I have a aerogarden, what if I put onion and garlic seeds and make them grow. As they won't grow under the soil, as there is no soil in the aerogarden, the onion and garlic will grow on top. So would that be jain

Jainism emphasizes minimizing harm to living beings, including microscopic life forms. Onions and garlic are avoided because they contain more life units compared to fruits like apples, leading to higher karmic accumulation when consumed or cultivated. This principle is based on the understanding that onions and garlic grow as whole bulbs with concentrated life forms, whereas fruits grow in larger numbers with fewer life units per fruit.

Using an aerogarden, where onions and garlic grow without soil, does not remove the presence of these life forms or the karmic consequences associated with them. The key concern in Jain ethics is the harm caused to living beings, not the medium in which they grow. Therefore, even if onions and garlic grow on top in an aerogarden, their cultivation would still be considered non-compliant with strict Jain dietary and ethical practices.