#47: Regrow Shallots From Kitchen

2 of 3 of the onions floating on leca pebbles grow roots, while the other two in water bottles are yet to root.

I move one bottle to balcony with morning sun, to see if it grows more vibrant.

The outdoor bottle has grown roots.

Some black mold on the shallots, I am worry it might cause rot like #39. Spary some neem oil to see if it helps.

Spray some neem oil to stop black mold after changing water.

They are generally doing well. Hope that there black moss doesn't spread and the body didn't rot like #39 (since they are from the same batch of purchase).

Clean away rotten skin.

Some has rotten skin and pungent smell. I try to clean and salvage them.

Others seems to be growing well (finger crossed).

I try applying some home-made enzyme too see if the onion would grow better.

This batch of onions have pungent smell and seems to have tendencies to rot.

Another casualty due to rotten bulb with pungent smell.

Heat and sunshine doesn't helps (probably make it worst).

Some rotten clove which has to be thrown away.

I submerged onions with sign of rotting and pungent smell into water with baking soda (half to one tablespoon per glass of water), and able to flush out a few tiny worm. The worms only died after submerged in the water solution for an hour.

Not sure if the onion will survive or rot.

Another onion rotted.

This batch of onions tends to be

• thin
• tends to rot and attract larva
• pungent smell

Some larva worms are found in one of the onions. I dip them in water with baking soda for 30 minutes until all the worms are dead (1 tablespoon per cup of water, increase dosage if necessary).

I experiment with pouring some Enzyme as fertilizer. Not sure about the ratio, but started with 1:1000 and increase dosage later if necessary.

This is indeed a problematic batch. All the bulbs kind of rotted or grown soft and some harboring tiny larva worms. Only one final bulb still surviving.

Lesson: if there is a strong pungent smell and the roots are no longer growing, it is a sign the bulb is not doing well.

The last one of the batch has died.

Harvest of onion and garlic green.