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Due to moisture in the monsoon, a lot of food items of our kitchen starts getting spoiled. Sometimes it gets mildew, sometimes it comes to dampness and there is an essential ingredient of our kitchen, potato-onion which deteriorate quickly. But if some old and effective measures are adopted, then they can be kept safe for a long time. Below we are telling you the tips of grandmother and grandmother, which are equally effective even today.

Measures to protect onion

Place a net basket or sack

Do not keep the onion in a closed plastic bag or bucket. Place it in a netted basket or jute sack that does not froze.

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Make sure the place is ventilated

Keep the onion in a cold, dry and shady place. Do not reach moisture or rain drops.

Use of leaves and ash

In olden times, onion was kept between teak or dried leaves of neem. Some people also used clean wood ash, which protects the onion from insects.

Check onion from time to time reversed

A bad onion can spoil the entire stock. Look at the onion every 10-15 days and remove the bad.

Measures to protect potatoes

Use paper or newspaper

Before keeping the potatoes, wrap them in a newspaper and put them in a sack of jute. This will not cause moisture.

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Do not keep potato-onion together

Keep potatoes and onions separately, because keeping together makes it rotten quickly.

Keep brick or wood under sacks

Keep the sack above the floor to protect the ground from the damp.

Add dry neem leaves

Putting dry neem leaves in potatoes does not cause mold and insects.

Keep dry in the shade

If the potatoes are wet before the rain, then dry them in shade for 2-3 days and store them.

Precautions

1. Do not keep wet potato-onion by mistake.
2. Do not use plastic bags.
3. Do check them every week during monsoon.