Like an onion... or, a parfait!
June 19, 2005 @ 12:59 AMDoes anyone know what an onion grows????
“eh?”, you ask? The story: I found an old bag of onions in my fridge while I was cleaning it out about a week ago. This bag had been there for a while, and 3 or 4 onions had rotted into little sacks of goo. The word you’re looking for is “gross.”
However, springing out of the carnage was one solitary onion which appeared to be sustaining itself on the remains of it’s fallen brethren. It has developed a minor root system and was sprouting a teeny-tiny shoot from the other side. And this was in the hostile environment of a refrigerator.
So, out of curiosity, I took the thing and buried it in a little planter outside my condo. And HOLY COW, the thing is ALIVE!
So, back to my question… what is it GROWING?? I assume eventually more onions, but how?? Does it grow these leaves first then grow onions on the leaves?? Anyone have any idea??
I’ve decided to name him “Herb the Barbarian,” because he resorted to cannibalism to survive in the fridge.
I will give regular updates of Herb the Barbarian so you all can track his progress.
From this morning:
