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July 10th, 2012 at 01:48 am

At least if it works, and if not, I'm not out anything. I remembered reading once that you can replant the bottoms of green onions if they have a root still on them. I use two to three batches of green onions a week between breakfast omelettes and low carb meatloaves I make for lunches so I always have that last half inch or so that goes into the soup stock bag in the freezer or the compost bin depending on the condition.

So I decided to try planting them in the garden. If they do grow I'll start to see them within a week. And if not, it'll help fertilize the soil by trench composting.

It would be nice if it works as I buy these a lot. I was dinking around online today and also saw that you can replant regular onion bottoms, too. A bit more to it than what I did with the green onion bottoms, but it can be done. I don't know if they grow into full onions if you just get the greens, but either way, it'd be worth it, so the next time I use a full-sized onion I am going to try it. I had planned on planting onion sets with my garlic bulbs this fall anyway, so this might just give me a head start.

Posted in Gardening Organically, , Sustainable Living | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “So This is Frugal”

  1. ThriftoRama Says:
    July 10th, 2012 at 02:25 am 1341887120
    1341887120

    I'll be interested to see if that works. Also, you can plant ramps and other perennial, self-propogating onions for a very inexpensive and easy onion supply. Here is an article:

    Text is http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2003-08-01/The-Other-Onions.aspx and Link is
    http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2003-08-01/...

  2. creditcardfree Says:
    July 10th, 2012 at 02:33 am 1341887584
    1341887584

    I'm curious if that works too!

  3. patientsaver Says:
    July 10th, 2012 at 11:53 am 1341921216
    1341921216

    Let us know if it works. I had always read that you shouldn't try to grow non-organic produce purchased in a store because the pesticides it was grown with would likely suppress growth. If it's organic, then why not? These are scallions you're talking about, right? I might like to try that myself if you say it works!

  4. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    July 10th, 2012 at 01:55 pm 1341928506
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    I plant a few root ends of yellow or white onions around my roses every year. Just press the roots onto the surface of the soil; no need to dig. They leaf & bloom rather than produce new bulb. Usually they make a purple or lavender flower. Onions are Alliums, so you get a tight, 2", round ball of tiny flowers.

    Leeks are fun to plant in the garden as is. They also bloom right away and look something like the $8/bulb giant alliums: 3.5 feet tall, globe of flowers 5 inches across. Color is purple, white, or dull purple-grey.

  5. rob62521 Says:
    July 10th, 2012 at 03:24 pm 1341933897
    1341933897

    I'm curious too...please keep us updated!

  6. LuckyRobin Says:
    July 10th, 2012 at 04:44 pm 1341938653
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    PS--Yes, green onions are the same things as scallions. And they are organic so I figured it was worth a shot.

    Joan--I used to plant flowering alliums that would grow up to 4 feet tall and have six inch in diameter purple flowers. They were something to see.

    Everyone--I will definitely keep you updated on whether this works or not.

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