Green Onion Trick
May 12, 2011 by Lita
Filed under Garden Views, Going Green, My Homestead
So, maybe you already knew about this…it’s possible I’m the last one to realize this little trick. I can definitely be a geek that way.
Did you know that you can keep your green onions growing after you bring them home from the store?
My friend Kathy told me her mom does this, so I thought I’d give it a try.
First I cut the green tops off of the onions – putting the greens back into the refrigerator for future use.
You can probably cut them even further down.
And, then you can put the rooted pieces in water or even plant them in the garden and they’ll continue to grow.
I had actually put some in water a week ago.
See the ones in the bowl, see how more green shoots are growing.
You can actually tell where I cut the last batch at. Apparently you can just keep snipping off the “greens” for use and then they’ll keep producing more.
I’m putting these into the garden now to see how long I can keep this going.
all pieces tucked right into the ground
Will they continue growing forever and ever?
Will I never have to buy green onions again (unless a gopher munches them)?
Anyone know?
I’ll keep you posted,
~ Lita
boyfriend is going to be SO happy about this! he loves green onions on everything, and he’s always looking for something new in the garden.
Nice, mommy does this too…don’t know why I didn’t catch on. No more buying green onions….Thanks, Lita!
Isn’t it great!! I really hope it works well…I’m so excited because I never seem to have green onions when I need them…and then I buy them and forget about them in the fridge. Wish all problems could be solved this simply!
yahoo! How come it’s a secret all the “mommies” know?!? I’m going to try to keep mine going as long as I can!
I had no idea green onions do that either, thanks for sharing! :)
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I really hope this works…I never seem to use all of them before they’re going bad…this should help :)
I didn’t know this….wow, definitely will be trying it – thanks for the tip.
Sure thing – and thanks for stopping by!