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I’m going to be canning up some carrots for soups and stews. I don’t usually like the way pressure canned veggies some out but it seems that carrots and potatoes pressure cook just fine.

A good long storage onion is Stuttgarter. Mine as still not starting too sprout yet.

For red onions my preference is Milano diRossa.
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/onions/full-size-onions/rossa-di-milano-organic-onion-seed-3454G.html

They are a beautiful onion and they keep well. I have even seen them sold at Sam’s as gourmet onions.

They keep very well, too, and are such a pretty onion.

For potatoes in NH, Red Pontiac and Kennebec are great.

MM. Thanks for sharing! I really like the look of Stuttgarter and tried to grow it several years! Other than leeks, I seem to have a lot of problems growing from seed. I am to the point that where I am starting to rely on multiplier onions; potato onions, and Japanese Multiplier green onions. This year I have some Red Egyptian walking onions from Baker Creek. The Potato onions store really well, but they are not particularly large. I think I am going to start treating the green multipliers like leeks to get as much "Blanch" as possible.

Johnnies is pricey, but has great products. They have some excellent disease reistant basil varities! Prospera is a great one that held up most of the summer without problems and was a great choice to companion plant with my tomatoes. (I should probably start my basil and lavender this weekend, and next week my tomatoes.) Off to do stuff and the garden! Have a great day!