Growing green onions from green onion roots (with actual results)

Green onion is an easy plant to grow. You can grow it from seeds or you can grow it from the roots of the green onions. This video shows how you can plant the bottom part of green onions that you normally throw away and get an evergreen supply.

[@cyssoK]

Thank you, great video! For some reason most videos showing how to regrow green onions never show what they look like weeks later. Love that you showed that and gave great tips!

[@MusicalTheatreBabe]

THANK YOU for showing us the progress as the weeks go by! It was important for me to see the process

[@tlemak]

I greatly appreciate your posts for their thoroughness and clarity of instruction. I cook a good deal of Mexican and Northern Indian dishes, so I am in constant need of fresh herbs, which I prefer to grow rather than buy. Since following your advice, my garden's productivity has been significantly improved, and I no longer find myself short of cilantro or green onion. Thank you!

[@Nicolethelinguaphile]

Thabk you! This was so helpful! I have been keeping my green onions in water and after a while they get thin and soggy. I know very little about planting and growing things, so I appreciated that you showed how you cut it. Normally, I don't cut that much of the plant. I am going to out them in soil and start cutting off more.

[@stepahead5944]

Thank you! It's soo helpful to see the onions growing for a period after they've been transferred to soil.

[@whipsandchains1]

This is one of the best videos I've seen! Your explanation is perfect and so easy to follow.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Wow, thank you!

[@anitawilliams7646]

Great job explaining everything. I really enjoyed being able to see the growth over time. Thanks.

[@Naturalchic3]

Thank you so much for this video! I have a few cuttings that I keep in a cup of water near my kitchen window. I wasn't sure how to proceed but you have answered my questions. :)

[@biscuitmendoza1810]

Me too!!

[@SAPHYTYRA]

Thanks for showing actual results

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

You are welcome. All our videos show updates and that's why sometimes they take years to complete

[@ceciliakohl3070]

I love it! I started mine in water then transplanted into dirt. So far so good!!! Thank you for this video.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Great, keep us posted

[@flickafy]

They grow a lot quicker than I thought. Will try this next time, thank you.

[@lisavance4502]

Great video. My family loves green onions & we use them daily with meal prep. Thank you for sharing & looking forward to all your videos.....Lisa

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I am glad you like it

[@Kevin-yr8yi]

Thank you for the video! I especially like how you have included a time table to see how well they did. I just planted several after watching.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Awesome!

[@sherilynalexnder897]

Thank you for this post! You covered all the points I had questions about, and also great tip to keep harvesting/using the green tips and leaving the bulbs for continuous production.

[@sneakersot00l77]

Thank you! Excellent tip! I'm going to trim what I need from my garden, and regrow the roots!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Awesome

[@lisakiraly7227]

Thank you so much! I always used to trim them and place them in water so they would regrow but the bottoms get mushy and they eventually die no matter how carefully I watch over them and cut them back. I’ll try this next time instead!

[@Karen19820]

Thank you! It worked. I am so excited and eat them often! 🎉

[@ramasgardenandcreativityco930]

Green /spring onion is a powerful Spice and it is very beneficial for the health. It's Remove cholesterol. I also grown spring onion in my garden

[@richardcorsillo9819]

perfect presentation. I wish all videos were so clear. Thank you

[@tammyj4369]

Thank you!...This helped. Unfortunately I was killing my plants because I was cutting the shoots.

[@nicolelopez4133]

Just got green onions today thank you for your video!!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Great try planting the roots

[@nanja5739]

Thank you for the dedication and patience for this informative content. ❤

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I appreciate the comment

[@darylpreston7505]

Excellent video. Simple, understandable and informative. Thank you!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Thank you

[@dianawoods6991]

Super cool I want to be a farmer! Thanks

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

That's nice.

[@gavinmendonca8925]

My green onions are now big. I learned about how to keep harvesting them for the summer. I live in canada short growing season.

[@jonacehall-herbert879]

Thanks so much. Very clear. I agree with you concerning the full sunlight too.

[@reneenelson6818]

Thank you, I've been wanting to try this for awhile, you explained well

[@geraldinerhoderick7083]

Thank you for your great video

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

So nice of you

[@dorothymbah8395]

Thank u so much . Learnt much and have started my own batch.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Awesome

[@spicyingrid1]

I will prune mine tomorrow didn't know it grows back so quick. Thanks.

[@christikalbern8421]

Thank you sooo much for this video. I tried it and it really works. GREAT VIDEO

[@incognitoriaanonymousita]

This was AWESOME! Thank you. 🤗💜

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

You are welcome

[@390WagonMaster]

Thank you.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

You are welcome

[@Sabbathissaturday]

I have done this many times myself. It works! :))

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Awesome

[@humsongs]

This is great info, very clear, thank you!

[@rukusrasputin4290]

Thank you so much!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

You are welcome

[@mikepeirson1150]

Thank you for video lesson, I will try this.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

It's really easy with great results

[@rahelehfarhadi952]

Love love love this video!!! Thank you! Can’t wait to plant my onions tmw!! :)

[@mrcharrington1]

Excellent!! planting some in a few minutes. Thanks.

[@jiotower6147]

Very very good video

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Exactly

[@nereidapr1]

great video. Leave them longer because I eat a lot of them. I ha lots of problems with my stomach and since I started to get much better. Love and subbed

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Great take care

[@njhendritrini3234]

I’m learning so much!

[@jamestan4659]

I tried this before and what i notice is that the green onion would do well within the first month then after a couple of prunings, they would produce much less and would slow die

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Must be the weather. Mine keeps growing all year long and when they seed, I use their roots to start fresh

[@chryspaige22]

Thanks for the video! I tried growing them in water, which works. However, I hate having to rinse the roots everyday.

[@Poppies__]

You don’t have to rinse them everyday! Most ppl do it once every week, I personally never rinse them and they’re totally fine lol, I just rinse off the slimy parts before I use them

[@dandsingalls1900]

VERY VERY informative video. Thank you.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Thank you

[@KaySquared202]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I am glad you like it

[@victoriahirsch6619]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@a.s.h.a118]

Great, i would like to do this indoors year round

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Absolutely! Not sure how well it will do indoors, may be with grow lights.

[@HeyitsDee]

Fantastic! Thank you so much for making this video!

[@vahidm6119]

Wonderful video! This is amazing! Thank you thank you I have just subscribed because of this video

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Thank you

[@sherylfowler7108]

So helpful. Thank you.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Great!

[@cynthiabiel7714]

Thank you......Miss...

[@ladyj9826]

Just finished planting mine!!!

[@unclemony5939]

You are a darling. I honestly never knew this, thanks much.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Thank you

[@amylleblanc]

Thanks so much for this video! Can't wait to try this! :)

[@jovmaghirang2650]

Thanks

[@zoealvarenga9451]

Gracias, thank you l REALLY Enjoyed it.....!!

[@samanthaflores2775]

Thank you for this video it was very informative! I am completely new to gardening and have never actually grown anything but hoping to start soon! I have a few questions... - What is your preferred soil for green onions? - What exactly are compost and perlite lol? - Am I right in assuming that the green onion bulbs will grow into big white onions? If that is the case do you still keep them in the original planter or do you replant them in a bigger one? Do you keep using those onions as green onions or are they solely big white onions now?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I use general purpose soil. Compost is fully decomposed organic material.these onions don't grow big

[@wendyp8488]

Thank you⭐️ great video !

[@SwaveWorm]

I have grown spring onions the same way and have limited their sun exposure pretty much the same way as you did. However, I have noticed that they eventually grow thinner and smaller leaves up to a point that they would easily bend and turn yellow soon after. Do your onions do the same thing? Thanks!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

No, mine are still growing taller and pretty healthy. Now the flowers are appearing so I will show how to collect the seeds

[@katepanthera7265]

This is great ! How deep a pot should I use to allow for adequate root growth?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

6 inches

[@rea8755]

Very nice, thank you.

[@johncipolla8335]

I like the white part though. I would have two buckets alternating

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Good

[@Blueheron23]

So cool! Thank you!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

You are welcome

[@janicepottie802]

Great video! Thank you!!

[@janethu9169]

Beautiful

[@thanhvancooking3632]

Hi,Do you cut off the bottom roots also before planting in the soil ? Thanks

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

No, bottom roots need to stay

[@naturalyawd7814]

Awesome, I think i will plant some next year. I planted onions before but not the green onions. It looks too easy not to do it.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Exactly. I use this method to harvest the greens so I never buy green onions now.

[@cadavher]

Thank you

[@muffemod]

Thanks Patel

[@jodystrait5335]

This was lovely thank you! To think people just throw them away!

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I know. Such a waste but now we know.

[@beautiful20106]

Natural is awesome

[@misscandy84]

Yeah I do same every year but only thing Is onions dont grow only the green long pieces

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I have onions growing too. Stay tuned for a follow-up video

[@lupeworley]

Good idea thank you...☀

[@suzyshah6466]

Hi. I noticed you didn’t cut all the green stems when you were pruning them. Was that on purpose or you can cut all the green part close to the white or root? If you do, do they grow back again?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I normally leave at least one leaf in each plant so that it keeps making energy for the plant unless I needed all the leaves I could harvest

[@jchung5242]

What about in Alberta where there are 4-5 month of -25 degree with snow from November till March ?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Maybe indoors

[@adrianborden1546]

Thank you!!!

[@edcastillo4456]

How many times can you harvest and get a decent length? I did this exact same method, but after the 1st or 2nd harvests, they didn't grow as quickly, or with the original height and width. Air temp, soil moisture, etc. remained pretty much the same. Any suggestions?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I harvested many times till they started to produce flowers

[@cookingwithgreatness1722]

Will take your advice to not give them too much sun thanks, just posted a vudeo on my 1st time growing them

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Good luck!

[@cookingwithgreatness1722]

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[@mariankastelmach9788]

Do we water it everyday?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

No. You should let the soil dry a bit and then water it. Stick your finger in the soil, if it comes out with moist soil, do not water

[@annaleslie918]

If you leave them will they turn into large onions

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

They will produce the kind of onions you started with.

[@noone-mk7hx]

Why mine is turning brown on the edge of the leave?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

May be too much sun

[@cookiescream548]

Do i need a pot with holes at the bottom?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Yes, that helps in draining excess water

[@jiapengyeung]

Would you follow the same method to grow out the white stalk of the green onion to use for cooking? You would just have to plant more frequently?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Yes absolutely

[@tseringlhamo8664]

Does it grow bulb if we leave it for six months

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Yes

[@skatealleveryday]

wholesome video

[@chrylfraser35]

Awesome love it 😀❤👏

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Let me know if you want me to make a video of a certain plant

[@Li_theking]

I’m wondering if you need any nutrients or anything. Can I use potting soil. Compost. Etc.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

I generally add one third compost to the potting soil

[@wendywong3885]

Thanks for sharing. May I ask you how often you need to water the plant?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Keep the soil moist all the time. If it dries, they will flip on the side.

[@1romancatholic]

Works!! Was fast!

[@MHouseOne]

when do you change the soil? do we need to add nutrients to soil after a few years?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

After a couple of years the plants will seed and die. At this point, I dig them up, cut the bottom bulb and plant them in fresh soil.

[@anthonytriolo3643]

I did that still waiting to sprout after 3wks.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Hmm..mine grew in a week, just planted a few a couple of weeks ago

[@tseringlhamo8664]

may be too much water lead to rotting, happened to me

[@mattailee1691]

Hi Easy Peasy Gardening! Is there a difference between covering the bulbs with soil or leaving them exposed to air?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

If they come out because of growth, that's fine

[@jenniferlafabregue8266]

How long will the small bulb produce green shoots? I've always kept them in water in a jar in my kitchen and the shoots grow but eventually I throw the bulb away because it gets dark gray. Not sure what that means exactly so I toss it.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Depends on the weather but they can easily last for six months. Sometimes a year

[@jenniferlafabregue8266]

@@EasyPeasyGardening thank you! I will try growing them in soil then. Maybe they'll last longer.

[@sherinamarie87]

Just started to plant my green onions, as I cut them and sliced them I have noticed slime, is this healthy to eat

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Check if there are any snails around. Don't eat it.

[@sherinamarie87]

Easy Peasy Gardening snails? I’m growing them indoor.

[@wendyp8488]

Then there is something else wrong. Don't eat slime.

[@sherinamarie87]

Wendy P thank you

[@Rayraykad]

I noticed this with mine too. Any solutions ?

[@chongfong7182]

Mine just 6-10 ins after 2 wks. Maybe I should not grow so many in one tiny pot. Choked ! Stunted !

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

6 to 10 inches is a lot in 2 weeks

[@karterjoseph1300]

I harvest mines this morning

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Great

[@zoezzzarko1117]

Make sure your pot/container has holes drilled in the bottom for drainage. Leaves turning yellow is a sign of the soil being deficient in nutrients. Or not good drainage, water logged soil. Onions, like other veggies... love full sun.

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Agree on all points

[@zoezzzarko1117]

@@EasyPeasyGardening 🙏💙🙏

[@mohamadkermani1684]

Hello, I would like to ask you, how long are the roots of green onions? What length of depth do we need, thank you

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

They are not that long perhaps 3 inch deep.

[@beccabrown8067]

Does the container need to have drainage holes?

[@EasyPeasyGardening]

Oh yes, every planter needs to have drainage