Onions Flowering - Impact on curing/long term storage
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:40 pm
by wisconsindead
Could anyone tell me if onions flowering/blooming impacts the long term storage of onions? Some of my onions that I harvested began to send out flowers/blooms during curing. I also have another batch of onions that are about ready and some are sending out blooms.
Does this impact the length of storage?
Should I remove the flowers/flowering stalk?
Re: Onions Flowering - Impact on curing/long term storage
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:47 pm
by Taiji
I'm pretty sure onions that send up a central seed/flower stalk do not last as long in storage. I've read that cutting off the stalk when it first appears doesn't really help; by then it's too late, so use those first. Even so, when this happen to me, I cut off the stalk.
Also, in my experience, onions that have been in storage a long time and begin to send out new greens need to be used pretty fast since they are beginning to use up their big leaf bulb for the new growth.
But, you might want to double check this info.
Re: Onions Flowering - Impact on curing/long term storage
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:37 pm
by Vanisle_BC
We've cooked with onions that had already put up seed stalks. They were perfectly good aside from the hard stem in the centre. Today I harvested a very big (14oz) Walla Walla that had actually gone all the way and made seed. It will be interesting to see how useful it is in the kitchen.