keep some in a glass or vase in yr kitchen and just keep waterin. chop some up and fry em in neutral oil, provides a crispy topping and leaves you with some very useful oil (for salad dressing, sauces, etc). or just munch on em. or just look at them if you like
great post. do they lose their pungency at all when you keep them in water only? I plant my leftover roots outside with great results but that only works during the growing season
man, I've got some green onions that are at least four years old now outside in a tub. They get covered when it's gonna freeze but otherwise they're pretty abused. Fuckers are thicker around than my thumb, I could make onion rings with them. Those and basil are gardening on easy mode.
haha I'm apparently capable of extreme neglect! I may try planting in a container in the future.
extreme neglect is definitely my gardening style
What is your gardening zone?
zone 9a
Oof. Strictly a container plant for me probably
I wouldn't recommend just leaving them in just water long term. I'll usually just buy a new $1 bag of green onions every 3-4 months to keep the onions tasting as fresh as I'd like. You'd want something to act as nutrients for the water if you were to do only water long term.
Piece of advice though, green onions border on being a weed. Realistically, you should be able to plant your bulbs any time of the year other than winter. They will even spread particularly easily.
thank you!