A couple of months ago I opened the lid to the the compost pile and saw some fresh-looking green onion ends laying on top of the coffee grounds and grass clippings. I don't know who tossed them in, but I knew it wasn't me (if I had been doing the cooking I would have thrown them in the stock scrap bag I keep in the freezer). Back when I tried to
re-grow green onion from the stem ends it was in water and I didn't have any luck, but I wondered what would happen if I planted these stubs in the dirt. I used my finger to poke holes in the wet garden bed next to the compost pile, inserted a onion bottom in each one, and tamped the dirt around tightly. When I was done all you could see were two little green stumps poking out of the ground.
I didn't do anything to those stumps. There has been (more than) enough rain to keep the garden area saturated. Because of their location theonions weren't particularly easy to see, and after a while I kind of forgot about them, However, a couple of weeks ago I noticed the green tops, which were now long, luxuriant, and very thick. I couldn't wait to see what the bottoms were like! When I dug them up they looked like this:
The one on the right was like a green onion on steroids, but the one on the left was actually starting to develop a papery onion skin. I chopped them up, ends and all, and threw them into the fritatta I was making for dinner, where they added a great onion flavor.
Five years ago today:
Fat Cat
Cool! We had an onion that sprouted this spring. I carefully took it apart and planted the sprouting stems. Just the other day I harvested my little onions, which looked a lot like yours. Himself said they were quite tasty.
ReplyDeleteWe go through onions so fast they rarely have time to sprout, but that would be interesting to try.
DeleteLove this idea! I might try it in a planter, with just the rooted ends one of these days.
ReplyDeleteI bet it would look nice in a planter. If you do, make sure to post a photo :-)
DeleteCute little buggers, weren't they!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteThat's great! I love regrowing my green onions in a pot.
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ReplyDeleteHow cool is growing your own ingredients?! I love that idea. And yeah, the other onion looks like it's on steroid. :D
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