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Sunday I dared a grocery run and came back with 5 bunch of scallions in my haul. I cut up 3 to freeze, leaving some green above the roots, then put all five in glasses of water. I think they''ve grown an inch or so since. The cut bunches are pretty obvious: I had cut them cleanly with scissors, but now there's new growth coming from inside the stalks, like a pipe within a pipe. The other two bunches are less clear, no sleeve action like that, but some stalks are longer than others despite my cutting for fresh scallion use. It's possible I missed some though.

CO2 and H20 have obvious sources, but where are the minerals for new growth coming from? I assume mostly cannibalizing the roots, but Los Angeles water is pretty 'hard'. Hmm, there's an idea for a science experiment, compare growth in tap vs. distilled water...

Date: 2020-04-15 08:27 (UTC)From: [personal profile] martianmooncrab
and then it climbs out of that glass....

Date: 2020-04-15 22:04 (UTC)From: [personal profile] marycatelli
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Orchids can live off the minerals dissolved by the rainwater coming down the bark. (They aren't parasites after all.)

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