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Onions and Pantyhose - Can you see the link?
Oh, it makes perfect sense, really!
The thought of storing your excess onions is one that can make any gardener a quivering mess. Why? Because you know that even after storing them in a cool, dry and dark pantry they're sure to still sprout or rot in a week or two. Keeping them for months or even a whole year is ludicrous.
But then one smart cookie read the storage directions on a bag they bought at the markets. And the tip? Store them in pantyhose. Of course!
It may seem a little absurd but the fashion accessory that women share a love/hate relationship with could just be the onion hanger of the century.
The idea is to start with a fresh pair of pantyhose that have been washed without chemicals. Once dried, each onion is placed into a leg pushing it right down into the bottom toes. Then a knot secures it in place and allows another to continue. Once the leg is full of onions, it's hung in the same pantry suspended from the roof space.
The benefits of doing this are numerous. First, the hose allow the air to circulate over the onions keeping molds and bacterias from starting their ravaging feast. Plus, the pantyhose can easily be suspended keeping them off limited shelf space and because a knot is tied between each onion, one can be readily chopped from the leg without disturbing the others.
Ingenious - wouldn't you agree?
Found via Lifehacker
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Comments
Ha--clever! Though I wonder if the sight of onion-filled legs hanging in the pantry would be a little disturbing ...
Posted by: Meg | February 7, 2008 5:29 AM
This is a great idea ... especially with pairs of hose that have sprung a ladder.
I like the idea of cutting off an onion without disturbing the other onions too!
Posted by: kate | February 7, 2008 7:47 AM
Oh how I wish I could draw cartoons, Stuart! The thought of a gardener, reduced to a quivering mess by onions reduced me to giggles. Okay, it is nearly 1 am, but I'm not drinking...can't due to medication that would clash. I just use my imagination and lack of sleep to take me into laughter. Doesn't help my damn knee get better, but I feel better for it.
Seriously, this is a very, very good idea. Do you have a preferred colour? :-)
Posted by: jodi | February 7, 2008 11:58 AM
And I thought the connection was that they both make me want to cry.
Posted by: Mr. McGregor's Daughter | February 7, 2008 8:55 PM
Hey Stuart. There's an award waiting for you on bloomingwriter. Congratulations!
Posted by: jodi | February 7, 2008 11:17 PM
I'll remember that! Of course, if I ever grow onions indoors I'll growing them one by one - but I'm pondering if I should get an allotment garden, and there different roots will definately be on the 'menu'.
Posted by: Rosengeranium (Indoor Gardener) | February 9, 2008 4:50 AM
This is a great suggestion. I'll try and remember as well. Last year I harvested all my onions and then left them in a less than sensible place and sure enough - mouldy and sad. But I love this suggestion. I just wish I hadn't given up wearing pantyhose years ago.
Posted by: Melissa dilly dalley | February 9, 2008 7:54 PM