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Post by tom 🕊 on Jun 5, 2020 7:35:38 GMT -5
Onion leaves may be harvested one at a time by sliding a thumb down the outermost leaf and pushing the leaf away from the plant. The white membrane at the bottom of the leaf is tough and needs to be trimmed off.  |
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 14, 2020 15:20:00 GMT -5
Walking onions are often pictured as a jungly mess. I now think that shouldn't be allowed. When I began harvesting leaves one by one, I noticed I was getting new growth, so it might be possible to have walking onion greens almost all year round by keeping the onions clean. I removed seed stalks with a serrated knife (they are tough) and popped off damaged leaves as described above. Although it is past the solstice and in the 90's here, I am still harvesting onion greens.
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Post by James on Jul 15, 2020 9:27:54 GMT -5
Tom, here in high dry Northern Utah, zone 5, the walking onion mother clump can be left growing year round. It overwinters just fine and next spring when you get the lil bulbils, pick them off and go plant a row for green onions. Things may be a bit different in zone 8?
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 15, 2020 11:02:56 GMT -5
Things may be a bit different in zone 8? Yes, wet heat, disease, insects. I made a rotting mess last year by leaving the clumps in the ground over winter. In the future I'm going to use the top bulbs as seed and grow them as annuals. |
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Post by James on Jul 18, 2020 12:46:56 GMT -5
Try some things, experiment. When you find what works, go for that!  |
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 27, 2020 10:28:42 GMT -5
 Walking onion bulbs. In a cooler climate, I think they would be much larger. |
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Post by James on Jul 30, 2020 13:02:25 GMT -5
"Walking onion bulbs. In a cooler climate, I think they would be much larger."
You grow walking onions for the greens, not the bulbs. The bulbs do not get large.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 30, 2020 13:10:53 GMT -5
You grow walking onions for the greens, not the bulbs. The bulbs do not get large. True, James, but since I need to clean off the area, I am pulling them and shredding them with kitchen shears for use in tossed salads. |
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Post by James on Jul 30, 2020 13:25:14 GMT -5
You wrote: "Walking onion bulbs. In a cooler climate, I think they would be much larger."
Well I reckon I live in a cooler climate and NO, they do not get larger!
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Post by tom 🕊 on Jul 30, 2020 14:04:43 GMT -5
Well I reckon I live in a cooler climate and NO, they do not get larger! Yes, definitely cooler. Many of mine are the size of my thumb. I'm making do with what I have. |
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Post by James on Jul 31, 2020 10:21:04 GMT -5
My Father would say: "You do the best you can with what you have to work with."
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Post by tom 🕊 on Oct 18, 2020 14:13:34 GMT -5
I planted both Walking Onion bulblets and bulbs to see if there was any difference. Walking Onion bulbs make leaves that are larger and quicker to grow than are the leaves of bulblets. Now I am sorry I ate any of my bulbs.
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Post by James on Nov 22, 2020 16:32:53 GMT -5
Experiment. Try some things. Get ready for next year. Have fun! Oh, and keep a notebook to record tests and results.
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Post by mcool61 on Dec 5, 2020 19:03:50 GMT -5
I used to separate them each fall about the time I planted garlic. I spread them apart & planted the top bulbs at that time also. Maybe a little earlier because if you wait too long the parent plant falls over & they plant themselves. They are one of the first things you can use in the spring. I used them at different times in an emergency. Love onion in hash browns. The greens are better. There are several varieties, red, yellow & white. The ones I had the bulb was very strong.. hot. a little went a long way. I bought some from a gal in colorado once & they didn't show up. That was right after weed became legal in Colorado so I wondered if small packages were getting more scrutiny. We wound up doing a trade & she sent me some more. A year later the first package showed up. Looked well worn & dirty & had been a little wet at some point. It was bulblets or bulbils whatever you call them. I got 6 plants from a dozen. They are pretty hardy.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Dec 5, 2020 20:24:40 GMT -5
They are one of the first things you can use in the spring. Here in zone 8, they are a winter and early spring crop. I am harvesting now. Usually severe cold in January cuts them back for three or four weeks, but then they regrow. |
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