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If you’re like me, I
love using green onions in cooking and as a garnish. But did you know that
these left over bottoms, can produce more green onions for you?
First, make sure you
have green onions that have white roots at the bottom of the bulb. Go ahead
– cut them up and use the top part of the green onions as you normally
would, but be sure to leave the bottom inch or so (with roots) and just a
tad a green showing.
Grab a wide but shallow
pot with good drainage, and fill it with a good soil-less potting mix.
Then, plant the bottoms of the onions, about 1-2 inches apart, and deep
enough to only leave a bit of the green showing above the soil line.
Place your pot in a
sunny window, and water about once a week, or whenever the soil feels dry to
the touch. In a short period of time, your onions will begin to grow, and
will be ready for their second harvest.
Let the green tops reach
5-6 inches, and then harvest the new shoots individually with a pair of
scissors. Leave the onions in the soil, and they will continue to re-grow
new green shoots, even after the second and third harvest, and for quite
some time.
By the way, in between
crops, feel free to head outside and harvest onion tips from the wild onions
growing in the lawn and landscape beds. With this warmer winter, they’re
growing like crazy, they’re very edible, and hey, they’re free! |
