The most favorable month for laying onion stocks for the winter is October. This month, many housewives begin to resolve this issue. This vegetable will be stored for as long as you take care of it, plus, it depends on the preparation of the bulbs and the variety. After completing the preparatory work, there are several options to keep it longer: in boxes, placed in the cellar, in wooden boxes, wicker baskets, cardboard boxes, bundles at a temperature of 16-18 ° C - in ventilated rooms. Do you know how to braid a bow in a braid? With all other methods, special knowledge is not needed, but experience and training are needed here.
Some general information about storing onions
The housewives give preference to domestic vegetables, rather than overseas. You also need to choose sharp onion varieties, they are more suitable for long-term winter storage.
Pay attention to the fact that some varieties are more susceptible to diseases, for example, sweet and semi-sweet.
Harvest onions well. For the winter - this is what you need. It is necessary to clean it in the summer, dry it well in the open air, so that it does not rot. Sort carefully to determine suitability for long-term storage. Bulbs should be juicy, dense, without mold and damage. The husk should completely cover the bulb and be dense, have a golden orange color. The head is dry, hard, without signs of decay, the tail is perfectly dry. It is not recommended to store different varieties together; choose the sizes of the bulbs of the same size and shape.
How to store onions: for the winter we harvest in the summer
With proper storage, it is advisable to dust the onion with crushed chalk: for 10 kg - 200 grams. After drying, it is placed in baskets, bags or wire boxes and sent to a cool, ventilated room. When cold weather sets in, stocks are transferred to the cellar, the temperature in which should be kept within 3-7 degrees. It can also be stored at a temperature of 18-20 degrees at home, braided in braids and suspended in the form of a garland. Therefore, a little lower, we will consider how to braid a bow into a braid. The main requirement for home storage is to place our supplies as far away from the radiators as possible, or they will quickly dry out.
You can hang onions in nylon stockings, as our grandfathers and grandmothers did. Over time, stocks need to be sorted out, while removing rotten and sprouted bulbs. If you follow all storage rules, the stocks of the vegetable we are considering will be enough until the new crop.
We are engaged in kitchen decor: weaving braids from onions
Some housewives try not only to keep onions for the winter, but want to do it beautifully. Especially when they go to the processing of vegetables from their own country. In addition, it will be very profitable - the product you need will always be at hand. And it's beautiful - the hostess is always pleased to put her work on public display. Well, it's time to tell how to braid a bow in a braid. To do this, we take the most beautiful and best onions: well-ripened, even and of the same size. We provide the opportunity to dry, remove the dirty husk, you can cut the roots. We do not touch the tops. It should be elastic and slightly dried. But, since the onion braid will turn out quite heavy, you need to make a foundation. To do this, you can take a strong tape, cord or rope. Even synthetic or hemp twine, an ordinary bandage.
Braid weaving pattern
To get started, select the bulb with the strongest and longest tail. At its base we tie the base so that its edges are equal. We get three ends intended for weaving: onion tail and two ropes. We begin to weave the braid itself, with the grabs on the left and right, we put in a new bulb. The joint should be tight, and the bulb should be held in a braid.
To make the braid a real decorative work, it is recommended to weave dried flowers and blades of grass, for example, marigolds, quinoa and cornflowers, which do not crumble and do not lose color. When there are 15 centimeters of rope left, we complete the braid. We tie the rope tightly around the tops and finish the job with a strong loop, for which we will hang the braid. Drain it in a well-ventilated area, and then place it in the kitchen. Now you yourself can braid the bow into a pigtail, it will turn out especially beautifully if you use red bow.
Another way to do this work
Leave all the feathers on the bow selected from the garden. We dry it well in room conditions, it will take no less than a month. We remove the excess husk with our hands, while trying to keep the dry feathers in place. We sort the onion in size so that it is the same size - in this case, the weaving will be neat and even. Now learn how to braid a bow in a braid in this way. To begin with, we make a ring about 70 cm long from the rope. We hang the ring in a place convenient for work, for example, on a door handle or the back of a chair. We put a basin with a bow under the hanging cord and weave our wattle.
Several times we cross the first two bulbs and fix them at the beginning of the ring. After that, crosswise fix a pair of onions. Then we wrap around the double rope already with feathers of the bulb one at a time. Long feathers remain sticking out of the wattle fence, we fill them between the bulbs. We will cut them off later. We try to distribute the bulbs at the same distance from the rope and evenly on all sides. We leave about 10 centimeters of the cord - for the convenience of hanging and carrying the wattle fence. Cut off the sticking feathers on the finished braid with scissors. Done. Can be hung in the hallway or in the kitchen.