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Post by mrsk on Jun 17, 2015 21:04:15 GMT -5
I have a small patch of these, and they are really doing grand this year. I seldom use them because they are rather hard to dig up. However, the other day, I needed a littl green onion, so I just snapped off the little onions that are forminng at the top, and used them.
Am I suppose to guide those little bulbs to where I want them to grow next year, like runners on strawberries, or am I suppose to pick them, dry them, and plant next spring?
Mrs K
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 17, 2015 21:09:10 GMT -5
Did you see Lisaaann's photo in the thread "are these shallots?" Does she have walking onions there?
I've never seen them,let alone grow them, so I don't know how to answer your question. :(
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Post by oliverman on Jun 17, 2015 22:22:21 GMT -5
If I want some in a new place, I just pull the little bulbils off and plant them in the late summer or fall. If you don't pull them off, they will fall over and plant themselves. The mother plants will keep coming back, so no need to do anything if you have enough and they are in a good place. They are so maintenance free, that I don't feel bad rarely harvesting much from them. I use the tender green shoots in the spring when my stored onions are used up, and my spring planted onions are too small.
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Post by James on Jun 18, 2015 0:02:25 GMT -5
Yes, indeed you can use the little bulbs at any time for seasoning. Take some of the green top with it too if you wish. You can also dig some of the onions anytime . Like you say though they are a little hard to dig.
I like to take some of the small bulbs and plant them in a row, one about every 3 inches, they come up and make some real nice green onions. Easier to dig when single. I keep one large clump just to grow the bulbs for planting like this for green onions.
I should say, you can plant those little bulbs anytime you have them. They will come up and make green onions. Yes, they are winter hardy.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 18, 2015 6:25:33 GMT -5
Oh yeah they are winter hardy. Mine have actually become a little invasive because they keep "walking". I have to cut the little bulbs off.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jun 18, 2015 10:01:41 GMT -5
Those green onions even survive winters here. I have a few of those that a neighbor gave to me. Been growing them now for 3 years in a pot. They just keep on coming.
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