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After exploring onions’ rich history, let’s dive into their culinary uses. Onions are incredibly versatile, serving as a vegetable, herb, and spice all in one. They’re low in calories, rich in fiber, and packed with flavor and medicinal properties. The “blooming onion” is a popular onion dish featuring a large onion cut into a flower-likeContinue reading “Onion in the Kitchen: Blooming Onion”

Beyond the bulb, onions hold a rich history and a flavorful presence in the kitchen. While their storied past is fascinating, their culinary uses are a true delight. For those who love cooking, onions offer a chance to share joy with loved ones. Whether you’re a seasoned chef or a kitchen novice, onions are aContinue reading “Beyond the Bulb…”

Delve into the beautiful flowers that onions bloom. Onion plants produce a flower cluster, or inflorescence, consisting of numerous small flowers. In our last post, we explored the onion plant’s unique flowering process, where a tall, hollow stalk (scape) emerges from the center, topped with a conical bud enclosed in a protective spathe. Inside the bud, hundredsContinue reading “Onion Blooms: The Inflorescence”

Exploring Onion Shoots and Flowers As I examined my onion plants, I was thrilled to notice the emergence of the first flower bud. This unexpected development sparked excitement, and I was eager to learn more. The cone-shaped flower bud features a protective covering called a spathe, which safeguards the delicate florets inside. The spathe itselfContinue reading “Onion Blooms: The Scapes”

Onion bulbing occurs when the plant’s energy shifts from leaf growth to bulb formation, storing excess food in the underground bulb, which we harvest as onions. Each leaf on the onion plant corresponds to a specific layer in the bulb, with the plant’s energy storing food in concentric rings as the leaves grow. This processContinue reading “Onion Bulbing”

The green leaves of an onion plant are long, thin, and tubular, emerging from the base of the plant to form a sheath around the developing bulb. These leaves are typically a vibrant green color and play a crucial role in photosynthesis, supporting the growth and development of the onion bulb. Unfolding the Green LeavesContinue reading “Structure of Green Leaves in Onions”

Forming the Pseudo Stem: The onion’s white tubular sheaths emerge from its stem, playing dual roles: forming the pseudostem to support green leaves for photosynthesis and storing excess food in the underground bulb for later use. Now let us focus on Pseudostem Formation The pseudostem is built layer by layer as new leaves emerge fromContinue reading “The Pseudo Stem of an Onion Plant”

Recall our last post, where we carefully separated the two sprouts and labeled them A and B? We highlighted the incredible potential of sprout B, showing its compact structure and remarkable growth capabilities, which make it a powerhouse in its own right. Today, we’re excited to share the next chapter in this growth story, asContinue reading “The Amazing Transformation of Sprout A”

Seed2Seed:  Know your Kashmiri Rajma/Kidney bean through leaves and flowers. The origin of rajma, also known as kidney bean, is Mexico. It was introduced to India by the Portuguese via Europe. Over time, the Kashmiri/Jammu rajma evolved from the regular kidney bean due to geographical and climatic conditions. Kashmiri rajma, is smaller in size, brighterContinue reading “Rajma Plant”

How the leaves come out from the sprouts In one of our last posts, we separated and planted the sprouts, watching them grow into full-fledged onion plants. But have you ever stopped to think about what makes these sprouts so special? Today, we’re going to take a closer look at these tiny wonders and uncoverContinue reading “Sprouts: The Tiny Powerhouses”