It began with an onion experiment.
"Mama," my son said, picking up a large Vidalia onion we had purchased from the store. "What would happen if we let this thing sit for a long time?"
"It would rot," I said.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
I nodded. "Pretty sure."
"Can we find out?"
I looked at that kid. "Fine, Bubba. We'll put it in a bowl and let it sit here until it rots. Okay?"
He was thrilled about that.
So, here we are, about six weeks later. Our onion has sprouted, and is growing nicely:
"Can we grow more?" Bubba asked.
"Sure. We'll grow a thousand of them. And then we'll invite all the folks from Vidalia, up here to Atlanta, and show them how a real onion festival is done!"
Wow.. looks great!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be a happy onion!
DeleteI always have sprouting onions in my cellar during winter... it's a great way to have spring onions even in winter :)
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how onions do that!
DeleteOH MY GOSH!!!!!!!! I bet you know why I'm saying oh my gosh. There's a picture. I am so excited.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. The rolls are super easy. If I ever get the guts to do a real video, they're top on the list.
PS: Moving about better. I put my magic sneakers on. Somehow, they really help.
Cheers and boogie boogie.
I hope you were sitting down when you saw the picture. I'd hate for you to fall down and get a bump on your head! There would be no boogieing at your place if that had happened! Glad to hear you're feeling better!
DeleteI was sitting but still, nearly fell off my chair.
DeleteHave a great weekend. Today, we started our 9 day staycation. Woooooohooooooo!
Hehe! That's so cool! And it sounds like you can throw a much better festival. :)
ReplyDeleteI just need to get a deep fryer for those onion rings. Then we'll be in business!
DeleteHard to believe they wouldn't have onions at an onion festival. People can be so strange.
ReplyDeleteI totally didn't get it. Every other fruit or vegetable festival I'd ever attended had mountains of the featured item!
DeleteThat onion gives me the creeps. It looks as if snakes are growing out of it. I can't eat onion. It makes me sick. Bleagh onions.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
You know, I was thinking it resembled Medusa's hair. You and I are on the same wave length. ;0)
DeleteYes, it does. Bleagh.
DeleteNo more buying onions for you!
ReplyDeleteI went to a sweet potato festival once that had almost no sweet potatoes. Very disappointing.
How could they even call it a sweet potato festival?
DeleteThat's really neat, I may have to do this with my kids :)
ReplyDeleteThey'd probably find it interesting.
DeleteLooks like it worked out for the best! When I leave a regular store-bought onion on the counter for weeks, it's quite a different experience...
ReplyDeleteYes. I hear you. They usually rot. This must've been ready for sprouting.
DeleteLooks like something is try to spring from it and eat you lol
ReplyDeleteSnakes! ;0)
Delete*LOL* It does look a bit creepy.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can use it in one of your horror stories. ;0)
DeleteHaha I guess Bubba was right! Maybe you just have a green thumb.
ReplyDeleteSomething like that! Now I have a pet onion.
DeletePlant it! Returning the visit you paid to Caneyhead.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what I did after I took the picture. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteLOL! Leave it to Bubba! Let me know when your festival is, I'll stop by! ::g::
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I'll make you a blooming onion!
DeleteLooks like you've started your garden. Very cool! Kids are great! Aren't they?
ReplyDeleteRight now we have an onion and a cabbage. Great garden!
DeleteOh No!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe there were no onions at the onion festival... we have catfish festivals here in the Delta... catfish everywhere...
We should have mosquito festivals....
~shoes~
Haha! I wonder if anyone would show up for a mosquito festival. ;0)
DeleteLooks pretty good!
ReplyDeleteIt's growing like a weed!
DeleteHeh, looks like Bubba had good instincts about that onion...
ReplyDeleteHe must know onions!
DeleteCool. I've only seen a few like that. You should plant it.
ReplyDeleteThat is one creepy onion
ReplyDeleteIt has a Medusa snake head!
DeleteNo blooming onions at the onion festival. Geez, what a let down. You do need to show those onion folks how to do it!
ReplyDeleteWe're planning on it!
DeleteA grand total of two bags of Vidalia onions.... That's it? Large bags? Small bags? That onion doesn't want to die. Who can blame it?
ReplyDeleteThey were large bags - but still, only two. I have no idea what they were doing with them. They were propped up next to a hot dog stand. And as far as I could tell, they weren't making onion rings with them.
DeleteIs it an onion growing within an onion?? How cool is that!?
ReplyDeleteI was trying to figure it out. Maybe it's twins.
DeleteNow that's the way to start a true homegrown festival, and if everyone eats onions, no one will have to worry about onion breath~
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Yep. Nobody is going to want to come down to Georgia after we all get done with the onion festival!
DeleteCall me when you have your festival. I'll be there. I plant my old onions, they sprout into twisty art forms, and then spread their seeds so I have a continual supply of onions. Maybe I should tell those people in Georgia, so they could have onions at their festival. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think you should do that!
DeleteNo effort!
ReplyDeleteDisappointing about the festival, but a neat experiment. Smart kid. :)
ReplyDeleteWe had our own fun!
DeleteI can't believe they had no onions at the festival. What did they do there? The experiment is awesome though and it's probably a good idea to show them how the festival needs to be done ;)
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