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DIY FRI.
It’s DIY FRI. again, where every Friday I try to post something you can do yourself rather than buy, which is a money saver, and can be VERY REWARDING. Some of these posts are crafts, sewing projects, homemade cleaners, homemade health aids, tutorials, and the like.
When my friend Nancy was over a few weeks ago, she told me in passing about taking the end of a green onion, putting it in water, and growing it inside on a windowsill that receives light. I did it, and 10 days later I had this:
Growing Green Onions
Discovering this has opened another window to the discovery of how much we can actually do on our own that is actually REALLY EASY. I have grown and rooted other house plants before, but never something I could actually eat. I am in the process of exploring other things to grow inside. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Can you see how crazy long those roots are growing?? This is after about 3 weeks!
The Ingredients:
- green onion ends
- container/vase
- water
- 1 rubber band optional
The Instructions:
- Optional: rubber band the green onion ends.
- Immerse the onion ends in water.
- Wait for growth, and change the water every couple of days.
- Cut as you would normally and use in your favorite recipes, keeping the bulbs under water.
The Conclusion: It’s so fun to watch something grow over time. The kids love this, too!! I can’t believe how fast this grew. Amazing! If the onions lose a little flavor or become bitter, just buy a bunch and start the process again. We enjoyed them on salads.
The onions can become slimy overtime, so make you change the water in a timely manner!
I learned from personal experience….
I just bought more this week to get some more starts going. I have my long rooted onions in the pot and the freshly cut ones in the windowsill in a glass vase with water. I’ll give you an update and tell you if the potted onion is an epic failure or an extreme success or somewhere in between.
Update5/29/12 Go here to read about growing green onions in a pot along with getting four frugal garbage to garden tips.
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Sonja
Shared @ Healthy 2day Wednesday, Tiny Tip Tuesday, & Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways.
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I’m definitely gonna try this!
Tell me how it goes!! I’d love to know!
Isn’t this amazing? I wrote about it a couple months ago and it still amazes me how well this works! I’ve since regrown romaine lettuce in much the same way. Here’s my post: http://naturesnurtureblog.com/2012/04/10/tiny-tip-tuesday-growing-onions-in-water/
Thanks so much for linking up at Tiny Tip Tuesday!
Hi Sarah, I know! It is amazing! I have also grown romaine, too. Post to come in the future. I’ll check yours out. Thanks for visiting!
It takes longer, but celery works the same way. I do find it’s easier to put it into soil though because of the slime factor in the slow-growing celery.
I had to share this on FB! I’m ALWAYS buying green onions (I find a way to use them in a lot of dishes) and I just bought some yesterday. Now am going home to try this, thanks. LOL
Hey Anita, Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate it. I have my onions going in my window now. It is so fun to grow them.