extra harvest I could have planted in late April early may but most importantly it depends on your weather You want to make sure your past your last freeze date Onions love love love heat and it actually makes for a more flavorful onion .. Happy gardening

@TengoWiskeyFoxtrot Жыл бұрын

I’m on the central Oregon coast.. sort of 🤔 inland just enough to get some good warm weather from now until mid September or so with a few showers thrown in there about. Is it too late for me to plant onions? I would love to have some that last thru the winter. But if it’s too late for that, will I still be able to have them grow enough to eat right away? Or is it too late?

@smas3256 Жыл бұрын

@southtexan1761. Short day onion. or medium day. Look it up.

@y0nd3r Жыл бұрын

@@Emporium-Empire I believe Moore is 7b. I know Norman is.

@southtexan1761 Жыл бұрын

Yes I'm in South Texas. Corpus Christi area. Zone 9. Thank you for all the comments..It has been so hot here that my onions that I have planted are dying, so I have moved them to containers into the shade..they're doing a lot better. I also use soil that's made for Palm trees. The soil's loose, and they're growing like weeds along with my garlic. I have sandy loam soil here when it dries out, it's hard as a rock.

@Jane-ez7yl Жыл бұрын

Wish my crop didn't get the dreaded onion thrip infestation ,sounds like mind wont store well because they didnt mature properly.

@AmazingAutist Жыл бұрын

Does this ring true for hardneck varieties?

@Becoming-The-villains-family 5 ай бұрын

Will it grow if you plant the stem??

@stevestelly3063 Жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhhh

@MadMusic26 10 ай бұрын

Probably a dumb question, but when curing vegetables like this is there anything you do to prevent wildlife from munching on them?

@HishamAssaad Жыл бұрын

Can the green tops used as spring onions and leave a bit of it attached to cure?

@its_just_seb Жыл бұрын

Yes! If you want to use the greens just cut the individual leaves down to where they meet the stem. Don't cut into the stem, though.

@ratulsarkar8972 8 ай бұрын

Or store them with charcoal for longer shelf life

@natashastrange9744 2 ай бұрын

Mine never droop they just start flowering

@brandybender4763 Жыл бұрын

snack on an onion???🤨🤔🤢 I love me some onions, but not as a snack

@fah6601 11 ай бұрын

How do you know if your onion is big enough to harvest even if the neck hasn't fallen down? I've had onions growing since January but the necks are still strong. Please help

@grovermartin6874 Жыл бұрын

Do you store your red onions and yellow onions the same? My red onions don't keep very well.

@DogeRider985 Жыл бұрын

My man play real life harvest moon I wanna know who you give your blue feather? 👀

@joshuacraft493 Жыл бұрын

How long is “quite a while?” 1 month or 4 or 7 or 13?

@Bayoll Жыл бұрын

how do you keep people from stealing your onions during curing?

@apothecary3150 Жыл бұрын

How long do they last tho?

@TheDarkrebel131 Жыл бұрын

Snack on a onion ? What is this holes ?

@IberianCraftsman Жыл бұрын

can i put onions on the freezer?

@jacquesinthegarden Жыл бұрын

Yup! I like to chop them up first so they are easy to use and take up less space

@horus-rz2sj Ай бұрын

What if your onion has flowers

@LeNomEstYves Жыл бұрын

What does it mean when they flower on the end of the neck?

@its_just_seb Жыл бұрын

It means the onion has reached the end of its growth cycle and is ready to produce flowers and seeds. When this happens the plant funnels all its energy from the bulb into the flowers, and the bulb can actually decrease in size. you can either harvest it then, let it go to seed for next year, or remove the flower stem and try to get some more growth out of the bulb/plant, though i've found that they don't usually last much longer after that

@LeNomEstYves Жыл бұрын

@@its_just_seb Thanks!