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Grow Perfect Onions in Pots at Home
Onions are very important in Indian cooking.
You can grow your own onions at home using pots.
Start by saving the root ends of spring onions and placing them in water until they sprout.
Then, plant them in pots with good drainage.
Onions need a lot of sunlight, so put your pots on a sunny balcony.
Water them regularly and feed them with organic fertilizer every few weeks.
To keep a steady supply, have multiple pots at different stages of growth.
You can harvest spring onions by cutting the greens, and they will grow back.
For bulb onions, wait until the tops turn yellow and then lift the bulbs to dry and store.
This way, you will never run out of onions for your cooking.
Start growing onions from kitchen scraps or seeds, using the root ends of spring onions.
Use pots at least 15-20 cm deep with drainage holes, and place them in a sunny spot.
Onions need 5-6 hours of direct sunlight daily, so rotate pots for even sun exposure.
Keep the soil consistently moist and feed the plants with diluted organic fertilizer every 2-3 weeks.
Harvest spring onions by cutting the greens, leaving 3-4 cm above the soil for regrowth.
- Who
- Home gardeners in India
- What
- Growing onions in pots
- Where
- Balconies or sunny windowsills
- When
- Year-round, with staggered planting
- Why
- To have a steady supply of fresh onions for cooking
Key facts
- Container Size
- 15-20 cm deep for spring onions, 20-25 cm for bulb onions
- Sunlight Requirement
- 5-6 hours of direct sunlight daily
- Watering Frequency
- Keep soil moist, water when top 1-2 cm feels dry
- Fertilization
- Every 2-3 weeks with diluted liquid organic fertilizer
- Harvesting Time
- Spring onions: 15-20 cm tall; Bulb onions: when tops turn yellow
- Pest Control
- Neem oil solution spray every 10-15 days
- Planting Spacing
- Spring onions: 5-7 cm apart; Bulb onions: 10-12 cm apart
- Planting Depth
- Spring onions: 2-3 cm deep; Bulb onions: 2-3 cm deep






