How To Harvest and Cure Onions So They Last You For Months!

Onions are one of the most underrated vegetables to grow in the home garden. They essentially require nothing but time and zero maintenance during the growing season outside of basic care. In this video I will show you how to know when onions are ready to harvest and also how to cure onions so that store in your pantry for months to come!
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  • @epicgardening
    @epicgardeningАй бұрын

    Bout to come TAX that harvest...

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Pretty sure I am actually due a refund this year

  • @elisabethjones4917

    @elisabethjones4917

    Ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @R0D18
    @R0D18Ай бұрын

    We still demand the complete irrigation video 🧑‍🌾🧑‍🌾🧑‍🌾 🔥🔥🔥

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Oof, I really need to finish it

  • @rachelt761

    @rachelt761

    Ай бұрын

    @@jacquesinthegardenyou’ve got this! Lol

  • @BigboiiTone

    @BigboiiTone

    Ай бұрын

    But in a kind way 😊

  • @R0D18

    @R0D18

    Ай бұрын

    @@BigboiiTone but also pitchforks

  • @MyFocusVaries

    @MyFocusVaries

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@R0D18or broadforks

  • @andreahorsch286
    @andreahorsch286Ай бұрын

    "Flopped on the inside" is my mood today. I didn't have words for it. I feel seen, onion.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Haha, that is a keeper.

  • @phillippinter7518

    @phillippinter7518

    Ай бұрын

    I was about to say the same thing. Lol

  • @Austin-fc5gs

    @Austin-fc5gs

    Ай бұрын

    I think its a good tshirt idea. lil sad cartoon onion

  • @PacificGardening
    @PacificGardeningАй бұрын

    Love that you incorporate how to cure them in the video, not just how to harvest.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    I like to complete the picture

  • @PacificGardening

    @PacificGardening

    Ай бұрын

    @@jacquesinthegarden Patiently waiting for Jacques cooking videos then ;)

  • @aaronthompson3440
    @aaronthompson3440Ай бұрын

    For the garlic scapes. If you have too many and don't know what to do with them. You can place them in water till they flower. Once they go to seed you can plant the seeds right away and in a few weeks you can harvest them as garlic chives

  • @sarahs9036
    @sarahs9036Ай бұрын

    I like to imagine that if I am ever visited by the ghost of one of my ancient ancestors and have to explain to them the purpose of KZread, that I will show them videos of gardeners showing off their bountiful vegetable hauls. At which my ancestor will nod knowingly - perfectly understanding that this is why humans invented the moving picture machine.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    That is the most optimistic beautiful take!

  • @gypsy1111

    @gypsy1111

    Ай бұрын

    This of the only arguments for technology I have ever heard 😂

  • @pascalxus
    @pascalxusАй бұрын

    The man has so MUCH harvests he needs a whole WAGON to carry the onions back! Props to you Jacques!

  • @jayvan4353
    @jayvan4353Ай бұрын

    Nothing better than a harvest to plate meal with fresh onions

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Fresh onions lightly grilled or fired in the pizza oven with olive oil is magic

  • @theresalee2266
    @theresalee2266Ай бұрын

    Brings a tear to the eye;)

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Oh man, onions absolutely WRECK my eyes haha.

  • @rachelrose9712
    @rachelrose9712Ай бұрын

    Very cool drying rack idea!

  • @Cerbium
    @CerbiumАй бұрын

    Its my 2nd year gardening and I planted garlic last year with the help of yours and Kevin's videos and my garlic came out amazing. Since you guys are local I always look forward to these kind of videos, they've been a ton of help. Looking forward to more! (Need an update on the natives!)

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Very happy to help, also native gardens update include in the next video which is a full tour!

  • @Talula72
    @Talula72Ай бұрын

    I just finished using the last of my stored onions a couple weeks ago. I was thrilled with how well they kept. Growing even more this year.

  • @DavidKim-us8wd
    @DavidKim-us8wdАй бұрын

    Jacques you need to try garlic scapes kimchi. They’re sold as “garlic stems” in the Korean market

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Woah, that sounds delicious, will for sure look for it next time I go to HMart/Zion

  • @gwendolynwebster7722
    @gwendolynwebster7722Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the number of details to harvest and store these onions!

  • @SarahBahou
    @SarahBahou11 күн бұрын

    This was super helpful!! Thank you!

  • @Aries162
    @Aries162Ай бұрын

    Thank you Jaques love this one!

  • @courtnez
    @courtnezАй бұрын

    First year attempting onions....thanks for the helpful tips!

  • @hanastolhand8494
    @hanastolhand8494Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great idea for drying onions. I have a small greenhouse that has larger holes on the shelves and when I saw you turn yours upside down and put the stems through the grates, I knew mine would be drying that way this year. Absolutely perfect!! I also put my garlic in there as well.

  • @TDAEON
    @TDAEONАй бұрын

    Super timely video. Really helps with knowing when to harvest which I've started. Seems I did it mostly right. We shall see!

  • @margarita6700
    @margarita6700Ай бұрын

    Love that drying table! I really enjoy that you are a DIY'er a lot of the time. You've given me confidence to try and do the same. ❤

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Very easy to put together! And I can use it for washing produce as well!

  • @ericpeterson9356
    @ericpeterson9356Ай бұрын

    You bring me peace

  • @courtneycullen6289
    @courtneycullen6289Ай бұрын

    I harvested all of the scapes from half my garlic. SO. delicious. I dehydrated some and I am very excited to grind it up and see how it works as a lighter garlic powder.

  • @Plantsandpets9193
    @Plantsandpets9193Ай бұрын

    Very informative! Can’t wait to watch you harvest your garlic. Love your channel!

  • @kimpaynter
    @kimpaynterАй бұрын

    You’re so clever when it comes to making things work like the drying table😊 That is the second time I have seen someone talk about those garlic flowers. They kind of look like swan necks great video

  • @cynthiablanton9106
    @cynthiablanton9106Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the advice 👍🏻

  • @anne-ix7fw
    @anne-ix7fwАй бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us

  • @scottolson6201
    @scottolson6201Ай бұрын

    I grow the yellow Granex every year and they always perform well. This year some of them are huge and my tops have still not flopped over.

  • @violakrone8429
    @violakrone8429Ай бұрын

    Happy to have found this channel thx 😊

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Welcome! Hope you enjoy the videos!

  • @joellynshort3949
    @joellynshort3949Ай бұрын

    Thanks! Very informative.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215Ай бұрын

    Love onions and Garlic.😊

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Crucial to any good meal!

  • @sherryrobinson5462
    @sherryrobinson5462Ай бұрын

    This information came at the perfect time! I recently planted my onions and I am new to growing them and was needing information on growing and curing. Could you speak on starage? That would really help! Thanks!

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    I tend to just order some mesh bags and keep them in those inside my cupboard out of any direct light.

  • @gailf.5018
    @gailf.5018Ай бұрын

    Hi Jacques! What do you do when it rains while the onions are curing outside? Do you let them get wet from the rain or do you cover them? What if I’m at work & we have a thunderstorm & I can’t cover them? Will I ruin my onion curing crop? I live in Northern NJ. Please send me some kind of tip. Much appreciate it! ❤ your channel! 😀

  • @sharimuhamad5905
    @sharimuhamad5905Ай бұрын

    Thank you❤❤❤❤

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    You are so welcome!

  • @PjMeh
    @PjMehАй бұрын

    Our reds were wonky this year.🥺😞 Our onion fairy said this year's batch were a bad lot. Luckily a family friend got his from another nursery, and is sharing the bounty! 😊

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Hmm, maybe they were the wrong daylength variety for your region?

  • @BritInvLvr
    @BritInvLvrАй бұрын

    Last years onion harvest was a bust. This year, I have a few big onions. So things are getting better but I haven’t yet find the sweet spot in my yard where they will be happy.

  • @misstweetypie1

    @misstweetypie1

    Ай бұрын

    If you haven’t yet, check your onion sun hours. It’s how much sun they need per day to bulb. I didn’t realize it was necessary, and I definitely put them in the wrong spot, lol.

  • @slacker225599
    @slacker225599Ай бұрын

    I really need you guies to drop some lime green 6-cells !! 💚

  • @elisabethjones4917
    @elisabethjones4917Ай бұрын

    Questions: 1. If i planted onions in early march, why aren't mine bulbing yet? Lots of green onions to cut, but no bulb. Do you have a video for this? 2. His do you make them last for months instead of jusr a couple weeks. I store in a basket and feel i lose store bought ones quickly. 3. Do you have build plans for the cure table?! I love it!!! ...nay gave forgotten one. That's all for now... Unrelated, do you know how to make onion or garluc powder?

  • @maryandsara
    @maryandsaraАй бұрын

    Would braiding the onions together like we did for garlic be fine? Or maybe too heavy for a braid?

  • @growinginportland
    @growinginportlandАй бұрын

    No luck growing onions like that in Portland, Oregon for me, Spring onions no problems but no dice with red onions or yellow onions, but I’ll keep the faith and keep trying

  • @MyFocusVaries

    @MyFocusVaries

    Ай бұрын

    I had zero germination with onions from seed, so I resorted to onion sets

  • @stephenluna7932
    @stephenluna7932Ай бұрын

    do you need to protect from rain?

  • @lrod1983
    @lrod1983Ай бұрын

    what variety of sunflower was that behind you?

  • @bublhed
    @bublhedАй бұрын

    So this is the first year - in my many failed attempts to grow onions - that my sprouts look somewhat promising. I think they still have about another month of growing, (previously zone 5b, now 6a). All the videos show perfectly formed onion bulbs above the soil. Did you need to spoon them or did they grow that way? Mine are all still green and not showing any signs of bulbs.

  • @tfisher67
    @tfisher67Ай бұрын

    What do you do if it's going to rain before the onions are done curing? I'm curing my onions now (for the first time) and it's been raining almost every day so I've had them in the house but taking them outside on sunny days. Will this work? I'm in N. MS, zone 8.

  • @valeriepillon6960
    @valeriepillon6960Ай бұрын

    When I look at my onions compared to yours, I feel flopped on the inside, too😂 . Mine are so small still!

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    They will get there!

  • @MyFocusVaries

    @MyFocusVaries

    Ай бұрын

    I haven't planted mine yet, if that makes you feel any better

  • @winie5665
    @winie5665Ай бұрын

    How do you store them inside?

  • @canhope1821
    @canhope182128 күн бұрын

    If you cure outside, are you covering or moving them if it rains?

  • @eandrgoodwin
    @eandrgoodwinАй бұрын

    I thought I heard that onions flower in the second year. How do they shed the first year above ground growth to send up a flower?

  • @tahursh637
    @tahursh637Ай бұрын

    We have 2 weeks of what would MAYBE be considered winter. Our hardnecks only produced two scapes. I left them on to grow bubils and true seeds. Still had great sized cloves. Everyone should experiment to see what they get.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Very interesting, tried and true classic advice can be wrong for sure. It is all about your climate and region!

  • @tahursh637

    @tahursh637

    Ай бұрын

    @@jacquesinthegarden totally agree!!!

  • @belinda75
    @belinda75Ай бұрын

    WERE DO YOU STORE THEM INSIDE

  • @BobbyHill26
    @BobbyHill26Ай бұрын

    I was somewhere around a month late transplanting my onions into the ground, do I have much a hope in getting a decent harvest? Or what could I do to help them out? Luckily I planted a lot of them, and some seem to be growing really quickly, but others have barely grown in the couple weeks since I put them in the ground and don’t look like much more than blades of grass

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    It is hard to say for sure but we have seen them grow year round with any issue. You can fertilize if the bulbs are small but once they really start forming it is best to cut fertilizer.

  • @nicolehardwick503
    @nicolehardwick503Ай бұрын

    Is there any specific way that you store your onions once they come inside?

  • @a.l.a.7847
    @a.l.a.7847Ай бұрын

    Jacques, what are those gorgeous brilliant orange flowers that are in the front of the patch at 4:22. Thanks!

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Those are strawflowers!

  • @a.l.a.7847

    @a.l.a.7847

    Ай бұрын

    @@jacquesinthegarden Thanks! I guess I haven't seen actual strawflowers or maybe the angle is just making them look different. Love your vids and your information. Keep them coming, please!

  • @hopefullyhigh
    @hopefullyhighАй бұрын

    I didnt even know my onions were sick...

  • @Mightype
    @MightypeАй бұрын

    Anyway I will watch your video

  • @onemoredoll5791
    @onemoredoll5791Ай бұрын

    My red onions are still all green! Taking quite a long time.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Sometimes they can take longer if they have less sun overall.

  • @Alison2436

    @Alison2436

    Ай бұрын

    mine too!

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiToneАй бұрын

    Was Kev filming? Think I heard him giggle

  • @thepoint20
    @thepoint20Ай бұрын

    Does anyone have experience with pearl onions? I think I waited too long to harvest them because they are pretty big (I waited for the next to flop)

  • @saal0
    @saal0Ай бұрын

    The onions i buy at the store have often been in a warehouse for months and definitely dont last a month at home 😭all the more reason to plant them

  • @j.m.7056
    @j.m.7056Ай бұрын

    Will you protect the curing onions from dew or rain? If so, how? Thanks!

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Luckily no rain here for the rest of the year! As for dew I was fortunate to have no dewy nights but being under the tree actually stops a lot of it as well!

  • @j.m.7056

    @j.m.7056

    Ай бұрын

    @@jacquesinthegarden Thanks, Jacques!

  • @autumn-wo6ov
    @autumn-wo6ovАй бұрын

    "I think some people like to Fork them underground-" THEY DO WHAT UNDER THE WHAT??

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Hahaha

  • @tahursh637
    @tahursh637Ай бұрын

    I'm looking at all of the green - I would've left it in the ground. It might've been crowded, or it might've been shaded.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    It was for sure both of the above for those plants. I am ok with eating them as spring onions and moving on, only about 6-10 onions were like that anyway.

  • @Karoline_g
    @Karoline_gАй бұрын

    Hey maybe this is a silly question, but can they be stored in place? Let them just stay in the ground until you’re ready to cook them?

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    They can but eventually they will start to rot in the sun once they stop properly growing!

  • @Karoline_g

    @Karoline_g

    Ай бұрын

    @@jacquesinthegarden that makes sense, thanks!

  • @karenzorn773
    @karenzorn773Ай бұрын

    What about rain where you have onion’s stored

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Then you will need to go indoors/shed/garage or fully covered but the humidity would still slow things down.

  • @Cindyd25
    @Cindyd25Ай бұрын

    I've never had success growing onions

  • @user-nlvmruu
    @user-nlvmruuАй бұрын

    did i plant my onions too late? i planted them in march or april and theyre just small green stems at the moment..

  • @user-nlvmruu

    @user-nlvmruu

    Ай бұрын

    also I am in SD too where did you find that fencing to create your onion table? I have looked all over

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    It is usually available at hardware stores like dixieline, ace, home depot, or lowes. It tends to be in the garden center where they also have hardware cloth and t posts.

  • @TerribleTim68
    @TerribleTim68Ай бұрын

    I can’t figure out why, but I just can not get onions to grow here in the PNW. Apparently I’m just not good at it. 😒

  • @user-ey2ei5yv3f
    @user-ey2ei5yv3fАй бұрын

    Cutting fresh onions won't make you cry

  • @Mightype
    @MightypeАй бұрын

    Onion God

  • @mendynoma4272
    @mendynoma4272Ай бұрын

    Did you have any fog at night during those ten days?

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    No real moisture condensation, it has been oddly dry and not dewy at all!

  • @Synaptic_Response
    @Synaptic_ResponseАй бұрын

    My issue is my onions don't grow actual onions great stalks come up but no bulb.

  • @aimeesgardens
    @aimeesgardensАй бұрын

    I love your table! I just showed my husband and asked him to build me one!

  • @JustOneAsbesto
    @JustOneAsbestoАй бұрын

    "Fully mature and ready to cure" sounds like the slogan of some kind of crazy website.

  • @jacquesinthegarden

    @jacquesinthegarden

    Ай бұрын

    Haha I said that and thought wow that rhymes too well...hopefully the website doesn't exist haha

  • @PjMeh
    @PjMehАй бұрын

    2:43 story of my life! 🫠