It seems there are two steps bacwards. We are making progress, though the efforst seems a bit like swimming against the current at the moment.
I had planted a little over 1,000 plants this Spring, things were growing great and a hail storm came slong and wiped most of it out. Some are making a comeback, while others are just gone.
Such is life when you’re trying to be self-sufficient. It can be discouraging to see months worth of your efforts laid to waste in a matter of minutes.
However, if you adopt the, when life hands you lemons make lemonade, arritude you’ll be better off and can usually figure out what to do to make things at least a little better.
Im our case. The tops of 100 onions were shredded, I went ahead and harvested the onion tops. Or at least what was left of them. I collected around 15 lbs worth. Still have them drying in the dehydrator.
We will make onion salt and have more than enough to add to soups, stews, and salads. I’ll even throw some in raman noodles.
I’ve ran some through the blender and found the center was still damp and nowhere near ready to be put into storage.
Though when it’s ready, I will share the end results. Maybe something will be of use to someone else.
The tops are starting to grow back on a few of the onions, so I’m hoping they will continue to grow through the season and produce nice large bulbs.
Assuming they survive and thrive, not only will we have about a years worth of onions, but there will also be another batch of tops to harvest.
Thank you for letting me blabber on, may your ventures be met with success!
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