This past winter we had long hard freezes which are very rare and I decided I had lost most of my plants since I have the philosophy that if it can't survive on it's own it doesn't belong. Well, I do water most of the time. But covering plants just goes against my grain. That being said I fully expected to have to replace almost everything after this unusual weather and I have done that with some but have been pleasantly surprised by the resiliency of many others. Could it be because I do not coddle them that they are hardier?
At any rate I thought I would share this wonderful return. Now the morning glories sprouting in the back, I half expected. Half expected because they do reseed themselves but as I said I do not coddle so it was a 50/50 chance in my book. But the green onions! Now they grew beyond my dreams. One of the baggers at the grocery store told me that if I planted the root end of the green onions I was buying that they would grow. Hmmmm. I could not resist and since I just throw away that part I poked them into the dirt and watered when I thought about it. That was last fall. Look at these babies now.
I actually know nothing about growing green onions. Was I supposed to pull them before they bloomed? Do you think I can harvest these and replant the root end again? Anybody ever done this? I haven't seen that bagger again so I can't ask him. This is cool. Even if I pull them and can't eat them I am happy that they even grew and bloomed.
Oh yeah, and being into reusing things did anyone recognize the 'pot'? It is the lid from an old kettle style bbq grill. That vent makes perfect drainage. And the pink 'bird' was a gift from my daughter made from a gourd!
3 comments:
I love that your onions have come back up. I know nothing about onions either and I would google it and see and try these in your food as homegrown is always better in my book. I love the idea of using a BBQ top. We got rid of an old BBQ and put it to the curb for Spring Clean up. I could have used the lid to plant. Great idea and it worked. It is hard to take care of plants when you have quite a few, so you are smart, the ones that survive, do and the ones that do not, well you replace them if they are favorites or do not get them again. I try to remember to water mine and try things to see how they do and so far ok. You have a green thumb.
I did check this out and they can be re-grown several times. But you are supposed to harvest before they bloom. Uh oh! Guess I better get out there and start reaping what I have sown!
Wait, if they bloom then they go to seed. Will they reseed like the morning glories did? Somehow I always pictured them just spreading like the chives do. I have chives everywhere. I used to have Aloe Vera like that until the freeze. Fun to keep learning!
Nice that your onions can be regrown several times. Oops, that is still ok, I can imagine. I guess you better get your onions in and share if you need to. Now you know. I would not have known. I wonder about that also, as they may reseed themselves when they bloom. I cannot have the green onions or chives so not a help on this, but I agree, it is fun to keep learning. Yes, some plants do not hold up to a freeze. I saw a lot of plants covered here with our cold weather. Maybe that is the answer. More work but worth it if you have favorites.
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