I'm easily amazed. I sliced an onion for our lunch. A few hours later I noticed the half we didn't eat, had something beginning to stick out. As more time went by, the core began to stick out even further. By the end of the day, it looked like this.
It was fascinating to me. I asked my family why they thought the onion was doing this. They all though it must have to do with pressure and moisture leaving the cut onion.
As I studied it even further, I began to wonder if many onions have two cores like this. How exactly do onions grow?
The layers remind me of tree rings. Can you tell the age of an onion based on its layers? Maybe not in years of course, but what triggers the onion to grow another layer? How does the layer count relate to onion size?
What if I push down on one of these columns? (It stopped "growing" out from the onion.)
Can I make this happen again? I don't recall other onions I've sliced doing this all that often, but have I ever taken the time to notice?
It's beautiful to me, something not commonly seen. It doesn't take much to set my mind sailing. Each question I have leads me to more wondering.
How will learning so much about onions help me? I don't know yet. All I know is onions have engaged my attention for the moment. That's part of the beauty of unschooling. I can become an onion expert for the sole reason of, it satisfies my natural curiosity. My onion obsession is all mine!
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Very strange indeed about the growths on that onion...but you know I read and I think even posted some facts about the onion that they can heal or at least keep you well if there is a cold or virus in the house....I will go and look my blogs up and see if it is still on my site....
Back to let you know I still have that blog up...its "something new to try if you have the flu"...it tells about the onions antibacterial properties....check it out. I think its helpful to all of us at this time of year when the flu and cold bugs are out to get us.
Very strange, indeed! Let us know what you learn as you study onions!!
I have never seen an onion do that, very interesting.
I'm a firm believer in healing and maintaining wellness through the use of whole foods. For the record, no one in our house has been sick this year, and I often slice onions and leave them open around the kitchen. I also swear by the use of raw garlic.
thats great Dawn....I have a cold right now and have onions placed around the house also...hopefully it will rid me of the stuffy nose because I can sure smell the onion..lol
Very neat. Never saw that before
First time I have seen this, though we don't have onions in our house too often. Its amazing what can trigger our thoughts and what wonderful things we learn through our curiosity
LOL, I'd surely have been amazed too!
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