I thought this was appropriate for Earth Day! I have found a way, I think, to never need to buy green onions again! We cook a lot of Chinese food, and used to go through a large bunch of onions from the grocery store every week or two. Not any more!
I started with just two little onions, their green parts all used up in my latest culinary creation. Out came one of my little ramekins, and in went about 1/4" of water and the two onions. Just the whites were left, and the grocer had left their roots intact.
Have you any idea how fast a green onion can grow, with only the nutrients in its own bulb to support itself??! Pretty darn fast! I kept adding onions to the water as I used them up from the bunch in the refrigerator. They just kept growing! One inch a day? Maybe two?
I'm kicking myself for buying two bunches at the store a few weeks ago - I have so many beautiful, fresh, pesticide and bug free green onions sitting on my windowsill, it seems like I'm being short-changed somehow when I use the ones from the refrigerator!
To use the green onions on the windowsill, I just snip off what I need with a clean pair of kitchen shears. I'll probably transfer my onions to a small pot of dirt soon - I have some pretty green pots that would look nice in the kitchen. Either way, I have a very cheap way to support my green onion habit now!
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What a great tip! I'm going to have to try that one!
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic and I must try it, I love the flavor of green onions. Thanks!!
ReplyDeletethat is so cool! i have the same green onion issue. i'm going to try that as soon as we get some green onions with roots
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to give that one a try. Thanks for the tip! :)
ReplyDeletelol...I've been doing this for years! Plant them around the edges of your garden and they will help to keep the bugs out of your other plants!
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What a great idea! I going to try that!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! I am going to try it for sure. My girls will think it is the coolest thing ever too!! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so awesome, and easy! I love green onions, I'm going to try this!
ReplyDeleteFantastic idea. I'm going to give it a go, seeing that we go through quite a bit of green onion in our household.
ReplyDeleteI'm sooo gonna try this! Thanks
ReplyDeleteThe only problem for me is that I use the white part too - that's where the best flavor is.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great tip. But, like Kim, I use the white too. Maybe I could compromise.
ReplyDeleteI've wanted a veggie garden just for herbs and things like this!
ReplyDeleteI love your idea.
OH what a GREAT idea!!!! We use too many of those ourselves...well I don't think we use too many, but the grocery budget does. ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I'm so doing this, We go through them like crazy here!
ReplyDeleteDon't they need nutrients from soil?
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