There are a lot of end of Summer gardening chores to be done this week. All of the onions were taken up out of the ground last week and now need to be cured for Winter storage and use. None rotted in the ground despite the wet Spring and Summer in Vermont. I gently lift the onion bulbs out of the ground with a small garden fork and then dry them on wooden framed screens in the garden for a couple of weeks if the weather is dry. I then continue to dry them in the storage room of the barn until they are firm and dry. The dry tops will twist right off then and they should be stored in mesh bags in a cool place.
The last of the green beans will be picked today. We had a great crop of " Filet Fin Des Bagnols" bush beans purchased from The Cooks Garden. What we didn't use or give away this year I tried freezing, since I am not a huge fan of canned green beans. The results look great. More freezing to be done today!
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