Bonus green onions

[ddsack]

One of my favorite varieties of onions is Ailsa Craig, but they have limited storage life. By February, they are starting to grow green shoots. So this year, when I spotted growth, I moved a bunch to a shallow container with diatomaceous earth granules, with enough water to just cover the granules. And I'm keeping them in plain sight in the living room where I can remember to use them up as needed for green onions or chive substitutes. I may douse them with some mild fertilizer to see how many cuttings I can get. Other years I ended up discarding them as they grew and started to get too soft.

[worth1]

I have that going on every year.
Got some in the garage now.

[bower]

You could grow your own seed from those, Dee! Just plant em up in a pot and tuck em outdoors in spring - meanwhile you can eat all the green onions you like.
I have grown leeks for seed in the greenhouse, after chopping them back to a stump. By the time they're ready to flower, they can go outdoors for pollinators.

[ddsack]

Good idea, Bower! I would not have thought of that. I buy fresh Ailsa Craig seed every year, and could just as well grow my own, one or two plants in pots would be plenty!

[Paquebot]

We never toss a sprouted onion. Just let it grow until it has used up almost all of the bulb and use it as a green onion for cooking. Sweetest onions make the sweetest scallions.

Martin

[Tinkerbell]

This is a wonderful idea. Thanks so much cause I never would have guessed. I will never throw an onion away again.