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Growth continues, and I've discovered microclimates. I'd put some bunches by the window for sun, and others a food inward for lack of room. Given that the heavily cut inward bunch has almost caught up to the lightly cut window bunch, I'm thinking that being close to a 13 C window at night was the dominant (and negative) growth effect. Currently all are inward, with the formerly window ones on the inside of the formation, to see if they even out.

It is mysterious why some individual plants spurt forth vigorously and others, in the same bunch, just wilt.

Roots are also growing, the glasses are getting crowded. I wonder if I should trim them, or if that would traumatize them.

This definitely seems a way to at least double the amount of scallion you get for your money. Webpages said you could get 3 or 4 growths before they give up.

I changed their water today, in case mineral depletion is an issue.

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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...