They’re totally fine. You might want to go ahead and prep them, just skin and slice them in half and keep them in the fridge, they will last longer.
They are fine like this, but that new green growth is consuming the bulb that we eat, so they can get a gray or mushy layer on the inside if they keep growing.
heathe70
This is how I grow more onions! You can get 3-4 new onions from that.
Different_Ad7655
Yuck I would not eat them, the chemistry has changed, might as well plant them or use the green onion shoots. The Onion will be undoubtedly more bitter as the energy is being used for growth that has been stored in the bulb.
Imaginary-Angle-42
I’d either just use the green part and whatever of the onion bulb that’s edible or plant it if you have a sunny place for it. Planting it because I’m curious to see what the flowers look like too. It’s already growing so that gives a person a head start. (I’m not good at keeping plants alive thus appreciating the head start at it.)
Consistent-Stock6872
Get some small jars and fill them with water and put the onions on the rim of the jar so the roots just touch the water and look at those beautiful sprouts and when they stop growing harvest them and use in cooking. They are awesome for scramble eggs, egg fried rice and so many other dishes.
Maryjanegangafever
Plant and have baby onions!!!
Is_Mise_Edd
Plant them !
PatMcBawlz
Update!!
I made French onion soup (silly Reddit keeps erroring when I attempt to post a photo).
It’s a little over salted and I think because the onions weren’t as sweet as I’m used to. Feels like validating comments about the sprouts affecting taste and drawing energy out of the bulb.
Don’t worry, I’ll give the soup a good home 😉
FYI: I typically follow Tyler Florence’s French onion soup recipe.
doubleinkedgeorge
Bury them in the yard
SisterTalio
Plant them!
Blurstingwithemotion
You could plant them and get more onions
Big_Spicy_Tuna69
Plant them and enjoy free onions later
PelhamGrennvile
This is exactly how my brief but very satisfying journey as a roof deck onion farmer started.
Plant them, and enjoy!
cabo169
Cut the top off about a quarter way down, stab it with a couple skewers and put it in a glass of water. You want the sliced side of the onion to be touching the water. The skewers will help keep the onion at the right level.
Keep the water clean daily and you’ll have sprouts of green onions to use. Cut them when long enough and they’ll just keep reproducing.
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Eat em!
They’re totally fine. You might want to go ahead and prep them, just skin and slice them in half and keep them in the fridge, they will last longer.
They are fine like this, but that new green growth is consuming the bulb that we eat, so they can get a gray or mushy layer on the inside if they keep growing.
This is how I grow more onions! You can get 3-4 new onions from that.
Yuck I would not eat them, the chemistry has changed, might as well plant them or use the green onion shoots. The Onion will be undoubtedly more bitter as the energy is being used for growth that has been stored in the bulb.
I’d either just use the green part and whatever of the onion bulb that’s edible or plant it if you have a sunny place for it. Planting it because I’m curious to see what the flowers look like too. It’s already growing so that gives a person a head start. (I’m not good at keeping plants alive thus appreciating the head start at it.)
Get some small jars and fill them with water and put the onions on the rim of the jar so the roots just touch the water and look at those beautiful sprouts and when they stop growing harvest them and use in cooking. They are awesome for scramble eggs, egg fried rice and so many other dishes.
Plant and have baby onions!!!
Plant them !
Update!!
I made French onion soup (silly Reddit keeps erroring when I attempt to post a photo).
It’s a little over salted and I think because the onions weren’t as sweet as I’m used to. Feels like validating comments about the sprouts affecting taste and drawing energy out of the bulb.
Don’t worry, I’ll give the soup a good home 😉
FYI: I typically follow Tyler Florence’s French onion soup recipe.
Bury them in the yard
Plant them!
You could plant them and get more onions
Plant them and enjoy free onions later
This is exactly how my brief but very satisfying journey as a roof deck onion farmer started.
Plant them, and enjoy!
Cut the top off about a quarter way down, stab it with a couple skewers and put it in a glass of water. You want the sliced side of the onion to be touching the water. The skewers will help keep the onion at the right level.
Keep the water clean daily and you’ll have sprouts of green onions to use. Cut them when long enough and they’ll just keep reproducing.
Use the other 3/4 for whatever you need.
I’d plant them.