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How to guard your vegetables over winter
MAT COWARD explains the best ways to store the spuds, apples, parsnips, onions and garlic you intend to plant in spring
IF you’re trying to store onions and garlic over winter, you probably already know that you mustn’t keep them anywhere warm or damp otherwise they’ll go off.
But you also have to stop them getting too cold, as that can trigger them into growth.
Somewhere around 2-4°C is about right. They also need to have plenty of air around them, to prevent disease spreading.
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