Storage Of Walla Walla Onions
In 2003 walla walla river packing and storage llc was developed into a state of the art onion curing and packing facility.
Storage of walla walla onions. Walla walla sweet pungent onions are usually smaller in size have thinner rings tighter skins and make your eyes sting when you cut them. A food lover s guide to vegetable gardening and she writes about organic vegetable gardening and seasonal cooking. Approximately 1 month days to harvest. The walla walla onion is a sweet white onion identified with the pacific northwest and the walla walla washington area in particular.
Chop the onions and place on a cookie sheet in the freezer. The same sulfurous compounds that draw tears inhibit rot so the more pungent the onion the longer it will store. Willi galloway is the author of grow cook eat. Watching the crop for over eight months is probably what it is like being a mother to be.
Slicing onions are thinner skinned than storage onions and do not store well. To use snip below the lowest knot. Drop walla walla sweet onions one at a time into the legs of clean pantyhose tying a knot between each one then hang the hose. We purchase our seed directly from a grower in walla walla.
Walla walla sweet onions are available through august there is always is that anxious anticipation to begin harvest said michael locati owner of locati farms and chairman of the walla walla sweet marketing committee. Generations of selective cultivation and the perfect combination of climate and volcanic soil low in sulphur compounds that give ordinary onions their harsh bite work in synergy to produce the world s sweetest onion. 50 75 walla walla onion plants per bunch yellow semi flat sweet open pollinated size potential. If you want onions to store through the winter grow a variety bred for storage like australian brown.
Walla walla sweet onions have a distinctly different flavor milder and sweeter than any other onion. Green onions will keep for 3 to 4 weeks. Walla walla sweets do not have the longevity of storage onions that are used into the winter months. When frozen remove and seal in bags or containers.
It is here that only the finest walla walla sweet onions are brought to be cured stored packed and shipped ensuring the highest quality onions reach our customers. Up to 6 storage potential. 90 walla walla onion plants have been a customer favorite for years for its flavor and ease in growing and is the pride of washington state. Wrap the sweets in foil and store in the refrigerator.
Ideal for grilling in sandwiches or salads the crispy texture and mild sweet flavor make the onion a favorite summertime menu item. Sweet onions like walla walla and vidalia only store well for a few months. Sweet slicing onion varieties include vidalia walla walla and texas supersweet store green onions in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper of the refrigerator.