Storing Onion Sets

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Mr B

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Storing Onion Sets
« on: December 14, 2009, 13:25 »
Hi All,
   I have just recived my onion sets and shallots fro Kings, question is do I store them in the dark or light untill it is time to plant them?
Regards,
Chris.

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Re: Storing Onion Sets
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 14:31 »
Cool and dark I would say - cardboard box in the shed?
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Re: Storing Onion Sets
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 15:25 »
Give them a check for any that are going "soft" before you store them and then check again after a month or so. I did not check last year, and by the time I came to plant them half had gone rotten.

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Re: Storing Onion Sets
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 16:29 »
I would store them in the light so that they did not grow long pale shoots.

However I would not buy sets from a company that sent them out too soon.

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Re: Storing Onion Sets
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2009, 17:07 »
I put mine in the fridge.

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Re: Storing Onion Sets
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2009, 17:28 »
Store them in a frost free place,in daylight,out of direct sun light.


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