How to plant green onion tops!
Did you know that when green onions get a bit old in the fridge you can plant them in a garden pot or veggie garden? I did this in my galvanized wash tub garden and could cut fresh onion tops all through Autumn.
Green onion bottoms
Slick Trick…
These are regular grocery store green onions that I plugged in next to the peppers and tomatoes in my tub garden. These are from onions that were still plump but had some outer leaves going mushy. In the photo above are two bunches I used for cooking ,…only the green parts. These cost me 50 cents each!
My onion garden, with onions planted last fall and now in late winter
I cut about 3 ” above the white papery part and left the root end growing. These have been cut many times and grow back this way. It looks like I could cut some more…
You can do this with celery, too, save about four or five inches at the root end and just plant it about 3 inches down. You’ll get little sprigs of celery with three weeks or less. One friend, a non-gardener pokes garlic cloves in her rose bed and gets new garlic bulbs,…try this as well!
March 2
My green onion ‘farm.’ These tubs were found at the close out sale at our junk shop called Rust Brothers in Coarsegold, CA. I paid $50 for six large plus 4-5 smaller galvanized tubs and containers.
How to: Drainage holes for galvanized tubs
I used a small axe for punch a few evenly spaced holes and didn’t have to use a drill. I flattened any sharp edges with a hammer. Easy and fast
For more info on growing in galvanized see: Getting Galvanized..in the garden!
Onion garden in March
The bigger onions were planted next to my peppers last summer in my wash tub garden and I’ve been cutting them AND they’ve been re-growing all that time. I just planted the new small ones and will plant a Tomato in the middle there in May.
Beans and tomatoes were added in May
We’ve heard from you all that this works with celery, so I’d like to try that next. Meanwhile we have all the onion tops we want for potatoes, salads, soups and garnishes. Yea!
Onion tops if left to bloom
The ‘onion garden’ in winter
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4 Comments
Thanks for the tip! I didn’t know about the onions and only recently learned about celery, so I’m looking forward to trying both once the weather allows here in NY.
You got a great deal with your galvanized buckets! They are also great for growing those zealous mints.
How do you do celery?
Hi Carol, to grow celery, you save about four or five inches at the root end and just plant it about 3 inches down. You’ll get little sprigs of celery with three weeks or less. ~~ Sue
Hi I love this!!! I have a galvanized tub with a rusty bottom,is that a problem??? I love finding old galvanized tubs and buckets thanks for the information!!