You just take your remaining green onions and place them in a container with a little water and they continue to grow and provide fresh green onions whenever needed.
I first gave this a try over a month ago. The biggest problem was that they kept on growing and I wasn't using them fast enough. I had to trim them back more that I was using them.
A week and a half ago I finally had a recipe that required a 1/2 cup of green onions and was able to use the full bunch for the first time since I bought them a month earlier.
1 1/2 weeks growing. |
Conclusion: This works great. The onions grow fast and keep fresh for a long time. I have found that I need to drain the water and rinse the base of the onions at least once a week to keep them from getting slimy.
Even if this doesn't last forever it is well worth it as I have received at least 2X more onions then expected when I originally bought them