Storing onion set storage.

Good morning,
I received my onion and shallot sets yesterday, but my first raised bed isn't finished yet as there's just the small issue of waiting for my topsoil delivery and the typically British weather. So in the meantime I need to store them. Am I right to assume that they need to be kept in the cool/cold and dark for instance, the garage?

Thank you in advance for all replies.

Jane.

Thank you DD, as I don't have a greenhouse, porch or conservatory would/should they be ok if laid out by the window on the bench in my shed be ok? It'll be be cold in there tho'..
 
J.

I would spread the sets out, rather than leaving them in a heap in the bag, and personally I wouldn`t store them in a shed where the atmosphere is damp. Coolest room in the house for me.

I spread them out in a large but shallow cardboard box, lined with some paper. (Boden online delivery boxes do look rather smart!)

I'm concerned about having them in doors as I fear that even the coolest room will not be cool enough. Having said that I may well give Ivor Backache's idea a go...?

Caroline,
For spring planting shallots the seed catalogue says Feb, March and April to harvest July, Aug and September.

Jane.