The dark green is new growth. It's been about 1 week and this doesn't seem like a whole lot of growth in comparison to me growing green onions in the past. I used to put my green onion ends in a glass of water and by the end of the week they would grow 4x the length these are.
Am I burying them not deep enough? The second photo shows how deep they're planted (where the dirt stops). I live in Switzerland so it's very cold here right now and I don't know if that has to do with it either.
by boldpear904
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Trying giving them more water so their roots can grow. Is that soil dry?
The roots looks really short. I think the plant will prioritise it’s energy growing more root first before the green. You should have put it in a glass of water like you used to do. Let it grow more root before planting them into the ground.
The soil looks a little dry, you want consistent moisture in the beginning. Cool temps will also slow growth
Give the plant some time to grow a decently developed root system first.
Why are we watching water boil. Let the planet do its thing
Also press the soil around the onions flat đ
Growing roots first. They need roots to grow foliage.
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Given they are âre-plantsâ they arenât going to be as strong but in my experience these regrow better in water, indoors, than to be put back in soil, outside.
Seasol promotes root growth and reduces stress.
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Looks like they need more water and light, lots of direct sunshine.
Also daylight length is a huge growth factor. Under 12 hours and it grows slow under 10 growth is dramatically slower
Because onions are more day-length sensitive than most plants. They will not grow well until spring equinox.
I usually root in water indoors first. Then plant outside when roots are sizeable
How deep is the soil?
Mine unfortunately grow really well in the lawn⊠maybe put some zoysia around them?
That looks like a reasonable amount of growth for a week.
Okay, so, IME… growing them in a glass of water gets fast growth and then they start to rot in a few weeks. Growing them in soil gives you a plant that you can grow for a long time. The green onions that I have in my garden are ones I planted like 6 months ago from ends like these.