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 How to Harvest and Store Onions
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By eHow Home & Garden Editor

Onions have been pleasing eaters (and sometimes annoying their tablemates) 
for at least 5,000 years, and the potent bulbs' popularity shows no sign of 
waning. In the United States, only potatoes and head lettuce rank ahead of 
onions on the list of most-eaten vegetables.

Step1
Harvest scallions, or green onions, when the tops are about 6 inches tall. 
The younger they are the milder their flavor will be.
Step2
Harvest mature onions when their tops turn yellow and begin to topple.
Step3
Loosen the soil around each bulb and pull or dig it up carefully; damaged 
onions rot quickly.
Step4
Spread the bulbs - tops intact - on a flat surface above the ground and leave 
them until the skins are dry and the tops have withered completely (2 to 10 
days outside; roughly two weeks indoors in a well-ventilated spot).
Step5
Cut off the tops, leaving about an inch of stem, and store the bulbs in mesh 
bags in a place that's cool (35 to 40 degrees F), dry and well-ventilated.
Step6
Check your stash frequently; if any bulbs have sprouted, use them right away.