How to Regrow Onions From the Grocery Store

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Regrow Onions from the Grocery Store

How to Regrow Onions From the Grocery Store

Super easy way to extend the life of grocery store purchased green onions.

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Yuck! So, you found a package of green onions in the fridge which are WAY past their prime and you want to toss them in the trash? Wait!

Yuck! So, you found a package of green onions in the fridge which are WAY past their prime and you want to toss them in the trash? Wait!

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Separate them and trim the yucky tops.

Separate them and trim the yucky tops.

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Day 1: Plant them in soil and water them well.

Day 1: Plant them in soil and water them well.

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Day 2: Green is showing already!

Day 2: Green is showing already!

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Day 3: Amazing! After 3 days.

Day 3: Amazing! After 3 days.

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Day 4: Super FAST growth!!!

Day 4: Super FAST growth!!!

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Day 5:  Awesome! These onions are fast growers!!

Day 5: Awesome! These onions are fast growers!!

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Day 6: Same onions! Less than a week of growth. I believe if a sat beside them I could actually SEE them grow! :)

Day 6: Same onions! Less than a week of growth. I believe if a sat beside them I could actually SEE them grow! :)

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After one week, the onions are as big as they were when purchased!!

After one week, the onions are as big as they were when purchased!!

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Question from comments: Do they keep growing if I cut them or do they need to be taken out completely? Love this idea:)

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Answer: You can cut tops and use them as chives; just don't cut them really short and they will regrow again.

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Bunch of green onions past their prime

Knife or scissors

Good soil

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one question this is "Allium cepa" or is "Allium schoenoprasum" because in here the first one is more used and this seems strange.Probably is the second?

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Georgia Ntoty

great idea thanks

Georgia Ntoty 5 months ago

Hayoung Park

And then plants them

Hayoung Park 7 months ago

Hayoung Park

My moms been doing this for years. Except, she puts them all in a bowl of water for a couple dat

Hayoung Park 7 months ago

heart4home.net website

Sunlight will be better; might work in a sunny window.

(author) 7 months ago

Marina Illyuk

Wow awesome! never knew this could be done like this. Do they need to grow outside in direct sunlight? Or can I stick them in a little pot in my kitchen?

Marina Illyuk 7 months ago

Alyson Hames

Wow! This is an amazing idea.

Alyson Hames 7 months ago

Y P

Cool! I'll b trying this cos I often can't finish a pkt b4 they go yukky!!

Y P 7 months ago

heart4home.net website

You can cut tops and use them as chives; just don't cut them really short and they will regrow again.

(author) 7 months ago

Lorna Vargas

Do they keep growing if I cut them or do they need to be taken out completely? Love this idea:)

Lorna Vargas 7 months ago

Stephanie Thomas

So smart! Can't wait to try this.

Stephanie Thomas 7 months ago

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