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Re: Onion question

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In a message dated 7/20/99 8:43:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Elizwelch@aol.com writes:

> So far they 
>  have flowered, and now have little "candelabra" of baby onions at the tops 
> of 
>  the stalks, but there doesn't seem to be any bulb at the base.
>  
>  Having never grown onions before, I feel very ignorant.  Are the onions 
>  underground? Shouldn't they be at the base of the stalks?  Did I do 
> something 
>  wrong?  
>  
>  Appreciate some insight from anyone in the know.  Thanks.
>  :-)
>  
>  Elizabeth
Hi elizabeth,
Sounds like when your onions went to seed they took bulb forming strength 
from the onion to set seed.  Or! you have top onions, walking onions, 
eygyption top onions, etc.  I grow theses for green onions in early spring by 
planting the topsets deeply in the fall. these are perennial to boot too. 
excellent sqft garden onion you can plant them 2" apart in a 12" block 36 
green onions come spring.


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