Grow and Harvest Your Own Green Onions (Scallions), the Easy Way

Green Onions otherwise known as Scallions are the hollow green leaves of Shallot, a variety of onion commonly used in South India. The green onions can be used in salads, cooked with other vegetables or used to make soup. They are also good for health as they contain antioxidants and more dietary fiber. You can very easily grow shallots at home and harvest green onions from time to time.

You do not require much space, use few empty water bottles or cool drink bottles as container for growing them at home.

Step 1: Make Holes in Plastic Bottles

Collect few empty cool drink bottles, the larger the better. Here I have used couple of 2 liter bottles
With a sharp knife make openings of about 3/4th inch in size. The holes need not be perfect. you can cut any shape possible. Space the openings about 1-1/2 to 2 inches apart all around the bottle
No need to cut and remove the piece of plastic from the opening. Just fold it inside the bottle
On top, where the curvature starts, cut all around leaving about half an inch, so that the top portion can be opened and closed

Step 2: Plant Shallots in the Openings

Fill the bottles with potting soil
Collect required number of shallots from the kitchen
Push the shallots through the holes in to the soil, keeping the growing tip out side.
Water from top so that the soil is completely soaked.

Step 3: Water and Watch the Scallions Grow

You can use adhesive tap to close the cut top portion (Optional)
Keep the bottles in open so that they receive minimum three to four hours sun light.
Water regularly, if needed twice daily.
you can see the greens started growing from the shallots after two days of planting
Within two to three weeks, the scallions are ready to harvest