I have pregnant onion and little ones are fallings off of it.. Would that help you any..or is it the wrong one. LMK Thanks.. Melinda Housley

When I had them in peat pots it was recommended to me here to trim them growing inside under lights. They were growing under lights and very skinny and I kept trimming them back weekly and they became thicker by doing this. I wasnt sure if I should continue to trim or not now that they are planted and growing on their own. I will start putting clippings on them and not trim them. This is only my second year gardening and this is my first year starting every thing from seed. My early girls have golf ball size fruit on them already and the chives are blooming from last year. I have already harvested my first batch of raddishes. This site has been my guidance and I appreciate the help. Hopefully soon I will be able to repay by helping others.

This post was made over a year ago. Not sure why you're asking about growing info now. Pregnant onions are not the same as edible onions. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/soil-pregnant-onion-prefer-64660.html For info about growing real onions check the allium and/or vegetable forums. Rodney

I have about forty individual plants in 4 inch pots, and maybe another forty in various containers. The Ornithogalum caudatum "Pregnant Onion" grows trailing green fronds to 6 foot from a central sea-green bulb which resembles the texture and peeling characterisitcs of an onion. Propagation is through bulblets which appear after the outer skin turns brown, dries out and falls away, leaving the bulblet free to drop to the ground. This plant also sends a single stalk skyward out of the center of the bulb with formed variegated flowers at the tip. As the stalk grows, only the tip remains flowered. The stalk usually grows 4 feet towards a light source. With a six foot draping frond, a functioning bulb, and a four foot flower stalk, the Pregnant Onion requires (and possibly deserves) a pedastal for its home. It does well in a shady garden and is difficult to kill. It rebounds quickly from under-waterings. Over-watering will cause root rot, but bulblets will revive the plant. Reproduces quickly. Loves high humidity, and unless it is supplied you can expect the fronds will brown at the tips. I am willing to trade. Contact me through my e-mail. Will respond with photo. Mr. G