[davespitzer]

In my region (central California gold country) summers are long and fairly hot, and my onions and garlic tend to go bad before I can use them all. I grow mostly Chesnock Red garlic because it has proven to keep better than Music and the others I've tried. Right now I store all of my onions and garlic layered in straw in boxes like milk crates, stacked in the garage on the floor. My question is, has anybody tried leaving onions or garlic in the ground for storage? Seems like that would imitate nature best, but I wonder about storing diseases or pests right along with the bulbs. Any thoughts? Thanks! Dave