tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post1703650802467907505..comments2023-12-27T09:36:27.641-05:00Comments on Frugal Homesteads...: mondays mountain musingsdilli and the manthinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122006176810712255noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post-42081614563791948962010-04-13T12:32:55.327-04:002010-04-13T12:32:55.327-04:00Hate to tell you this, but everytime you cut off p...Hate to tell you this, but everytime you cut off part of a plant you are slowing down it's growth. Plants put energy into growing leaves so the leaves can produce more energy for more growth. It's a cycle. <br />When you remove any green you are slowing down the progress of growth and storage. Plants store carbohydrates in their roots, tubers, and seeds so the next generation can continue.Instead of cutting back your bulb onions for greens, try some Egyption walking onions or muliplying scallions. Grandma used to have the mulilpying scallions in her cold frame and we harvested all winter long. You could grow a flat in your greenhouse.<br /><br />Susan<br />http://susan-chicdaisy.blogspot.com/Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960854781062560663noreply@blogger.com