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EGYPTIAN WALKING

EGYPTIAN WALKING

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250 days, fall planted. These true Egyptian topsetting onions are a smaller relative of the Catawissa onion. The topsets are a distinctive red color. A prolific producer of delicious green onions that you can harvest twice a year. Approximately 10–20 bulblets per ounce, but this can vary based on seasonal conditions. 

Walking onions are shipped only in the fall—September through mid-October, depending on the season. Order early for best availability. Sorry, not available to Idaho, US Territories, or Canada.
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$19.95

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Sarah L.
Egyptian Walking onions took fast after planting!

First season and growing well

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Jane
Perennial source of easy-care onions

Purchased these back in 2009 and they've spread slowly & happily with little attention in a garden corner (maritime Seattle). You can harvest both the rooted bulbs and the top sets, but I tend to take only the top sets. Also occasionally snip the stems as a chive substitute. I love sharing these with other gardeners and they also do well in containers. The only negative is size: these are bulblets and not normal store bought onion size, but they've worked nicely for small quantities/when you just need to flavor an omelette or steak, and an excellent addition to a permaculture garden.

Allium cepa, Proliferum Group Egyptian onions, also known as tree or walking onions, are very hardy perennials. These fascinating onions form several small bulbs underground, plus they produce clusters of reddish hazelnut-sized bulblets at the top of each seed stalk. Normal flowers do not occur.

Planting
• Plant bulblets 5-6 inches apart, 1 inch deep, in rows spaced 12 inches apart

Insect & Diseases
• Common insects: Onion thrips and maggots
• Insect control: Neem oil or Predatory Nematodes
• Common diseases: Fusarium basal rot, pink root
• Disease prevention: 5-7 year crop rotation

Harvest & Storage
• Once Egyptian onions have established themselves, you can harvest both the bulbs at the base of the plant and the bulblets at the top of the stems
• If left untended, you will understand the term "walking onion", as the onion stalks will bend down to the ground allowing the bulblets to take root by themselves
• In more severe climates, the bulbs should be stored and replanted in the spring
• Cure in a warm (75-80°F), shaded, well-ventilated location until outer skin and necks are dry, then trim tops, leaving one inch above the bulb
• Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area
• Check occasionally and immediately remove any sprouting or rotting onions

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