my indoor green onion garden

[zippyzappy]

I keep green onions handy in the garden all summer by sticking the little rooty stumps from store-bought green onions in my garden after using most of the plant in cooking. They grow like crazy, and I just keep cutting the green part off to cook with, like chives.

This winter, I took my green onions indoors. They are growing gangbusters here by my patio doors in pots, all crowded together, and I'm cooking with them just about every day. At this rate, I'll never have to buy green onions in the store again!:pibo:

[vigilant20]

I'm jealous. I tried that before but they grew sooooo slowly. I should really give it another try though...having them around would be wonderful :)

[zippyzappy]

If it helps, they are planted in heavily composted garden soil. But they are awfully easy--I don' t have a great green thumb. Indoors, they seem to need as much sun as they can get, while outdoors, a shadier garden spot is ok. I love that I can plant them from the leavings of what I don't cook, or even when i'm careless and let a batch of green onions go too long in the fridge--I still cut off the bottoms and they grow!

[Amira]

Are you sure you don't have a green thumb? Do you think they would do ok in an east sunporch that stays pretty cool in the winter? They would be in the shade from about noon on. I could plant them in compost from my horses. It composts down to a dark brown dirt.

[karenlovessnow]

I tried to grow green onions this summer, with no luck, I'm afraid. :(
Glad yours are working out so well!! :up:

[zippyzappy]

Are you sure you don't have a green thumb? Do you think they would do ok in an east sunporch that stays pretty cool in the winter? They would be in the shade from about noon on. I could plant them in compost from my horses. It composts down to a dark brown dirt.

What do you have to lose? They're "free" if you cook with most of the bunch and just plant the very bottom parts. Make sure there are little bits of root sticking out. They don't have to be long, though. Try it and let us know how it works.

I think they'll do ok in cool temps. Just try!

[Amira]

Good Point! I have nothing to lose and I love green onions but not the price. Win-win!:pibo:

[zippyzappy]

Honestly, this is easy--I've never been able to keep herbs growing indoors, but 2 days ago I plunked a little bunch of rooty green onion bottms into a small bowl of water with the tops sticking out, and they're growing already!

Maybe I should grow these to give for Christmas gifts next year in pretty pots!

[Howstarscollide]

My apartment faces north, so I don't think this would work for me, would it?
I don't have room for those halo-lights to grow plants either.
Hmm, I wonder how I could get this to work.

[Amira]

I finally got around to planting the green onion bottoms about 10 days ago. I planted them in compost from the barn pile, watered them once a week and they are sprouting. About 2 inches high. They are in a east sun porch which is warm in day and very cool at night in Colorado. Boy, was that a cheap project! :bobo:

[Amira]

Honestly, this is easy--I've never been able to keep herbs growing indoors, but 2 days ago I plunked a little bunch of rooty green onion bottms into a small bowl of water with the tops sticking out, and they're growing already!

Maybe I should grow these to give for Christmas gifts next year in pretty pots!

Now that I'm successful, I might do that for Christmas, too.