Daily Gratitude Practice 2026 – Garden Favourites

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In this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026 I’ve decided to share some of my favourites in the garden. Crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am so grateful for, due to their taste and bounty. One of these is definitely the luxurious Ishikura onion. It is a delicious Japanese bunching onion. It has a mild taste, and they are frost hardy. They are easy to grow in containers, garden beds, and directly in the ground. You can eat everything on the plant and if your harvest is abundant (it usually is,) chop the onions into small pieces and store them in your freezer. They last up to a year in the freezer (until next years harvest). Have you tried growing Ishikura onions? If so, what’s your thoughts about them?

Maria

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    […] my goal is to continue in the same spirit the rest of the year. What are you grateful for today? In today’s post I wrote about one of my returning, favourite crops in the garden. I am thinking that writing about […]

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    Eliza Waters

    This sounds like a good one to grow. I never thought about freezing onions! Have you ever frozen garlic? The bulbs I have in dry storage are already developing sprouts. They are waking up!

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      Maria

      You can chop and freeze garlic. Is the dry storage too cold? That is often why garlic sprout when you don’t want it too, but I am sure you know that. Some varieties sprout easier than others as well. I store mine on a shelf in the kitchen (normal room temperature) and never had any problems with sprouting.

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        Eliza Waters

        Interesting… mine do sprout regardless of where they are stored. I keep the bulk in the basement which is cool, but the ones on the kitchen counter sprout, too. Must be my variety. I just replant the same one every year.

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  3. Daily Gratitude Practice 2026 – Garden Favourites – GreenDreamsSweden

    […] year. Crops that I am extra grateful for. One of these are green onions, or leeks. Just like the Ishikura I wrote about yesterday they freeze well, without any other preparation than rinsing and chopping. […]

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