Properly stored, onions can last for months. The best storage onion varieties have a high sulfur content—they'll really make you cry—and they have a strong flavor. Mild-flavored or sweet onion ...

Knowing when and how to harvest onions helps you get the best flavor and longer storage life. Onions are ready to harvest when their green tops turn yellow and naturally fall over at the neck. Let ...

Are you a first-time vegetable gardener? Here's how to store onions and harvest squash. Jim L. of Windsor asks: This is my first year growing onions.? I grew 3 different kinds. The tops are dying back ...

Onions are ready for harvest about two-and-a-half to four months after planting. You'll know they're ready when their leaves start to flop over. After you harvest them, make sure to cure your onions ...

A spring onion isn’t a type of onion; rather, it’s an onion that has been harvested at an immature stage, when it has just begun to form a round bulb and the top is still green. At this point it will ...

Knowing when your onions are ready for harvest and how to prepare them for storage are important steps toward having a successful crop. A common practice passed down among generations of gardeners is ...

Question: I have large sweet Walla Walla onions in my raised beds. Is it better to leave them in the ground for the winter or take them out? The tops have all dried and fallen off. If I take them out, ...

12:32, Mon, Jul 7, 2025 Updated: 10:40, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 Garlic and onions are kitchen staples that are needed for most of our favourite dinners, from bolognese to a Sunday roast, but it is really ...