Should I plant my onion?
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Evon Ward
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I left one of my onions in the fridge too long and now it has a sprout about 2" long. I've thought about planting it (I garden in my kitchen with lots of sun and windows), but I wonder if it will grow, and should I cut it into quarters and plant those or plant it whole intact? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
6 answers
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Yes you can plant it no problem. You can also plant your lettuce stems to get a free crop. I usually just put the stem on water for a few days and then plant them. You will have lettuce to cut in about 2 weeks. Be sure and just take the larger leafs and allow the plant to grow more.
Lindagordon35
on Sep 12, 2016
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Try it! What's the worst that could happen, anyway? Just a hint though - don't store onions (or potatoes) in the fridge.
Marilee H
on Sep 12, 2016
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Thanks so much, I have it planted now. I'm good at growing basil, but now I'll see if I'm any good at onion!
Evon Ward
on Sep 12, 2016
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Thanks, and you're right, what's the worst that could happen? I saw recently how to store fruits and vegs, and now I have my kitchen and fridge organized much better. I'm thinking of copying an Ikea idea for a bar on the wall and storage baskets hooked to it for storing vegs etc.
Evon Ward
on Sep 12, 2016
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If, instead of cutting just the roots from green onions you cut up about 1/2 inch from the roots then plant the ends. they will grow into onions. Same for celery. Up about an inch.
Ljgordon
on Sep 12, 2016
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I had forgotten about celery, but mine did not grow as expected
Lindagordon35
on Sep 13, 2016
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