dwbowen
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Encourage onions to sprout

Hello All,

Does anyone out there have any ideas on how to encourage onions purchased from the grocery store to sprout? I have had a little luck finding already sprouted ones (especially organic) at the store. I have also had them sprout spontaneously on top of my fridge. Neither of these is real reliable though. I would like to find a way to encourage store bought onions to sprout when I need them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

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nes
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Location: Rural Ottawa, ON

Send them too me! I have incredible problems KEEPING mine from sprouting! :D

I would put them in a cupboard that your husband frequently leaves open so that they get just enough light to encourage them to grow. That seems to work very well for us! It does take a couple weeks though.



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