On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:47:10 -0700, John Vanini
wrote:

Thanks for your replies! Here, in England, I've never heard of a
'walking'
onion so exactly what does it do - how does it walk???? Could be a bit
unnerving to see a herd (flock? gaggle? pride? school?) of these crossing
the road when you're driving along minding your own business!!! Only
kidding! But it brought so ,many amusing pictures into my mind!!!



We are growing tree-onions, which produces, firstly, a strong stem and at
the top of that a cluster of small bulbs. These appear green initially
but
then turn brownish-red. They grow to about the size of a small
gooseberry.
The onions also grow stems with proper onion flowers which turn to seed.



But you probably knew all that anyway!!



I will grow my own onions from seed next year where I have a more
varieties
to choose from. What started me on this idea was that I ran short of
onions
from the set so had to but small onion seedlings, rather as James said,
and
I wanted to try it,



My regards to all and thank you again!



John



Ever read "The Day of the Triffids"? Not quite like that.

Walking Onion, tree onion, same, same. That tall stem will break and land
the bulblets (the proper name for the top bulbs) a step away. Each
generation will advance a step. A slow walk but plants are patient.

Lorenzo L. Love
http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

"You can complain because rosebushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn
bushes have roses."
Lao Tse (b. 604 BC)