The Endless Harvest Trick: How to Grow Garlic and Onions at Home and Never Buy Them Again – Page 6

Prep the Garlic Cloves: Separate a whole head of organic garlic into individual cloves. Leave the papery skin intact on each clove. Select the largest, firmest cloves for planting. 🧄
Prep the Onion Scraps: When cooking with onions, slice off the bottom root base leaving about 1/2 inch of onion tissue attached. Alternatively, separate any naturally sprouted green centers from older onions. 🧅
Start Roots (Optional Water Method): Set onion root bottoms in a shallow tray of water for 3 to 5 days until fresh white roots emerge. 💧
Plant in Soil: Fill your container or garden bed with rich, well-draining potting soil. Dig small holes 2 inches deep and spaced 4 to 6 inches apart. Plant garlic cloves pointed-side up. Plant onion bottoms/scraps root-side down, lightly covering the base with soil. 🪴
Water & Light: Water gently until the soil is moist but not saturated. Place in a location that receives 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight daily. ☀️
Harvest Green Shoots or Full Bulbs: Clip tender green onion shoots for cooking as they grow! For full garlic and onion bulbs, allow the plants to mature until the lower foliage turns yellow and dry, then dig up your fresh harvest! 🧄🧅✨