Cassie's onion update thread

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:32 pm

For the regular updates about Cassie's onions.

Post by **Cassie** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:46 pm

I had several onions from the store that started sprouting. I cut off all the outside part and planted them. Did you know you can do that?

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:13 pm

I did not know that.

Good to hear the onions are growing.

Post by **Eggs Loki** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:03 am

But are you planting ant FUNions?

Post by **Cassie** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 1:39 pm

I wish I had some funions

Mirah · Post by **Mirah** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:17 am

Have you ever had a sprouting sweet potato? I have one, two actually and I can't decide if I should eventually plant it outside or just in a pot inside my apartment-and like for just a house plant-or will it actually grow another sweet potato?

Post by **Cassie** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:28 pm

It will grow more sweet potatoes, but I think you need to plant the slips and not the whole potato.

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:31 pm

Cassie wrote: I wish I had some funions

So say we all.

Mirah · Post by **Mirah** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:29 pm

Cassie wrote: It will grow more sweet potatoes, but I think you need to plant the slips and not the whole potato.

Thanks! I will try that.
The slip is the plant?
I am kind of curious to cut open the potato and see what it all looks like, but also sort of grossed out. It is my only house plant-besides my iris.

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:43 pm

Cassie do you play music for your onions?

Post by **Cassie** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:21 pm

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Stick your potato in some water, the slips are the plants that grow off it.

DR DAVE, I haven't played any music for the onions. Maybe I should.

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:37 pm

You totally should.

Mirah · Post by **Mirah** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:41 pm

I will show you my "slips" on twitter.

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:32 am

Post by **Eggs Loki** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:49 am

Make sure there's enough skin on them so they don't trigger Twitter's TOS!

Mirah · Post by **Mirah** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:03 am

Maybe I'll show her a tuber and a riser next!

*Edit*
Oh, had the word wrong. Its rhizome. I KNEW THAT.

a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.

I think I will show a RHIZOME! It sounds awesome!

Post by **Eggs Loki** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:55 am

That's hawt talk.

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:08 am

Sexeh!

Post by **Cassie** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:51 pm

I just went to the garden and shouted at the onions. I said, "DR DAVE SAYS YOU BETTER GROW". They grew two inches.

Dr Dave · Post by **Dr Dave** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:27 pm

I like my name being associated with onions.