If you want to give new life to your garden, bury the onions inside a glass with soil. Here’s what happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Onions ,<\/strong> one of the basic ingredients<\/strong> of the recipes<\/strong> most loved by Italians. Growing them at home<\/strong> , however, seems to many to be an unattainable challenge<\/strong> , especially because many do not have adequate space<\/strong> to do so. However, there is good news<\/strong> : there is a trick<\/strong> that allows you to grow onions<\/strong> directly inside your home, even in tiny spaces<\/strong> , like a plastic cup<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Onions are very popular vegetables in Italy, where <\/strong>we<\/strong> find them in different varieties<\/strong> : red, white, golden<\/strong> and so on. In addition to being versatile and tasty<\/strong> , however, onions also boast particular benefits<\/strong> for our health<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raw onions,<\/strong> for starters, are low-calorie<\/strong> and contain essential micronutrients such as <\/strong>B vitamins, phosphorus and potassium<\/strong> . In addition, they contain a good amount of fibre<\/strong> , including fructans<\/strong> , useful for the health of the gastrointestinal system<\/strong> . But not only that: onions are rich in vitamin C,<\/strong> essential for the synthesis of elements such as hormones and proteins<\/strong> , as well as for the health of the immune system<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to these elements<\/strong> that we have listed briefly, onions are foods rich in folic acid, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B6 and potassium<\/strong> . This means that they act beneficially in different areas of our body<\/strong> . For example, they have an antimicrobial<\/strong> action that allows you to better fight bacterial infections<\/strong> from Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Helicobacter pylori.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, onions are able to lower blood sugar levels , with beneficial effects on <\/strong>blood sugar<\/strong> . Indeed, a 2010<\/strong> study showed that consuming 100 grams of raw red onions<\/strong> every day is able to improve the glycemic levels of patients suffering from diabetes<\/strong> . A real panacea<\/strong> for your health!<\/p>\n\n\n\n How is it possible for onion plants<\/strong> to grow inside plastic cups<\/strong> ? There are several videos on Youtube<\/strong> in which botanical<\/strong> experts illustrate this trick. The procedure to follow is quick and simple<\/strong> , and allows you to start seeing results after the first 7 days of cultivation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As for the materials<\/strong> , we will need a transparent plastic glass<\/strong> , or alternatively a vase<\/strong> . Additionally, we will need a box cutter<\/strong> or screwdriver<\/strong> , some soil<\/strong> , onions <\/strong> and a knife<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n To start, we cut the onions flat, removing the cap<\/strong> but not the roots<\/strong> , which will be fundamental<\/strong> for what we are going to do. Then we create small holes on the bottom and walls<\/strong> of the pots and fill them with soil<\/strong> . In doing this, however, we leave a little space<\/strong> between the soil <\/strong> and the edge of the pot<\/strong> , about a couple of centimeters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once this is done, we shape the surface of the soil<\/strong> with our fingers so as to create a small ditch<\/strong> in the center, inside which we will bury an onion<\/strong> . As regards the position<\/strong> of the onion, it is good to remember that it must be placed with the roots downwards. <\/strong> Finally, we place the pots inside containers or saucers<\/strong> , and water<\/strong> approximately every two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By continuing to water we will notice the first green leaves<\/strong> appear after about 7 days<\/strong> , a good sign for the growth of our onion plants<\/strong> !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you want to give new life to your garden, bury the onions inside a glass with soil. Here’s what happens. Onions , one of the basic ingredients of the recipes most loved by Italians. Growing them at home , however, seems to many to be an unattainable challenge , especially because many do not have adequate space to do so. However, there is good news : there is a trick that allows you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2997,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\/revisions\/2997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF ONIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to Plant Onions in a Plastic Cup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n