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Re: Onion question

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yes.  they also form onion bulbs underground!  but, beware, they
"walk" all over & multiply like mad!!

On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:18:55 EDT, you wrote:

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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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