Anyone doing multiplier onions
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Comments (18)Hi all - I am presuming, from reading above, that Catawissa and the green "walking" onion are the same thing. Are they also the small pickling onions, or am I getting things mixed up? If anybody's got some that they don't mind sending my way, I live on the Sunshine Coast of BC, Canada. I have had some live plants sent to me just loose in a box from a friend in the U.S. who apparently didn't understand the restrictions on mailing living organisms, and apparently the customs people don't check everything they come across. Even though the box was damaged (severely), the little iris bulbs and two varieties of a suculant (very common - I just can't recall the name right now - mine are purple and white) all survived the trip and the dark! Anyway, if you're in Canada yourself it would probabaly make things easier, but if you're an American who is up for an experiment with the postal system and some onion bulbs, then please contact me and I'll send along my address. Thanks, - Kenn / faerie...See MoreDo multiplier onions produce seed?
Comments (1)You might find this site of interest: https://sites.google.com/site/kellysgarden/potato-onions Here is a link that might be useful: Kelly's Garden: Potato Onions...See MoreMultiplying onion planting date
Comments (4)There is some debate in the "multiplying onion" community as to which planting time is best and in which climate. I am in Z5 and have always planted mine at the same time as I plant my garlic, in the Fall for over-wintering in the ground, but others I know are waiting to plant until spring, and having just as successful a crop, but a later harvest. Try both and see what works best for you. In gardening as with many things, there is no hard and fast rule! Steve...See MoreMultiplying Onions
Comments (5)It sounds like you my have potato onions. I tried them, and did not have good luck, but I think I put them in super rich soil and a raised bed. I've found multiplying onions seem to like our own soil here: clay mixed with compost. Adding sand to the clay - it really depends on the type of sand. Play sand, or fine sand and clay makes cement. Course sand works quite well but I'd add more clay. The generally "accepted" (meaning, it seems to work and is popular right now) is 1/3 amendment to 2/3 clay. Both your shallot and multiplying onions are considered perennial. Although they get divided, I've found you don't need to rotate them. You can keep them in the same bed but every few years you can lift, divide and add lots of yummy home compost. This is working for me well for a different kind of multiplying onion (topsets) and leeks....See MoreDonna
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