Questions tagged [spring-onions]
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What can I do to grow larger green onions?
I am growing green onions from cuttings but have been dissatisfied with the outcome. My green onions are scrawny. Even when I've added some compost from decayed leaf cuttings, the green onions haven't reached the same size as grocery-bought ones. …
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Why doesn't onion bulb sprout?
Usually when my store bought onions starts to sprout, I plant them in a plastic container filled with water and get some green onion.
This time I decided not to wait until onion starts to sprout. I chose quite a large onion bulb and put it into a…
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Growing bunching onions from seeds
I have some bunching onion (green onion) seeds. I have been trying to grow them indoors in small 1x1 inch pods. I also tried to plant them directly outdoors in my raised bed. I had no success so far in getting them to germinate. Any pointers on how…
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Are (water) re-grown spring onions worth it?
Spring onions (or scallions) can be re-grown in water by saving the roots and placing them in water and, as the article in the link suggests, these re-grow in to full spring onions within a matter of days.
My questions are:
Are spring onions grown…
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Scallions wilting/dying?
I'm the same writer as This. I've been checking my scallions the past few days and well... They don't seem well... The Scallions on the top and bottom of the picture appear to be wilting or dying, and the one on the left doesn't seem to have grown…
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Spring onion regrowth and seeding
I have been growing spring onions and am not sure whether or not I am regrowing them the best way. I have a few questions.
I have been cutting the spring onions at their base so that the regrow and I don't have to plant more spring onions. Can I…
user16579
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Black and Yellow dots on Scallions
I'm new to gardening and well recently I decided to try to grow scallions from leftover Scallion ends. first I placed them in water to grow them out a bit then I planted them in a random pot that had dirt in it. Anyways the reason why I'm posting…
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Plant Identification: Allium Species
I'd like to ask what plants these are from the left to the right (scientific name would be better)? I bought the left one 2 years ago, and the seller said that it was Welsh onion. However, when I searched in the internet, it does not look like that…
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Why did my onion heads turn brown after planting?
My spring onion heads turned yellow. Once I set spring onions in the soil, the heads turned brown and they are growing slowly with yellow leaves.
It's summer season in my country. My soil is a mix of clay and old cow manure.
Why did this happen,…
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