Braiding Onions

Growing onions is so simple.  I kind of cheat by buying packages of 'seed' onions. These are tiny little onions you can just stick in the ground and they simply grow into bigger onions.  Really super simple!  I ended up with quite a few nice yellow onions this year despite the heat so I am quite happy, especially because last years crop completely died.  

Anyway, the onions were recently ready so I went out and carefully removed them so the greens remained in-tact.  Now they are ready for braiding!  I look forward to eating them all winter long!

You can see the onions in the back part of this bed. We had them growing in the same bed as our garlic.

The heat was really getting to them so we picked them a little earlier than normal. I was just too afraid of losing them all like we did last year. I set them on the table to dry in the sun for the day.

Then I got to work braiding them together to hang until needed!

When it comes to braiding them I just go for it. I know how to do a basic braid and I just keep braiding more in until it seems like it is enough. Nothing fancy.

Braids are tied using 8" zip ties (I know, it's kind of cheating but they work so well!). I did have some onions where the greens were simply too week to braid. Those were put into a canvas bag and hung in a dry location for use as needed.

NOTE: we also harvested all our shallots and braided them for the winter too!  I just love all the fresh onions, shallots and garlic! Check out the garlic post here!

Braided shallots.

Braided hard neck garlic and yellow onions.

If you have never tried growing your own onions, or shallots definitely give them a try in the spring next year!
For garlic it's actually time to plant them right now!
Check out planting garlic here.

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Sincerely,