Thursday, July 12, 2012

How to grow spring onions

**Edited on 18 July 2012 to include photo of grown spring onion**


How many of you always end up with a bunch of wilted spring onions in your fridge because you were using too little?  I do.  Getting a bundle from the local supermarket costs me S$0.70 but I usually use only a stalk or two.  The rest goes into the bin after a few days.

I've tried growing my own, with shallots/small onions.  However, when the spring onion grows taller each day, they couldn't withstand the wind.  So I experimented with big red onions.

Use sprouted onions for potting, they grow faster.

Simply dig a hole in a pot of soil and cover the bulb.  Water daily with exposure to some sunlight.  In a few weeks time, you will have your own home-grown spring onion.

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8 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 12, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    I used to grow with shallots and it give me small green onion. Will try on big onion like yours one. Thanks for the tip!

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  2. Happy HomebakerJuly 13, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    A few months ago, one of those big yellow onions I bought sprouted, so I helped my younger child potted it...I managed to harvest a couple of times, but after a while, the bulb rotted, probably over watering and eventually the planted died. my younger child was so sad.

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  3. WendyinKK July 13, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    Actually... there's no need to bury the bulbs. Just 'poke' the onion slightly onto the soil and it'll be good enough. Let the base be touching the soil.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    Try this method for keeping spring onion fresh. It works! http://wendyinkk.blogspot.sg/2012/03/how-to-keep-spring-onion-for-days-or.html

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  5. Joyce @ Chunky CookyJuly 16, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    I grow spring onions this way too !!

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  6. Blessed HomemakerJuly 18, 2012 at 12:50 AM

    Vivian,
    Small onions will grow thin spring onions.

    HHB,
    I had the same prob too. After harvesting it a few times, the spring onions aint as green as before and I had to dig out the bulb and grow new ones.

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  7. Blessed HomemakerJuly 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    Wendy,
    Thanks for sharing your tip. I saw your entry in your blog but this pic was taken before you updated. Anyway, I'm not growing spring onion now ever since I found your tip on how to store them in the fridge ;-)

    Fong's Kitchen,
    Yes, I've seen her entry and have been doing that too :)

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  8. Blessed HomemakerJuly 18, 2012 at 1:03 AM

    Joyce,
    This is so easy, right?

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