I bet you have green onions in your fridge right now, right? I was just like you not so long ago. I used to buy green onions from the grocery on a weekly basis because i love it. But now i hardly buy them. That’s because i grow it myself and now i want to share with you how to grow green onions from cuttings, so you could grow it also.
It is not true you will never buy it again, because there is a limited number of times you can grow it, and eventually you will have to buy new ones. But i’m talking about buying it every 6 months or even more.
Don’t forget to go over my guide on everything you need about green onions.
What You Will Need To Grow Green Onions From Cuttings
- Bunch of green onions
- A pair of scissors or a knife
- Soil mix
- Container
- Water
- Compost (Optional)
Grow Green Onions – Step-by-Step Guide
Get some green onions from the grocery, organic preferred. Make sure their roots haven’t been removed.
Take a pair of scissors or a knife and cut the green onion about half an inch before it starts to split. Make a clean and straight cut, no angles.
This is what you will eventually want to have.
Wash the green onions thoroughly with water, especially the roots for a few minutes. This is very important, you don’t want to plant you green onion cuttings with pests or infected soil.
Step 4
Take a container, it could be a regular pot or even a yogurt container, but you must clean it and dry it. You don’t need a deep container, since the green onion roots are relatively short.
When thinking of the container you will plant, you need to think mainly on how much cuttings you want to plant, and make you they have enough space. 1 inch between each one is good enough spacing.
Fill the pot with a good soil mix all the way up. Keep the soil loose, don’t tighten it. In case you find lumps in the soil, crush it to ensure the root can grow and good draining.
After you finish filling the soil mix, make holes to plant your green onion cuttings. Make the holes deep enough that all the roots are inside the soil and most of the stalks.
Put your green onion cuttings in the holes in the pot. Fill the holes around the cuttings, and make sure they are standing straight.
That’s it! Your green onions plant is now ready!
Give a decent amount of water and sun, and after 14 – 16 days you will be able to use it in you salad or cooking.
Finally, after almost 2 weeks you can enjoy green onions in your salad, on your pasta or any other dish.
