BRAIN DEAD

OK, today I don't feel like being clever or searching for something unusual to blog about, so you're going to get an ...

ONION UPDATE!

Here are a few pictures of Mr. Stinky and how his growth has progressed over the summer with very little care and absolutely no fertilizer

All I did was plant him in a pot of soil and left him in the sun. He thrived in his new environment outside instead of in the refrigerator crisper where I found him struggling to survive since Christmas.


As you can see, he grew and grew until the blooms on the two sprouting stems opened with tiny, tiny pistils. Now the long alien-like stems are started to sag and dry ... sort of like the skin under my upper arms.


I'm wondering, though, if I let him stay there until next year, if he'll bloom again. Or better yet sprout baby onions. Anyone know?

If that happens I'll have to rename him Ms. Stinky.

Stay cool.

BLOOMING ONION!

Time for an update on the red onion I planter after I found it sprouting in my refrigerator since Christmas.

It has officially bloomed, which leads me to believe Stinky likes his new home.


Obviously, deep cleaning my refrigerator isn't a huge priority in my life. I do wipe down the shelves every other week (or so), but pulling out the drawers and cleaning with antibacterial spray doesn't happen all that often, which is why I found Stinky, trying to survive there, in the first place.

I just deep-cleaned the refrigerator and am always surprised at what manages to find its way under the crisper.



Today, it was ... a hair. Not so strange you say?

Well, it wasn't mine.
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IT'S ALIVE!

It's time for: "ONION UPDATE."


If you remember several blogs ago, I planted a red onion I found growing in my refrigerator crisper since Christmas.


Well, Stinky loves his new full-sun environment in the pot full of soil.








This newest picture was taken last week, but right after hurricane Barry's drenching the other day, it shot up even more, some three or four inches higher than shown here.


Even weirder are the onion's longest two sprouts, which move back and forth from day to day, almost alien-like. One day they will be crossed and the next they will point in opposite directions.

IT'S AMAZING!!!!!

OK, so I'm easily amused.

Stay tuned for more onion updates throughout the summer.

DRAGON BREATH

It was growing.


OK, so I overlooked the onion in the refrigerator crisper since Christmas.

I'm usually paranoid about out-of-date items and clean out the refrigerator religiously. Rarely anything (other than stuck-in-the-back-of-the-drawer cream cheese) gets moldy.


After I discovered the onion had fully sprouted, I was fascinated with its delicate lines and intricate root system that had started to grow. So, I took some pictures.


After that, I started to wonder if it would have baby onions if I planted it. So, I did. I know nothing about growing onions, but I know it's getting bigger by the minute.

Sort of like these giant water lilies on time-lapse photography.

Stay tuned for red onion updates throughout the summer.