Onions on the seasonal dachas grow up most of summer residents. However important not only to receive rich harvest of this popular vegetable, but also not to lose it in the winter. Very often hostesses keep onions directly in the apartment. In this case in order that heads were not gone, it is necessary to meet certain conditions of their storage. So, where and how to store onions in house conditions it is correct?
First of all it must be kept in mind that the heads which only have ripened, not damaged by diseases are suitable for storage. Besides, it is considered that during the winter it is necessary to touch onions at least three times. To store heads in house conditions on rules no more than 240 days are allowed in total.
What place in the apartment to choose
Of course, to keep onions all winter, first of all it is necessary to choose the place of its warehousing correctly. In city apartments for this purpose best of all approach:
- storerooms;
- cabinets;
Some hostesses cut also previously onions and freeze it in the fridge. In this case it is possible to use this vegetable in the subsequent for gas station of various dishes, even without defreezing it. But it is possible to store onions thus not longer than one month.
One more quite good answer to question of where and how to store onions in house conditions, the balcony is. In the "cold" way it is possible to preserve also with little effort until the end of winter all harvest. For storage by such technique at first select the healthiest heads and put them in boxes. Then the container is wrapped up with old blanket and taken out on balcony. In the subsequent onions are touched from time to time, deleting if necessary sick heads. Certainly, examine onions not directly on the balcony, and in the room.
How to store onions in house conditions: suitable container
On the balcony this vegetable is usually stored, thus, in the warmed boxes. In storerooms and on mezzanines onions can be stored:
- in bags (it is the best of all linen);
- trellised boxes;
- wicker baskets;
Well and of course, very often hostesses store onions and simply, connected in braids. Anyway, in order to avoid losses, heads at storage have to be ventilated well.
What rules need to be followed
So, in what container and where to store onions in house conditions — it is clear. But to choose the right place for warehousing of this vegetable is just half-affairs. At storage of heads not to lose harvest, it is necessary to follow also such recommendations:
- never to place container with onions near batteries or any other sources of heat;
- to watch that air humidity indoors did not rise higher than 70%;
- when warehousing indoors to watch also that air temperature did not fall lower than +18 Pages.
All these storage conditions of onions should be met surely. But also it is worth remembering also that heads of this vegetable do not love also too dry air. The humidity in that room where onions are stored, should not fall lower than 30%. If air in the house too dry, heads surely it is necessary to shift peel.
Storage of onions in the winter: how to avoid germination
At storage in the apartment, onions, unfortunately, can not only decay, but also couch. That to prevent it, it is possible to use, for example, limy paste. This means it is necessary to process lobes of bulbs. Also, in order to avoid germination, roots of each head it is possible and slightly prizhech. However it is necessary to apply such ways of processing, of course, only if onions are not supposed to be used in the subsequent for landing on kitchen garden.