Spring Onion

Fresh, Crunchy and Tasty, like a healthy version of pop corn 

I never knew how spring onions were grown until recently.  I was whining to my colleague about how anytime i wanted spring onion, i had to buy one whole bag from the supermarket.  I would end up with 6 or 7 big stalks when 1 would be more than enough.  It was not a very good use of my $0.80.

Imagine my surprise when she said that she planted her own spring onion, and this can be easily done by planting shallots (also called scallions)!



Actually spring onions can also be grown from seeds, but in my opinion, planting from shallots is much easier.  If you do not cook on a daily basis, it will be common (like me) to find shallots that are sprouting shoots, which usually means that they cant be eaten anyway.  little did i know that they could actually be planted instead :|  anyway, unlike seeds which require fertilizer, using shallots is much easier because the plant gets its nutrients from the shallot bulb itself.

after having a good laugh at me (and sharing this with my other colleagues), my colleague was very nice and gifted me my own pot of spring onion from her own backyard.

simply use a pair of scissors to harvest whenever you need some garnish :)  spring onions are pretty hardy, all you need is to water them and place them in direct sunlight.  they do grow pretty quickly, reaching full length in 2-3 weeks, so be sure to trim them before they grow too long and bend under their own weight.

happy planting!  you can also read a more detailed post by noobcook for interest.