Egyptian Walking Onions

[Scarlet]

I'm sure there was a thread on these before but I'm not having much luck finding it....

So, I bought a couple last year and I want to increase my patch. They are looking very healthy at the moment, I have four largish clumps about the size of a tea plate. Can I split these now and replant? Or is it best to leave them alone and let them spread out theirselves?

[Bal]

Hi Scarlet, had never heard of walking onions but just looked them up on google and found the official web site. Egyptian Walking Onion These look great I must get some. They have some good info on this site, hope it helps

[Bren In Pots]

I've got them in my garden and I leave them to do their own thing, the bulblets form then drop to the soil then re-grow.

Here's an older thread :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eds_65937.html

[Scarlet]

Great thanks.
Just thought it may be worth separating the clumps as they are looking pretty congested!
Off to have a read.

[datz]

I planted some last year and they are now looking pretty good, with bulbils forming on the top ("topsets")



I'm following the growing advice on the website mentioned above Egyptian Walking Onion

So will split the clumps up in the autumn and harvest some, replant some.

[Shadylane]

I leave mine in the ground and just harvest the bulbils. I might lift them this year though as they're intermingled with dandelions. Why do dandies always do that - grow where you can't weed them out? It's like they know.

[chris]

Evolution?

*note: tongue in cheek remark - lets not let the thread decend into chaos.

[Shadylane]

Haha they are deffo one of the most evolved weeds that I know of, Chris.