Growing Onions Vertically On The Windowsill

I came across this website about growing onions in bottles.
I think it's a good idea that I want to try and give it ago.

http://auntiedogmasgardenspot.wordpress ... indowsill/

Has anyone done this before?

 

No but by this time of year all my storage onions from last year have sprouted so I have plenty. This would work fine for spring onion types but not well for the larger bulbed variety.

 

That looks like fun.

 

Growing spices, orange trees, corn, yes, onions no. An interesting experiment Carrie, I find window sill gardening fascinating. The challenge of growing something in a confined inside space provides a unique opportunity to monitor on a daily basis the plants progress. We will see pictures? Yes?

Jerry

 

I was just looking for onions and all of a sudden I just came across the onions in a bottle.
So when it's time to plant onions I am going to try and give it a go and I will take pictures so you can see how it's going.

 

Lovely Idea... I am not much into veggie/herb growing, but WHY NOT?

 

Onion pot

Thanks CariAnn for the idea.
At least I got to play in the dirt today.


These were left over from last year. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )

 

Looks good Donna, you will have to show us more pictures of how it gets on

 

Mmmm,,wonder how many I could get in a length of perforated PVC ? They already have onions slips at our garden center but they are 100 in a bunch so I need something big to do that.

 

Great idea.

 

Mart I wonder if you could use a bucket or some sort for it?

 

Would not be big enough. The slips are just small onions that are about 6 inches tall when you get them. Most all are large bulbed type as opposed to the sets that are usually spring onion size when grown. These need something bigger than a bottle or bucket. Good thing about onions and with this method of growing is that all that needs to be in the soil are the roots. So it could be a space saver for some gardeners.

 

onions are growing


Planted 10 days ago. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )

 

Lucky onions get a window side seat to springtime. This is exciting. Springtime in a bottle.

Jerry

 

Looking good there Donnna Keep me update on how they go.