1. Jun 6, 2020
  2. 4:18:00 PM
  3. Day 154
🍅 Batch

#54: Grow From Store Bought Rose Onion

  1. 🌱 Shallots / Rose Onion
Rose Onion, RM 8 per kilo.
Rose Onion, RM 8 per kilo.
Rose Onion
Rose Onion
Bottom
Bottom
Peel off the outer layer.
Peel off the outer layer.
Prepare a water container.
Prepare a water container.
Leca Pebbles
Leca Pebbles
Cut off the top portion (0.5cm).
Cut off the top portion (0.5cm).
Leca Pebbles will float in water, and you need to put enough to support the weight of the onion. Slide in the onion in between the pebbles.
Leca Pebbles will float in water, and you need to put enough to support the weight of the onion. Slide in the onion in between the pebbles.
Onion floating between the leca pebbles.
Onion floating between the leca pebbles.
Put indoor next to the window.
Put indoor next to the window.

Day 11 -
  1. Jun 16, 2020
  2. 10:50:00 AM

This take quite a long time to grow roots.

Day 17 -
  1. Jun 22, 2020
  2. 11:16:00 AM

2 of 3 bulbs has grown roots, no sprout yet.

Day 24 -
  1. Jun 29, 2020
  2. 9:12:00 PM

All 3 shallots has grown roots, but not sprouted yet.

The problem with planting them with leca balls is that I damaged with roots easily when changing water.

I am going to plant them on plastic egg holder floating on a water container.

Container
Container
Plastic egg holders.
Plastic egg holders.
Cut the egg holder so that it could fit in the container.
+5

Day 31 -
  1. Jul 6, 2020
  2. 10:50:00 AM

All 3 bulbs have rooted and seems healthy (long roots and no pungent smell).

Day 38 -
  1. Jul 13, 2020
  2. 10:39:00 AM

All the bulbs have sprouted and the roots are growing healthy.

Day 59 -
  1. Aug 3, 2020
  2. 11:18:00 AM

One bulb has worm / larva issues. I scrape away the rotten part, dip it in <1% hydrogen peroxide for a minute.

The other two bulbs are growing well.

+6

Day 66 -
  1. Aug 10, 2020
  2. 10:26:00 AM

Their health is less than optimum. Put the remaining onion bulbs into single container.

Day 69 -
  1. Aug 13, 2020
  2. 5:33:00 PM

Not doing well, a lot of drying up.

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