Could you please show the final product that is still growing in the soil? What does a mature, red onion look like in the soil before you remove it from the soil? Is it above the soil? Below the soil? How do you know when to harvest it?
I planted an onion like that, & never grew full bulbs, but it became like a massive, giant green onion. I tried them once in dinner, & they were pretty good. It grew flowers & attracted butterflies, which was cool.
I think with all plants like this (veggies, and others) you plant a few then have them pollinate. After that they drop seeds that you grow into more onions I believe.
Followed these instructions, only got one little plant with one really long root haha, but he's a stubborn guy who's been growing in my pantry for like 3 months, so I think he deserves new life! Soaking him in water now, named him Herbert.
I love this! Rewatching again and what resonates for me is the "we don't grow plants.. they grow themselves." "we're there to steward & shepherd them in their journey." it makes me sigh a deep sigh of relief
It because the bottom of the opinion where the roots are, aren't cut. When you cut the bottom, the onions start to bleed. And the blood of the onion can cause a person eyes to sweat.
Adelyn Orata fun chemistry fact: the same chemical in onions that makes you cry is the same chemical that’s in acid rain. That was such a fun experiment!
I left 2 yellow onions in my raised bed and they turned into 10 sprouts. I left them longer till the skin was almost breaking. Separated them by pulling them apart. Replanted and are tall, strong, and regrowing well. 😉
You know ... while I was trying to let the onion live again, it reminded me to live life to the fullest. It's funny how a damn onion can teach me life lessons. Anyway, very happy to chance upon your channel Sir! Many more potting awaits!
ooh this is really interesting! would you consider doing a follow-up video whenever these are coming out of the soil down the line? i'm really interested to see how they turn out!
They will grow a thick green Sprout, then at the top a flower head will develop. In nature, onions produce a bulb during the first year and if the bulb is replanted the next year the bulb will produce seeds and not another bulb. Plant those seeds and the cycle starts all over again.
This is exactly what I needed. My red onions got some sprouts and I got a little sad because where I live, red onions are a little pricier. Thank you. I am going to use this!
I did this last year with some red and brown onions that sprouted in my pantry. Took aaages, but I had no idea what I was doing at the time, so I’m pretty happy that I got 4-5 browns and two small red onions out of that. Have just used and re-sprouted one of the browns for a second time. Was so excited when I saw them forming proper bulbs! 😁
Yeah I made a mistake earlier a couple but it’s growing and I don’t know if I should leave it. I dug a hole, and threw a onion that was starting to go bad in the and covered it up and watered it once and said “if it grows it grows”. Well it started growing good, but now I’m worried I did it for nothing 🤣
@@GardeninGracei did the same thing and the sprouts are soooooooo long now it’s been a couple months but I have no idea what to do so I searched up the video 😂
had half a white onion sprouting in the fridge, placed it in some water and eventually some dirt, and it grew into maybe 5+ onions that I later separated and replanted. Onions are so cool and easy to grow/regrow and it's nice when you dig them up and get extra ones to replant or sets and seeds from the ones that flower.
I would love to see what the onions look like when it’s time to harvest, and what you get! I’m a first time gardener. I just put scraps of onions in bowls. I am hoping to get new leeks and onions, but I don’t know what I will get. Your comment about carrots was enlightening. I thought the carrot top would grow a new carrot
The carrot itself is where the plant stores its food in the first year, so in the second year it will use it as energy source for flowers. Thats why you eill always get only greens
@@patriciagraham4786 yes, the greens qill producw flowers then the flowers die qnd thw flowers will have seeds. From what i know they do NOT need to be pollinated
But when onion bulbs sprout, that second year is the flowering year. Which means the onion will not grow large, but will instead grow a pithy, tough, thick-walled center flowering stem. Go ahead and plant it, but when the flower is turning into a seed head, it will start to wilt. Cut it off with about 5 inches of stalk, and bring it indoors to dry. After it's thoroughly dry, rub it between your hands over a bowl, and watch your harvest of onion seeds fall out! Put the seeds into a paper envelope and put them in an outdoor shed to chill thoroughly until early spring. Sow very shallowly as soon as your garden can be worked.
@ 0:37 - So true, thank you! They make up these hacks that don't work or leave you with no next steps and false expectations. I am a new fan of yours please do a video for small apt herb gardening. I have no idea where to start but I am an amazing home cook who wld love to grow herbs.
I was worried about my onion growing in my pantry and this video has taught me a lot. I showed this video to my neighbor and now he is relieved about his onion growing in his house also. Thank you for this video!!
I grow all my onions from bulbs because in Canada where i am located (zone 3) I would need to plant seeds SO early in the season and have grow lights on for months. Bulbs are a lot easier option Gardening here in colder climates! Thanks for the video! such an inspiration for us small time youtubers
I have one currently growing in my fridge, so this is really helpful. One thing I forget where I learned from, onions are bi anual plants, which means they naturally dies after two years. The first year they sprout from seeds at spring, then grow leaves and a bulb. Throughout the year the bulb accumulates sugar and grow into a full size onion. When winter comes the leaves wilt, leaving the bulb to overwinter underground and sprout the second spring. Then in the second year, the bulb will use all that accumulated energy to sprout, grow leaves, and very shortly sent out flower and grow seeds. Soon after the seeds mature, the whole plant just wilt away. So it really isn't very realistic to hope for another giant bulb when you replant. On the other hand tho, the leaves are edible and teste like spring onions, plus the flower looks really cool if you could get it to flower.
Ooh my gosh!!! This makes more sense what happened to my grocery onion I tried growing. I cut and divided them, but didn't know I had to root them in water first. I just planted them, the white part was buried in the soil. And it was fine for about 2 months. Then it slowly started to wither and then it disappeared. I guess it really did die. Thanks for making this video, I now know what to do next time when I get growing onions!
that happened to me last year because I did the same thing as you. I was SHOCKED this year when onions came up int he same spot I had put them last year with no successful harvest. I will let them grow this season and (hopefully) see what I get later in the summer.
This is one of the first videos that I ever really sat and watched. I looked it up because I had a sprouted onion. I come from a long line of farmers and I never knew this. The internet is marvelous. I love your philosophy, "We don't grow plants, they grow themselves."
I have cut the sides off and used the sides and left the root part on , I used most of the onion(it was not sprouting yet) placed the"dead" roots in water, it took a few days but new roots are growing and has started sprouting! I will plant in soil soon! For sweet bulb onions. I've been "regrowing" celery, romaine lettuce, onions, & I'm sprouting dried grocery store peas to plant for pea plants! I'm also going to plant some sprouted red potatoes & yams! I'm a starting gardener, have grown transplants ,flowers, tomatoes, peppers that you buy but this year am trying to grow more foods than flowers, I have perennial herbs,a few kinds of sage', rosemary, different thyme, oregano, some in pots, some in ground. This has all been my"science" project, to see what I can't kill! It's funny I used to over care for houseplants, overwatering, that I killed, I kept trying and killing them for years! But since I have a little land around my mobile home(in a park) , I've "ventured" outside! The ground around here is terribly dense,clay mudlike, no drainage so most everything I have is in pots, I have a raised bed of strawberries, asparagus(a friend bought me a plant, IDK what I'm doing, but trying to grow that in the ground, but it's still alive but not really thriving because of the flooding , no drainage ground, but I am trying! Lol!
The roots need air underground and too much water will drown them and too dense of soil will stunt them. If possible, get them off the ground in a raised bed and amend the soil like crazy with fine compost and ingredients that will allow for proper drainage.
My father gives us 50 pound bags and by the end of winter they do this so I planted them and let them go to seed. Now I have a seed bank and so far they've germinated. Surprised me for sure
I am NEW to gardening vegetables. I just started regrowing a few items, and onions are something I use a lot. This video is going to help. Thank you SO much!
THANK YOU! It was honestly harder than I thought to find a decent video on this. And today I planted my first sprouts🌱😁if I didn't know what to do properly 🤦♀️I almost threw them away. As I saw mold but kept peeling and the look beautiful with a few inches of root! I'm soooo hopeful for this. Thanks again!
thank you for this video. Initially, I just put the whole onion in the ground. lol. I see I was wrong. I dug them back up, peeled them separated them, and put them in my grow bag. I'm learning a lot from you. Thank you so much. I also picked up your book recently. I didn't think I could grow anything. my first harvest was microgreens. I'm inspired to keep trying and growing.
Had a spouting onion and didn't want to throw him out...found your video and I followed your instructions on peeling away each layer. Discovered a bunch of roots and he is now soaking in some water to continue to root till I can get it planted. I just subscribed and want to learn more so I can pass this on to my Granddaughter.
you know, i don't normally hit the bell. but considering the subject matter, that i'm earnestly trying to get into gardening as someone who desperately needs to go outside, that i'm trying to save energy and money as a young adult, and that this channel is very no-BS and doesn't appear to do clickbait at a glance, i think you're my first exception. looking forward to seeing more from you, keep up the good work.
I got interested in plants during the pandemic, and I've made a lot of cool experiments with the allium clade. 👍 One thing I don't understand is why you plant the whole clove. I only regrow the green embryo inside into "ajos tiernos". I've never let them grow into full garlic, but I don't see why they wouldn't. 🤔 Same with onions. I preserve the green embryos by cutting around them, and I eat the rest of the onion.
Looking at utilizing my "scraps" to jumpstart my spring garden and came upon this video as I'm figuring out what to to with what I'm finding while spring cleaning. Thank you for stating where you would bury the bulb to. Very helpful. Had not seen that in a video like this yet.
I started a couple onions today, they are fresh from the store but I cut it about 2/3 of the way down and I'm suspending it in some water with toothpicks. Hopefully it works otherwise I'll just be doing it this way. Thanks for all the amazing and super informative videos!! Happy growing everyone
I did this this late winter with a large white onion just like that one. I did not soak it in water or peel it way down like that though. It sent out a huge thick scape pretty quickly which developed a large flower/seed head. This is what I expected since the onion had already bulbed up fully once as onions do in their first season (unless they are stressed and bolt). Being a biennial onions like this one that are replanted will go to seed.
What perfect timing this video was! I was just looking at a sprouted onion and a couple of sprouted shallots wondering what I can do with them besides throw them out to compost. Excellent tutorial. I now have 4 sprouts from one sweet onion prepped and in water, hopefully to root, along with 3 from 2 shallots. Fingers crossed!
Wouldn't the bulb think it's a 2nd year plant and go to flower? I've been reading a lot on this with onions, and they don't get to a very big size as a result. It would be great for seeds, but not sure about the actual onion usability. I'm still learning, as the most I've planted is chives and spring onions.
OK, done. One rotting onion had two plants in it, the other had three. I would have sworn the onions were too rotten to save, but no, there were pretty and clean plants inside. They are in water now, so let's see what happens. Thanks.
Just ordered your book from Amazon. I’ve watched you for a few years now and have learned so much and been inspired so many times. I felt it was time I gave a little payback💖✨💞💫💝 Thank you !
Very cool! Wish you had made this video a month ago when I tossed the whole onion into a pot and buried it. It's rotting now. LOL! BTW, I think it'd be really great when you do videos like this that you show examples of how they look after you grow them out. Khang Starr does a really good job of time lapsing the stuff he grows and so it gives us a really great visual of how things look as the plant progresses. :)
I just found this video but at the perfect time. I have multiple onions that are in this mode but I didn’t have a clue how to replant them. I can’t wait to see if I actually get new edible growth from something that got forgotten in the back of the bin.
I know it’s spring and I’m sure you have a lot of videos lined up but I have a question. My apartment has a balcony that gets about 4 to 5 hours of sun, could you do a video or point me in the direction of an article/video showing veggies that grow in shade/sun. Thanks for your content!
Grow plants that do well in containers with less sun and put the containers on a narrow shelf or ledge! I live in Western Colorado where the heat has been terrible the last few years, so I have my containers in the sun only early morning and then have to move them back under the eave at noon so be happy for the amount of sun you have! I'm envious!😊
Perfect timing, I put a onions root ball into a cup of water last week and now I got two nice sprouts and a decent amount of root growth. I was about to Google what to do next and you actually solve that problem for me thank you
It's so hilarious that you did this video today because today we found two of our onions sprouting this way and I had never seen this happen before. This video is right on time!
I had half an onion sitting in my fridge and I was about to toss it when I noticed something green starting to grow out of it. So I put it on top of a glass of water because my mom sent me a picture saying to do that with a full onion and now it's growing like crazy. It's only been like 4 days and the roots are at least 6 inches. Wish I could share a picture considering its half an onion lol but after seeing your video, I'm kinda convinced to get rid of the other half and plant the child. Although the water in the cup seems to be doing an amazing job. Not sure how it'd react to the transplant.
A week ago, I bought two bunches of green onions, about 10 total. I planted all of them in a pot. I have harvested about 6 tops as of now, by trimming the green tops with scissors. All the harvested onions are sending up new stems already. It looks like I am going to have enough to use in my omlets and sandwiches for a fair while with just these.
hey, great video man! how do you know when the onion is ready for harvest? and how often should you water it? does it need a lot of sun? thanks for providing us with all this information, my house has been looking a lot greener as of lately thanks to you (:
I love your tiktoks and was looking for help on youtube getting my veggie garden going so I was very happy to find this video. It was clear and helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Bro I never thought of growing onions but I left one too long in the kitchen and it started to sprout. I was curious and looked it up on RUclips, clicked on your video and loved it. I’m gonna start learning more about this. Thanks, subscribed.
Hey, Kevin. Just watched your video about regrowing onions from onions! Gotta say I greatly appreciate your instructions, explanations & info- you don't just say"put it in water!" Glad you have your book in the shot. I have it, it's my new generation "Crockett's Victory Garden"!, easy to use, informative & applicable to my needs as a growing urban gardener! 🌱🌻🌿🙂 thx
I'm so glad I finally came upon this! I'm a subscriber and I've seen many of your videos. But this onion thing keeps happening to me; I keep the scrap and leave it and it grows on my counter. Last month I decided to do something about it. I have a small onion 'field' and now I know where to go from there. Thank you!
I am so glad I came across this channel just now. My onions just started sprouting out of nowhere so I wanna plant it Nd let them live since they wanted to start a new life and all lol
I love every single video you make. Always informative, enjoy the simple and to the point commentary all the while keeping viewers engaged. But the biggest appreciation of all is having confidence you leave nothing out for beginner gardeners. Thank you for that! And of course you’re quite nice to look at lol 😆
Wow I think I left the roots grow too long, so I will now just plant them and of course, wait for my hidden 3 bulbs to take root in water. Thank you so much. This was incredibly helpful. Have a lovely week. Regards Lee
Onions are biennial so what you have are two onions in the second year of growth. You will get a lot of green growth and a seed head but what you’ve planted will not produce another bulb. Same drill with onion sets, second year of growth and OK for green onions (scallions) but not for bulbs. You want to plant from seed or onion plants to get large bulbs. I understand some companies are producing sets that will grow into bulbs at higher latitudes but if you’re at 38 degrees or less and want large bulb onions grow from seed or from plants.
It will bulb up slightly, but not massively you are correct, and yes I believe I did mention it'll flower faster due to being a biennial! I generally go sets if I don't care about massive bulbs, seeds if I do!
Last summer I planted a few onions in this condition out in my yard, they flowered and and I collected the seeds which I'm going to attempt to replant this year. Keeping my fingers crossed!
@@awrinkleintimeyesterday6067 Yes. If you planted from seed or onion plants last year the “dying off” meant they were ready to be harvested. The re-growth is their second season. This season they will bolt early and produce seed heads and won’t form into harvestable bulbs.
We just buried our red onion a few days ago. I didn't think about peeling more layers to check how many shoots can be in there. I have never seen onions bloom flowers before so that's another thing to look forward to. Thanks for the tip!!
Thanks Kevin. I have a drawer full of these I forgot about. I'll be looking for your book and I subscribed! 😊 I live in Florida where everything grows. Plus I raise monarch butterflies. I need flowers in my garden for them. I'm playing with a wide leafed Northern milkweed. Wish me luck. They have larger leaves. They sure can eat!! Thank you for teachings on Vidalia onions. It's my tomorrow morning project. Enjoy your day. 🦋🧅🌴🐛🌻
Best part if you are patient they feed bees then put out little seeds on the top at the end of the season. Both beauty and potential for endless supply of food. ❤✌🥰🌞💛
This video helped me so much! I applied this technique to the scallions I bought at the grocery store and it's working so well! I just used them in my 3 ingredient mashed potato video, had to give you a shout out thanks so much!
I happened to have a sprouted onion on the shelves, great timing to see this video. Will you do a follow up video about this sprouted onion? Such as what to do if flower has bloom or what did happen after you planted? It’s my first plant, so your video does help a lot, thanks.
How am I JUST NOW FINDING YOUR VIDEOS????? You are easy to listen to, SO informative, and have amazing AMAZING tips!!! Yep, sharing these with all my gardening friends and have a lot of catching up to do! AND you have a book! Just ordered this on Amazon. Hoping for it sooner than later :)
Thank You Kevin for the correct way to sprout new onions! I just planted a bunch of red and yellow onion starts and they're coming up already outside = I eat so many onions I don't want to run out =D But now I know how to use the sprouting market onions to make more , yAy!
The onion is cannibalising itself! Btw I did what you did, separated Siamese twins. Planted them separately, side by side and both sprouted. I call them The Twins. I enjoy watching your videos a lot cos you're clear in your explanations and authoritative as well. Well..not authoritarian, just authoritative and instructional but friendly. Have subscribed.
Thank you this is exactly what my sprouted onions looked like. And just realized I HAVE YOUR BOOK!!! Didn't even know. Just unpacked sitting right on headboard lol Excited to crack it open
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Could you please show the final product that is still growing in the soil? What does a mature, red onion look like in the soil before you remove it from the soil? Is it above the soil? Below the soil? How do you know when to harvest it?
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Great video! Did you do a follow up video showing the results? If so, I'd love to see it.
Thanks for the link. It definitely filled in the missing details!
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I planted an onion like that, & never grew full bulbs, but it became like a massive, giant green onion. I tried them once in dinner, & they were pretty good. It grew flowers & attracted butterflies, which was cool.
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That’s cool to know!
I think with all plants like this (veggies, and others) you plant a few then have them pollinate. After that they drop seeds that you grow into more onions I believe.
@@matthewcurry3565 That's what I'm thinking, too.
I peel all the outer layers to eat and plant the center when some green blades are coming up
Followed these instructions, only got one little plant with one really long root haha, but he's a stubborn guy who's been growing in my pantry for like 3 months, so I think he deserves new life! Soaking him in water now, named him Herbert.
Give him some light.....!
We need a update
LoL... I name things to... Love the name
Love the name. I had 5 onions grow out of my I have to name all of mine now lol
Is Herbert still with us, or did you eat him? 😳
“Well, it hasn’t gone bad, in fact it’s trying to live again” I’m crying 😢
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Person doesn't cook with onion for a while.
Onion: I live, I die, I LIVE AGAIN! WITNESS ME!
Onions will do that 🤔
I love this! Rewatching again and what resonates for me is the "we don't grow plants.. they grow themselves." "we're there to steward & shepherd them in their journey." it makes me sigh a deep sigh of relief
The real miracle here is that you were able to peel all those layers without crying. Respect.
It because the bottom of the opinion where the roots are, aren't cut. When you cut the bottom, the onions start to bleed. And the blood of the onion can cause a person eyes to sweat.
Adelyn Orata I don’t think she was being literal here. More of a ha ha moment. Meant be funny lol
You cry just when you cut the actual inside of the onion, not by peeling it.
Its beacuse the onion knows its getting help
Adelyn Orata fun chemistry fact: the same chemical in onions that makes you cry is the same chemical that’s in acid rain. That was such a fun experiment!
I left 2 yellow onions in my raised bed and they turned into 10 sprouts. I left them longer till the skin was almost breaking. Separated them by pulling them apart. Replanted and are tall, strong, and regrowing well. 😉
So.... Very similar to garlic ¿?
You know ... while I was trying to let the onion live again, it reminded me to live life to the fullest. It's funny how a damn onion can teach me life lessons. Anyway, very happy to chance upon your channel Sir! Many more potting awaits!
ooh this is really interesting! would you consider doing a follow-up video whenever these are coming out of the soil down the line? i'm really interested to see how they turn out!
They will grow a thick green Sprout, then at the top a flower head will develop. In nature, onions produce a bulb during the first year and if the bulb is replanted the next year the bulb will produce seeds and not another bulb. Plant those seeds and the cycle starts all over again.
This is exactly what I needed. My red onions got some sprouts and I got a little sad because where I live, red onions are a little pricier. Thank you. I am going to use this!
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Ok, how did it work out?
@@donaldduck830 I didn't take good care of it and it didn't work out. But that's okay. I'll give it a shot another time.
I did this last year with some red and brown onions that sprouted in my pantry. Took aaages, but I had no idea what I was doing at the time, so I’m pretty happy that I got 4-5 browns and two small red onions out of that. Have just used and re-sprouted one of the browns for a second time. Was so excited when I saw them forming proper bulbs! 😁
Yeah I made a mistake earlier a couple but it’s growing and I don’t know if I should leave it. I dug a hole, and threw a onion that was starting to go bad in the and covered it up and watered it once and said “if it grows it grows”. Well it started growing good, but now I’m worried I did it for nothing 🤣
@@GardeninGracei did the same thing and the sprouts are soooooooo long now it’s been a couple months but I have no idea what to do so I searched up the video 😂
@@GardeninGraceliterally water it once
I knew there’d be a video on how to do this on Epic Gardening. Perfect explanation. Thanks Kevin. You’re the best!
had half a white onion sprouting in the fridge, placed it in some water and eventually some dirt, and it grew into maybe 5+ onions that I later separated and replanted. Onions are so cool and easy to grow/regrow and it's nice when you dig them up and get extra ones to replant or sets and seeds from the ones that flower.
How long does it take for these little rooted slips to produce an actual onion?
I would love to see what the onions look like when it’s time to harvest, and what you get! I’m a first time gardener. I just put scraps of onions in bowls. I am hoping to get new leeks and onions, but I don’t know what I will get.
Your comment about carrots was enlightening. I thought the carrot top would grow a new carrot
How did it go?
The carrot itself is where the plant stores its food in the first year, so in the second year it will use it as energy source for flowers. Thats why you eill always get only greens
@@bar123k5 Will the newly planted greens from the carrot produce seeds for planting the next year?
@@patriciagraham4786 yes, the greens qill producw flowers then the flowers die qnd thw flowers will have seeds.
From what i know they do NOT need to be pollinated
Ha how did it work out
What a treasure you are! I love sharing your videos with my grandkids. You are our new science teacher!
Love to hear this!
But when onion bulbs sprout, that second year is the flowering year. Which means the onion will not grow large, but will instead grow a pithy, tough, thick-walled center flowering stem.
Go ahead and plant it, but when the flower is turning into a seed head, it will start to wilt.
Cut it off with about 5 inches of stalk, and bring it indoors to dry.
After it's thoroughly dry, rub it between your hands over a bowl, and watch your harvest of onion seeds fall out! Put the seeds into a paper envelope and put them in an outdoor shed to chill thoroughly until early spring. Sow very shallowly as soon as your garden can be worked.
LITERALLY noticed an onion sprouting in my pantry today, time to do this
@ 0:37 - So true, thank you! They make up these hacks that don't work or leave you with no next steps and false expectations. I am a new fan of yours please do a video for small apt herb gardening. I have no idea where to start but I am an amazing home cook who wld love to grow herbs.
I was worried about my onion growing in my pantry and this video has taught me a lot. I showed this video to my neighbor and now he is relieved about his onion growing in his house also. Thank you for this video!!
I grow all my onions from bulbs because in Canada where i am located (zone 3) I would need to plant seeds SO early in the season and have grow lights on for months. Bulbs are a lot easier option Gardening here in colder climates! Thanks for the video! such an inspiration for us small time youtubers
yes . I do the same in Montana, at over 6,000 ft elevation. It's 17 degrees F. today, 4/10/22. Gotta be creative to garden in brutal climates.
I have one currently growing in my fridge, so this is really helpful. One thing I forget where I learned from, onions are bi anual plants, which means they naturally dies after two years. The first year they sprout from seeds at spring, then grow leaves and a bulb. Throughout the year the bulb accumulates sugar and grow into a full size onion. When winter comes the leaves wilt, leaving the bulb to overwinter underground and sprout the second spring. Then in the second year, the bulb will use all that accumulated energy to sprout, grow leaves, and very shortly sent out flower and grow seeds. Soon after the seeds mature, the whole plant just wilt away. So it really isn't very realistic to hope for another giant bulb when you replant. On the other hand tho, the leaves are edible and teste like spring onions, plus the flower looks really cool if you could get it to flower.
Such great information. Thank you, onion friend!
Ooh my gosh!!! This makes more sense what happened to my grocery onion I tried growing. I cut and divided them, but didn't know I had to root them in water first. I just planted them, the white part was buried in the soil. And it was fine for about 2 months. Then it slowly started to wither and then it disappeared. I guess it really did die.
Thanks for making this video, I now know what to do next time when I get growing onions!
that happened to me last year because I did the same thing as you. I was SHOCKED this year when onions came up int he same spot I had put them last year with no successful harvest. I will let them grow this season and (hopefully) see what I get later in the summer.
This is one of the first videos that I ever really sat and watched. I looked it up because I had a sprouted onion. I come from a long line of farmers and I never knew this. The internet is marvelous. I love your philosophy, "We don't grow plants, they grow themselves."
You are a gift to us from God. Thanks again for showing how waste isn't necessary, and against everything nature stands for lol.
So nice of you
Completely agree. Bless you Kevin!!
I have cut the sides off and used the sides and left the root part on , I used most of the onion(it was not sprouting yet) placed the"dead" roots in water, it took a few days but new roots are growing and has started sprouting! I will plant in soil soon! For sweet bulb onions. I've been "regrowing" celery, romaine lettuce, onions, & I'm sprouting dried grocery store peas to plant for pea plants! I'm also going to plant some sprouted red potatoes & yams! I'm a starting gardener, have grown transplants ,flowers, tomatoes, peppers that you buy but this year am trying to grow more foods than flowers, I have perennial herbs,a few kinds of sage', rosemary, different thyme, oregano, some in pots, some in ground. This has all been my"science" project, to see what I can't kill! It's funny I used to over care for houseplants, overwatering, that I killed, I kept trying and killing them for years! But since I have a little land around my mobile home(in a park) , I've "ventured" outside! The ground around here is terribly dense,clay mudlike, no drainage so most everything I have is in pots, I have a raised bed of strawberries, asparagus(a friend bought me a plant, IDK what I'm doing, but trying to grow that in the ground, but it's still alive but not really thriving because of the flooding , no drainage ground, but I am trying! Lol!
The roots need air underground and too much water will drown them and too dense of soil will stunt them. If possible, get them off the ground in a raised bed and amend the soil like crazy with fine compost and ingredients that will allow for proper drainage.
@@kimberlyhanley5905 I have most everything in pots and totes now,so they have good soil and drainage, thanks!
This is so cool. I just got fifteen bulbs from four eager storage onions. I planted them outside.
My father gives us 50 pound bags and by the end of winter they do this so I planted them and let them go to seed. Now I have a seed bank and so far they've germinated. Surprised me for sure
I'm going to try this right now. This was very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
I wish you could just come take a class from you and learn everything hands on.
Maybe sometime!
Same!
well, not anytime soon lmao.
I would love that
I really appreciate your no BS approach, thank you!
I am NEW to gardening vegetables. I just started regrowing a few items, and onions are something I use a lot. This video is going to help. Thank you SO much!
Glad it was helpful!
THANK YOU! It was honestly harder than I thought to find a decent video on this. And today I planted my first sprouts🌱😁if I didn't know what to do properly 🤦♀️I almost threw them away. As I saw mold but kept peeling and the look beautiful with a few inches of root! I'm soooo hopeful for this. Thanks again!
Thanks. Great for anyone learning plant biology. You’ve got the best attitude.
(Maybe because I just watched ‘the news’!)
I have an onion on my countertop with a lot of healthy green leaves growng out. I'll dissect it following your method tonight. Thanks for the video.
I honestly LOVE peeling onions! It’s so satisfying!
thank you for this video. Initially, I just put the whole onion in the ground. lol. I see I was wrong. I dug them back up, peeled them separated them, and put them in my grow bag. I'm learning a lot from you. Thank you so much. I also picked up your book recently. I didn't think I could grow anything. my first harvest was microgreens. I'm inspired to keep trying and growing.
I should be studying but let me watch this onion grow real quick.
I feel so called out. Bwah ha! 😂
😂😂😂
Had a spouting onion and didn't want to throw him out...found your video and I followed your instructions on peeling away each layer. Discovered a bunch of roots and he is now soaking in some water to continue to root till I can get it planted. I just subscribed and want to learn more so I can pass this on to my Granddaughter.
The best gardening channel I have seen on RUclips 🙏🏾
you know, i don't normally hit the bell. but considering the subject matter, that i'm earnestly trying to get into gardening as someone who desperately needs to go outside, that i'm trying to save energy and money as a young adult, and that this channel is very no-BS and doesn't appear to do clickbait at a glance, i think you're my first exception. looking forward to seeing more from you, keep up the good work.
Would you suggest using growing hormone to get the roots to come down a little firmer and quicker?
I got interested in plants during the pandemic, and I've made a lot of cool experiments with the allium clade. 👍
One thing I don't understand is why you plant the whole clove. I only regrow the green embryo inside into "ajos tiernos".
I've never let them grow into full garlic, but I don't see why they wouldn't. 🤔
Same with onions. I preserve the green embryos by cutting around them, and I eat the rest of the onion.
Looking at utilizing my "scraps" to jumpstart my spring garden and came upon this video as I'm figuring out what to to with what I'm finding while spring cleaning.
Thank you for stating where you would bury the bulb to. Very helpful. Had not seen that in a video like this yet.
I started a couple onions today, they are fresh from the store but I cut it about 2/3 of the way down and I'm suspending it in some water with toothpicks. Hopefully it works otherwise I'll just be doing it this way. Thanks for all the amazing and super informative videos!! Happy growing everyone
thankyou for being so thorough, This is a step I need to take care of now I can do it with confidence 😇
I did this this late winter with a large white onion just like that one. I did not soak it in water or peel it way down like that though. It sent out a huge thick scape pretty quickly which developed a large flower/seed head. This is what I expected since the onion had already bulbed up fully once as onions do in their first season (unless they are stressed and bolt). Being a biennial onions like this one that are replanted will go to seed.
What perfect timing this video was! I was just looking at a sprouted onion and a couple of sprouted shallots wondering what I can do with them besides throw them out to compost. Excellent tutorial. I now have 4 sprouts from one sweet onion prepped and in water, hopefully to root, along with 3 from 2 shallots. Fingers crossed!
You got this!
Wouldn't the bulb think it's a 2nd year plant and go to flower? I've been reading a lot on this with onions, and they don't get to a very big size as a result. It would be great for seeds, but not sure about the actual onion usability. I'm still learning, as the most I've planted is chives and spring onions.
I would love to hear his answer to this!
This is great. Explained completely. I'm going to do this with my kids now. I'll check back if I remember. 👌🌱
I've been growing the same onion in a container for the last three years! Glad to see your post! 😊
Thank you so much for all the detail! I could not find any info to tell me how deeply to plant them… your thorough explanations are SO appreciated!
You are such a great teacher!
OK, done. One rotting onion had two plants in it, the other had three. I would have sworn the onions were too rotten to save, but no, there were pretty and clean plants inside. They are in water now, so let's see what happens. Thanks.
They turn out good? Got a few red and White onions im about to inspect and hopefully put in water.
@@charelljackson5617 They turned out pretty good, yes. They didn't grow as large as the original, but they were tasty.
Just ordered your book from Amazon. I’ve watched you for a few years now and have learned so much and been inspired so many times. I felt it was time I gave a little payback💖✨💞💫💝 Thank you !
Very cool! Wish you had made this video a month ago when I tossed the whole onion into a pot and buried it. It's rotting now. LOL! BTW, I think it'd be really great when you do videos like this that you show examples of how they look after you grow them out. Khang Starr does a really good job of time lapsing the stuff he grows and so it gives us a really great visual of how things look as the plant progresses. :)
I will do for sure - trying to get caught up on a backlog of projects!
I always sprout my onions. But I learned something new today. Thanks
I just found this video but at the perfect time. I have multiple onions that are in this mode but I didn’t have a clue how to replant them. I can’t wait to see if I actually get new edible growth from something that got forgotten in the back of the bin.
I know it’s spring and I’m sure you have a lot of videos lined up but I have a question. My apartment has a balcony that gets about 4 to 5 hours of sun, could you do a video or point me in the direction of an article/video showing veggies that grow in shade/sun. Thanks for your content!
I've got one called 12 veggies you can grow in the shade :)
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Grow plants that do well in containers with less sun and put the containers on a narrow shelf or ledge! I live in Western Colorado where the heat has been terrible the last few years, so I have my containers in the sun only early morning and then have to move them back under the eave at noon so be happy for the amount of sun you have! I'm envious!😊
Perfect timing, I put a onions root ball into a cup of water last week and now I got two nice sprouts and a decent amount of root growth. I was about to Google what to do next and you actually solve that problem for me thank you
Perfect!
I am in love with how you explained everything
It's so hilarious that you did this video today because today we found two of our onions sprouting this way and I had never seen this happen before. This video is right on time!
That is awesome!
@@epicgardening Would you be willing to continue to follow up on the progress of yours? It would be great to see.
This channel has some great advice for gardening! Thank you 👍
I had half an onion sitting in my fridge and I was about to toss it when I noticed something green starting to grow out of it. So I put it on top of a glass of water because my mom sent me a picture saying to do that with a full onion and now it's growing like crazy. It's only been like 4 days and the roots are at least 6 inches. Wish I could share a picture considering its half an onion lol but after seeing your video, I'm kinda convinced to get rid of the other half and plant the child. Although the water in the cup seems to be doing an amazing job. Not sure how it'd react to the transplant.
I really love experimenting with this kind of gardening. Thanks for sharing. People don’t be afraid to experiment around with vegetables!!!
A week ago, I bought two bunches of green onions, about 10 total. I planted all of them in a pot. I have harvested about 6 tops as of now, by trimming the green tops with scissors. All the harvested onions are sending up new stems already. It looks like I am going to have enough to use in my omlets and sandwiches for a fair while with just these.
You sound like such an awesome science teacher!!! Thank you, was at first just curious about my onion then became super intrigued by your explanation!
“Journey to the center of the onion….” Love it!
hey, great video man! how do you know when the onion is ready for harvest? and how often should you water it? does it need a lot of sun? thanks for providing us with all this information, my house has been looking a lot greener as of lately thanks to you (:
This video helped so much i all of a sudden had some unions grow and wanted to save and grow my own thank you so much for this video🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
I love your tiktoks and was looking for help on youtube getting my veggie garden going so I was very happy to find this video. It was clear and helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I own the books, and watch every video. Really appreciate the content!!
Thankyou,I have two.Will try your method.I’ll let you know.cheers.👍😎Martin,Australia
Bro I never thought of growing onions but I left one too long in the kitchen and it started to sprout.
I was curious and looked it up on RUclips, clicked on your video and loved it. I’m gonna start learning more about this. Thanks, subscribed.
Thanks for taking the time to do this video. I’ve got one of those and now I know what to do.
I'm trying this over the weekend.
Hey, Kevin. Just watched your video about regrowing onions from onions! Gotta say I greatly appreciate your instructions, explanations & info- you don't just say"put it in water!" Glad you have your book in the shot. I have it, it's my new generation "Crockett's Victory Garden"!, easy to use, informative & applicable to my needs as a growing urban gardener! 🌱🌻🌿🙂 thx
I'm so glad I finally came upon this! I'm a subscriber and I've seen many of your videos. But this onion thing keeps happening to me; I keep the scrap and leave it and it grows on my counter. Last month I decided to do something about it. I have a small onion 'field' and now I know where to go from there. Thank you!
So just to be clear the new ovalish bulb will be edible, or no? Thanks! New to indoor gardening and just found your channel, love it!
I'm glad to see your onion sprout so big😂 I just found one this big on my pantry and planted it with your help thank you!
Thank you for such a thorough and clear video, I appreciate you taking the time to explain this well
I am so glad I came across this channel just now. My onions just started sprouting out of nowhere so I wanna plant it Nd let them live since they wanted to start a new life and all lol
I love every single video you make. Always informative, enjoy the simple and to the point commentary all the while keeping viewers engaged. But the biggest appreciation of all is having confidence you leave nothing out for beginner gardeners. Thank you for that! And of course you’re quite nice to look at lol 😆
Wow I think I left the roots grow too long, so I will now just plant them and of course, wait for my hidden 3 bulbs to take root in water. Thank you so much. This was incredibly helpful. Have a lovely week. Regards Lee
Onions are biennial so what you have are two onions in the second year of growth. You will get a lot of green growth and a seed head but what you’ve planted will not produce another bulb. Same drill with onion sets, second year of growth and OK for green onions (scallions) but not for bulbs. You want to plant from seed or onion plants to get large bulbs. I understand some companies are producing sets that will grow into bulbs at higher latitudes but if you’re at 38 degrees or less and want large bulb onions grow from seed or from plants.
It will bulb up slightly, but not massively you are correct, and yes I believe I did mention it'll flower faster due to being a biennial! I generally go sets if I don't care about massive bulbs, seeds if I do!
Last summer I planted a few onions in this condition out in my yard, they flowered and and I collected the seeds which I'm going to attempt to replant this year. Keeping my fingers crossed!
would that explain why the onions I tried to regrow last year "died off" without harvest and now are growing again this year?
@@awrinkleintimeyesterday6067 Yes. If you planted from seed or onion plants last year the “dying off” meant they were ready to be harvested. The re-growth is their second season. This season they will bolt early and produce seed heads and won’t form into harvestable bulbs.
@@farmerbob4554 I regrew last year - planted onions that had sprouted
We just buried our red onion a few days ago. I didn't think about peeling more layers to check how many shoots can be in there. I have never seen onions bloom flowers before so that's another thing to look forward to. Thanks for the tip!!
Thank you for a great onion lesson!
This was surprisingly very interesting. Good job.
Thanks Kevin. I have a drawer full of these I forgot about. I'll be looking for your book and I subscribed! 😊 I live in Florida where everything grows. Plus I raise monarch butterflies. I need flowers in my garden for them. I'm playing with a wide leafed Northern milkweed. Wish me luck. They have larger leaves. They sure can eat!! Thank you for teachings on Vidalia onions. It's my tomorrow morning project. Enjoy your day. 🦋🧅🌴🐛🌻
I have one growing out now, so figured I would see what to do with it. Thank you
Thanks for showing those little roots growing inside, convinced me to peel them instead of planting it whole.
Best part if you are patient they feed bees then put out little seeds on the top at the end of the season. Both beauty and potential for endless supply of food. ❤✌🥰🌞💛
This video helped me so much! I applied this technique to the scallions I bought at the grocery store and it's working so well! I just used them in my 3 ingredient mashed potato video, had to give you a shout out thanks so much!
Have an onion doing this now. Came across your video about re-growing. Excited to try this out. This will be a cool winter project.
I happened to have a sprouted onion on the shelves, great timing to see this video.
Will you do a follow up video about this sprouted onion? Such as what to do if flower has bloom or what did happen after you planted? It’s my first plant, so your video does help a lot, thanks.
How am I JUST NOW FINDING YOUR VIDEOS????? You are easy to listen to, SO informative, and have amazing AMAZING tips!!! Yep, sharing these with all my gardening friends and have a lot of catching up to do! AND you have a book! Just ordered this on Amazon. Hoping for it sooner than later :)
Nice presentation 👍
Can you do a series of videos on regrowing food the proper way? 😊
Thank You Kevin for the correct way to sprout new onions!
I just planted a bunch of red and yellow onion starts and they're coming up already outside = I eat so many onions I don't want to run out =D
But now I know how to use the sprouting market onions to make more , yAy!
Sounds great!
The onion is cannibalising itself!
Btw I did what you did, separated Siamese twins. Planted them separately, side by side and both sprouted. I call them The Twins.
I enjoy watching your videos a lot cos you're clear in your explanations and authoritative as well. Well..not authoritarian, just authoritative and instructional but friendly. Have subscribed.
Thank you this is exactly what my sprouted onions looked like. And just realized I HAVE YOUR BOOK!!! Didn't even know. Just unpacked sitting right on headboard lol Excited to crack it open