I've never really thought about saving onion bottoms, but it sounds good in principle, so let me know how your next experiments go! . I've always saved one garlic bulb and regrown those though, doesn't seem worth buying new sets each year when I have everything I need.
I tried to save seeds a couple years ago..from carrots... It didn't go too well. I kept telling myself I'd put a paperbag over the seedheads, but forgot and went on holiday for a week.. When I'd returned, the seedheads had popped and scattered my seeds everywhere!
The next spring, despite digging, adding compost and raking the soil over my whole plot, I had carrots coming up EVERYWHERE. I shouldn't complain because they grew properly and I was able to harvest them.. but when you're digging up beetroot or potatoes, you don't expect a handful of carrots too! They were in my paths, around my trees, in pots on my patio, and I'm sure my next door neighbour got some too!
After all the hassle of trying to find them, I figured it probably just easier to carry on buying a packet of seeds for 40-something pence than go through that again!
As for regrowing beetroot greens, aren't the smaller new leaves supposed to be sweeter and more succulent/tender?
I also grow a variety of cabbages that if I keep cutting tops off, will grow another head and will keep me in cabbages for about 18 months. I can't think of the variety off the top of my head but they're amazing little plants and I'd fully recommend them to anyone. I'll find out the packet later for you. Begins with a D lol...
I tried to save seeds a couple years ago..from carrots... It didn't go too well. I kept telling myself I'd put a paperbag over the seedheads, but forgot and went on holiday for a week.. When I'd returned, the seedheads had popped and scattered my seeds everywhere!
The next spring, despite digging, adding compost and raking the soil over my whole plot, I had carrots coming up EVERYWHERE. I shouldn't complain because they grew properly and I was able to harvest them.. but when you're digging up beetroot or potatoes, you don't expect a handful of carrots too! They were in my paths, around my trees, in pots on my patio, and I'm sure my next door neighbour got some too!
After all the hassle of trying to find them, I figured it probably just easier to carry on buying a packet of seeds for 40-something pence than go through that again!
As for regrowing beetroot greens, aren't the smaller new leaves supposed to be sweeter and more succulent/tender?
I also grow a variety of cabbages that if I keep cutting tops off, will grow another head and will keep me in cabbages for about 18 months. I can't think of the variety off the top of my head but they're amazing little plants and I'd fully recommend them to anyone. I'll find out the packet later for you. Begins with a D lol...