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123 upvotes, 14 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Plant Parenthood. "what in the actual-"
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Anonymous 5w

Congrats, it’s an it!

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Anonymous 5w

Free green onions :)

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Anonymous 5w

They do that

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Anonymous 5w

I mean it is a root for a plant

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Anonymous 5w

haha! they grow roots so easily it’s insane!!!

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Anonymous 5w

Plant it

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Anonymous 5w

chat what do I do with it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

If you’re ok with sacrificing an onion, I say let the leaves grow just a little more and then start using them in food you eat! Green onions are really just a selectively bred species of onion where the leaves are the focus, so they taste just a little better than regular onion leaves, though regular onion leaves still taste great! I had a sprouting onion a few weeks ago that supplied me with fresh onion leaves for at least two weeks before I decided the onion needed to be thrown out, at-

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

-which point I cut the leaves off and stuck them in the fridge to finish off later. They’re really just an easily accessible fresh herb since you don’t need to provide soil, water, or ample sunlight and it’s right there in your kitchen. If you don’t want to sacrifice the onion though, I’d use it as soon as possible. Once an onion starts sprouting, it starts getting mushier layer by layer and quickly gets really gross, really bad if you want to eat the onion itself rather than letting it supply-

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 5w

-nutrients to the leaves

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 5w

Do I plant it?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

You could and it’ll keep growing the leaves and eventually a flower, though it won’t make more onions. If you’re interested in plant care/gardening though then absolutely have at it!

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 5w

I'm ngl I might give it to a friend cause every vegetable or fruit I try to grow dies

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