Sad little onions - update

I was so excited about growing my onions, but those are done for!

I'm not completely discouraged.  I learned another lesson and I'm going to try again.

I'm pretty sure my problem was that I cut them too low the last time. I took some kitchen scissors to the whole bunch and they were all jagged bruised.

I also didn't think about the junction points where the onions split into two. I cut a lot of those areas too short and they ended up sagging in the water. The water got all smelly and cloudy no matter how much I changed it.

Here are some *updated* tips 

• Make sure to leave the onions tall enough to stand above the water line
• Even outer pieces that end below the water line will become gooey and soft.  I would remove these or use a rubber band to make sure they stay upright
• Change the water out every couple days
• Take a careful pruning approach to cutting the onions and leave plenty standing above the waterline, especially at junction points where the onions split

I have gotten a TON of use out of these! I have a Parmesan cheese container filled to the top with frozen pieces and a bunch in the fridge. When I've gotten close to using them all up I'll try again.

Hopefully I can keep them looking like this a little longer this time!