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Bonus green onions
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:15 am
by 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.
Re: Bonus green onions
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:36 am
by worth1
I have that going on every year.
Got some in the garage now.
Re: Bonus green onions
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:26 pm
by 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.
Re: Bonus green onions
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:21 pm
by 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!
Re: Bonus green onions
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:12 am
by 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
Re: Bonus green onions
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:17 pm
by Tinkerbell
This is a wonderful idea. Thanks so much cause I never would have guessed. I will never throw an onion away again.