Katie taught me about this during her visit last week.
I don't know how many times they will re-grow. (If you do know, please comment!) I used my first crop on our salad this evening. The tops you see here have been growing for about three days. I put fresh water in the cup today.
Nothing fancy...just a neat trick that gives a lovely bit of green and a way to reuse something that would otherwise be thrown away. Makes me smile.
I remember my mother growing avocado seeds on the window sill when I was a kid. I haven't seen that on anyone's windowsill in quite a while. You don't get any avocados--they grow on full-grown trees--but it makes a lovely leafy plant. (According to several websites I read in the last few minutes, it is actually possible to plant the avocado seed and get a tree that will produce fruit.)
What veggies do you grow on your windowsill?
3 comments:
Personally, I am not going to be using the green onion trick, but I agree it is neat!
I remember starting avocado pits, but I don't actually remember them turning into plants.
Wow. I did not know that trick. I am TOTALLY going to do it. I have wasted so many green onions in my life. Man, I have the best sister-in-laws! So full of useful wisdom! (And their mom's are bad either :)
Yeah, I don't know how many times you can re-use them. The roots on ours are already looking a little icky. But they've also been left to grow for far too long and then we neglected them completely all last week. Anyway, glad to see yours are growing nicely. :)
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