EGYPTIAN WALKING ONIONS Young Bulbs & bulblets Top Sets Grown Organic

Description: Organic Herbicide/Pesticide/Chemical free!!!! JUST ONIONS This Listing is for 25+ Bulblets/topsets/Bulbs (whatever the season allows.) This amount is a great Onion patch starter!!!!! Some bulbs may have roots, or top shoots already started!!!! Fall is ideal for planting but these wonderful onions can be planted year round!!!!!!! These are the onions that keep on giving! I ALWAYS give extra!!!!!!! SHARE THE ONION LOVE! ************FREE SHIPPING************ The Egyptian Walking Onion plant starts out growing just like any other onion plant in the early spring. It could be mistaken for an ordinary onion until around May. That's when the magic happens. In May the Egyptian Walking Onion plant grows something marvelous at the top of its stalk. While all the other onion plants are busy growing a nice round puff ball of flowers, the Egyptian Walking Onion is growing miniature versions of itself! That's right! It's growing a cluster ball of cute little onion sets on the top of its stalk! As the summer months roll on, these cluster balls of topsets continue to grow to their full size, and can get pretty heavy for a tall onion stalk. Eventually, the stalk gets pulled over from the weight of the topsets, and they hit the ground, which may be up to 3 feet from the parent plant. If left to their own devices, the topsets will take root and grow new Egyptian Walking Onion plants right where they landed. The new plants will in turn grow their own topsets, which will eventually pull over, hit the ground, and take root. In this fashion, the Egyptian Walking Onion walks around the garden! Where they are headed is anybody's guess. Egyptian Walking Onions are perennial plants and will grow back each year and yield new and bigger clusters of sets on the top and new onion bulbs in the soil - they will divide and form clumps. Once established, plants may be propagated by division or by planting the topsets. Egyptian Walking Onions are extremely hardy plants. Our plants have endured harsh winters with temperatures plummeting down to -24 below zero! Hence the name, "Winter Onion." They grow well in zones 3-9. Every plant is unique and beautiful. They can be grown for both food and ornamental purposes. All parts of the Egyptian Walking onion plant are edible. Yum! How and when to plant your Egyptian Walking Onion topsets: Plant each individual "topset" in the soil about 2 inches deep. Soil should be slightly moist and well drained. Onions hate wet feet.... or do they? I threw a bunch of topsets on the ground one autumn and the winter that followed was very wet with flooding conditions. The topsets were under 2 inches of water. In February they began to sprout and grow despite their wet feet. Plant your topsets or bulbs in rows about 2 feet apart. The sets should be spaced approximately 1 foot apart in each row. Plant in full sunlight. Partial shade is ok too, but full sun is the best for optimal growth. Egyptian Walking Onion sets can also be planted in clusters. When planted this way they make a great addition to your herb garden. They can even be planted in pots to be kept outside or indoors. They can be planted any time of the year, even in the winter as long as the ground isn't frozen or covered with snow. However, fall is the optimal time to plant them so they can develop a strong root system and be ready for good growth the following spring. NOTE: Egyptian Walking Onion topsets when planted, typically will not produce their own topsets during their first year of growth (although I have seen the "jumbo" topsets produce tiny topsets their first year). Topsets will grow during the plant's second year and every year thereafter. The following is a list of what to expect when planting your sets at different times of the year: Planting in the spring: This is a good time to plant your Egyptian Walking onion topsets. The topsets will grow throughout the spring and summer and develop tall green leaves and bulb/root growth in the ground. Since it is the plant's first growing season, it will probably not produce topsets, unless it is a huge (jumbo) topset. Planting in the summer: Topsets planted at this time will grow roots and leaves, and have some onion bulb development in the ground, but they will not produce topsets. Planting in the fall: This is the optimum time to plant your Egyptian Walking Onion topsets. Topsets planted at this time will grow roots and leaves only. The leaves will die back when winter sets in. The topset will develop into a small onion bulb in the ground and store enough energy to carry itself through the winter. A leaf will reemerge in late winter/early spring, and the plant will grow throughout the spring and summer to maturity. More than likely, there will be no topset growth the first summer, but some plants have produced topsets their first summer after planting in the fall. Did you know that Allium bulbs, such as the Egyptian Walking Onion, are among the best bulbs to plant in the fall? Bulbs to plant in the fall include: Alliums, Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinth, Crocus, Snowflakes, Starflowers, Grape Hyacinth, Scilla, Dutch Iris, Garlic, Lilies, Bearded Iris, Daylilies, Peonies, Lycoris, Fritillaria, Oriental Poppies, Foxtail Lilies, etc. Planting in the winter: Yes! You can plant Egyptian Walking Onion topsets in the winter as long as the soil is not frozen. If you can dig a 2" deep hole in the soil, then you can plant your sets. The topsets will not grow much at all - maybe a little bit of root growth only, unless you live where the winters are mild. If this is the case, you might also get a leaf. When planting in the winter, mulching is a good idea. In fact, mulching is good practice at any time of the year. Mulching keeps the weeds down, prevents unnecessary water evaporation and erosion, and fertilizes your plants. Planting by Nature: Unharvested topsets that are left to lie on the ground will self-sew. No planting necessary, they will grown on their own. Of course this will only happen if the conditions for growth are right. Optimum conditions include bare soil (no grass) and plenty of moisture. Planting mature bulbs: Plant mature bulbs so that the roots are down into the soil. The bulb itself should be planted to a depth of at least half way up the bulb. The bottom half of the bulb should be buried in the ground. How to Harvest Your Egyptian Walking Onions: Harvesting the topsets: In mid to late summer, and autumn, the topsets may be harvested. The optimal time to pluck off the topsets is when the stalk has dried and turned brown. More than likely, it has fallen over by this time. Be sure to remove any topsets that have fallen to the ground if you do not want them to self-sow in their new locations. Despite their name, these plants are very easy to control and keep from spreading just by harvesting the topsets. You can eat, plant, share, or store your Egyptian Walking Onion topsets. If you want to store them, they need to stay in dark, cold, and dry conditions (more about this later). Harvesting the greens: The greens (leaves) may be cut and harvested at any time of the year. Just harvest one or two leaves from each plant. Be careful not to cut the stalk that has the topsets. Soon after you have harvested the leaves from an Egyptian Walking Onion plant, new leaves will start to grow in their place which can be harvested again. If you live in a mild climate, your Egyptian Walking Onion plant may produce greens all year round. In the fall after the topsets have matured and fallen to the ground, or after they have been harvested, new greens will start to grow - yummy! Harvesting the onion bulbs in the ground: The onions at the base of the plant that are growing in the ground can be harvested in late summer and fall. Be sure to leave some onions in the ground for next year's crop. An Egyptian Walking Onion bulb is about the same size and shape as a shallot. Bigger bulbs may be obtained by cutting off the topsets before they develop. That way the plant can put its energy into the onion bulb in the ground instead of into the topsets. To get bigger bulbs, keep the clumps thinned out to 2-8 plants per clump. If you do not divide and replant (or harvest) your clumps in the fall, the clumps will get bigger and bigger with many bulbs and they will be small. Note: if you harvest the onion bulb in the ground, you will destroy the plant - it will not grow back next year. So, if you want to eat the onion bulbs in the ground, make sure to replace them by planting topsets, or offsets from the bulb (divisions). How to eat your Egyptian Walking Onions: Egyptian Walking Onions taste just like a regular onion, only with a bit more pizzazz! The entire plant can be eaten. Shallot-like onions form at the base in the soil. They can be eaten and prepared just like any other onion or shallot. The hollow greens may be chopped to eat like chives or green onions (scallions). They are excellent when fried, cooked in soups, or raw in salads (my favorite). The topsets are excellent when peeled and fried. You can even pickle them like pearl onions. Or just pop them in your mouth like popcorn! Watch out, they're a little spicy!

Price: 15 USD

Location: Argyle, Wisconsin

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