Recycling an old onion? Let's give it a try.

My friend was going to throw away this onion because it had started sprouting. I said let me have it! I am embarking on a journey this year to grow as much of my own food as possible. I will try to use only organic practices that involve recycling.

The onion is a great start. The weather is still cold, but not too cold. I have some green scallions in a raised bed that are doing well, so I think the onion will also.

First I cut away all of the onion that is edible. It's quite a lot of onion. I cried because this is a yellow onion and it is rather pungent. I also saved the brown skin to add to my compost pile.

I split the onion into five small bulbs and made sure to keep some of the root on each bulb. I will update in a few days to let you know if this experiment worked.

I planted the onions outdoors in my raised beds. It was easy, I dug a hole and planted the onions past the start of the green.

While the weather is improving, the top soil was rather hard. There were ice crystals, but the dirt could be worked so I think the onions will do well.
If you are interested in seeing some of my other posts, I show how to start seeds in egg cartons.
https://ecency.com/hive-140635/@growingmyownfood/starting-tomatoes-cucumbers-and-peppers