This tip comes from my reader Jen…
When you use your green onions cut only the green portion of the onion. Leave the white part and roots in tact. Then place 2-3 of the white parts/roots in a shot glass sized cup with enough water to cover the roots. Place in a sunny window sill. The green portion of the onion will grow back again, which means you can get more bang for your buck when buying green onions because you buy less often.
I have done this and keep 2 different containers going at a time, so I have some ready to go while next is growing. Fun for the kids to help with. I do change water about every 3 days and trim the roots if they get long. Otherwise, very low maintenance.
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We tried this and it worked great until we forgot to change the water and it got slimy:( I think I will throw some in our garden this year and see if it will take.
Im doing the green onions one, and is great so far they are growing is like magic secret. thank you so much for sharing this
Thanks for the tip! I have taken an interest in growing herbs/veggies lately, and I’m trying to decide what to try first. I think I will go with garlic, but maybe green onions will be next!
I like using U.S. grown produce and it’s hard to find green onions here that aren’t grown in Mexico. Next time I find some domestic green onions, I’m going to try this!
There is a video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9UQCDcST0Q
I made this.. SOOOOOooo easy I used a dremel tool to do most of the cutting and a hacksaw. I grow a TON of herbs in it. Parsely, sage thyme and scallions. I don’t grow my rosemary in it, but that grows like a shrub and fits in my landscape and is easily propagated. I also grow basil seasonally and make batches of pesto sauce that I freeze in portioned containers. Stays bright green. Basil leaves can be frozen or stored in oil in the fridge. There is no reason why you need to buy most herbs. I think the only one I have trouble growing is cilantro but I just buy a plant once in a while and get as much life out of it as possible. The added bonus is it can be moved indoors in a cold snap if needed and your herbs will be organc!
Seriously, I had no idea!! I’m going to have to try this…
Great suggestion! Thanks for sharing, Jen! I will try this one out!
Growing indoors works well for those of us that face cold winters when planting in the ground isn’t an option. Also get to show the roots to the kiddos, etc.
I’m all for anything we can grown on our own!!! YUM!
Funny Tiffany should mention mint. I have tons of it in my flowerbed…my mom tried to dig some up to grow her own, it died within a couple of days. I have dug the stuff up to try to grow it in a flowerpot, it dies. While trying to thin out some of the mint, I dug a lot of it up, accidentally dropped a few little pieces near my driveway, now it’s spreading like wildfire all along there! I’ll have to throw some onions out there and see if I can have any luck! lol
Great tip!! You can also do that with fresh mint. After awhile in the glass you can put the mint in the dirt and it’ll take off like wildfire usually.
We do this…just shove ’em in the ground! They will grow!