Scallion growing at home

Normally you would have to buy empty pots and fill it up with soil. You could probably buy a small bag of dirt something like this from Home depot.

We grow them in a planter box in the backyard with any regular potting soil. They grow so fast we can't eat them all and we love eating them.

If you want to grow them without soil, you can try to do it as hydroponics. But you will need hydroponics fertizier. And it will likely cost more than a simple bag of soil.

I just started to grow microgreens at home. Been fun so far.

exrcoupe wrote: ↑ We grow them in a planter box in the backyard with any regular potting soil. They grow so fast we can't eat them all and we love eating them.

Mine are still doing good. Though I only have a small bunch left since they were over-shaded and crowded by the pepper plants around them in the summer. I hope they grow and spread in the winter since the plot is mostly empty with other summer veggies clear out.

One stop shopping …
Cdn Tire or a Big Box Store like Home Depot, Lowe’s, or Rona

You can check store locations online
As well as what stock they have …
Start a dummy order for pick up

You are looking for Potting Soil
Ideally one made specifically for Veggies & Flowers
Like the one that @MarlowT linked to
Our favourite brand is ProMix
But Miracle-Gro is pretty good too

I wouldn’t hesitate using either brand
Miracle-Gro tends to be easier to find in smaller bags
While ProMix has many more products for special applications … House Plants, African Violets, Cacti & Succulents etc

TIPS…
Get a pot at least 3 inches deep
One with drainage holes, and a saucer
Before you put dirt in the pot … place a cut up coffee filter in the bottom to cover the drainage holes
This will still allow the water to flow thru freely … but will minimize soil being washed out of the pot
Fill the pot with some soil
Poke holes for the scallions you wish to transplant
Plant them … and water
Then put in a Sunny window
And watch them grow


PS … leftover soil ?
Seal up the bag and either toss it in your garage
Or outdoors … say you live in in apt … it’ll be fine on your balcony
If you are going to get into indoor gardening … or houseplants
Then instead put the sealed soil bag (or its contents) into an appropriately sized Rubbermaid container with a snap lock lid
This is what we do … as we garden year round … indoors & out
So I always want some soil on hand to transplant plants or move seedlings from my AeroGarden to pots come late Winter / Spring as I get ready to move outdoors for Spring / Summer gardening

Smaller bags of indoor potting soil are often available at dollar stores, grocery stores, Walmart, etc. Might be less common now with covid; I haven't looked recently.

I just searched the Walmart website for "potting soil for indoor plants" and chose the grocery shopping search, it found small 9L and 5L bags for under $5. You might want to check for the store nearest you in case it's out of stock.

Thanks everyone!! Very good tips