How to Store Onions for a Whole Year Without Rotting or Sprouting!

My grandmother taught me that keeping onions through winter was never about one secret trick. It was a system. In this video, I’m showing you how I was taught to look at onions before putting them away: which ones are worth storing, which ones should be used first, why the neck needs to be properly dry, and why a warm kitchen cupboard can make even a good onion start sprouting too soon. We’ll go through the simple method I still use: • Choose firm, dry onions that are meant to keep • Make sure homegrown onions are properly dried before storage • Keep them cool, dry, and well ventilated • Separate weaker onions and use them first • Check your stored onions regularly so one bad bulb doesn’t sit unnoticed The braid was never the magic. The basket was never the magic. What mattered was choosing the right onion, preparing it properly, and giving it the conditions it needed while it waited. That was the kind of household knowledge my grandmother passed down to me — small decisions that kept good food from ending up in the garbage. Tell me in the comments: **Where did your family keep onions through winter?** Were they hung in braids, kept in crates, stored in a cellar, or somewhere completely different? And tell me where your family is from. I love hearing how these methods changed from one household to another. Next, I’ll be sharing my simple **fall preservation calendar** — what I dry, freeze, refrigerate, or preserve before the season gets away from us. — Teresa ❤️