"Evergreen" is a bunching onion, which is a different species (Allium fistulosum) from common bulbing onions. They are used for scallions exclusively, as they do not form bulbs. "Evergreen" is also perennial, and fairly winter-hardy. Each year the plants will divide from the base to form clusters, much like walking onions. When the cluster grows large it seems to increase the chance of winter kill, so dividing & replanting is recommended. I do this in the Spring, so I can fill in any holes left by plants which did not survive. In Zone 6b, you may have fewer problems. Several years ago, I did a trial of 9 bunching onions. They were planted indoors mid-April, and transplanted the first week of June. If you are able to plant earlier, adjust your dates accordingly. I planted 3 seeds per cell, and transplanted whatever germinated together, without separating them. All of the bunching onions reached harvest size the first year. "Evergreen" tends to form one large stalk the first year (up to 3/4" wide) then divide the second year... so plant some for harvest & some to winter over. They flower the second year; but unless you are saving seed, I recommend cutting off the flower stalks as soon as they appear. You may have to be persistent, because the plants will continue to generate new flower stalks. Pruning off the stalks directs more energy into the base, for better multiplication.

This post has been interesting but I am still lost. I have nothing at all to trade as I am starting all over after being unemployed for 2 1/2 years. Many years ago a friend gave me some red multiplying onions (red beard?) just to thin his beds. They were hardy all year here in Northwest Georgia and supplied me well until I had to move quickly. My search locally has yielded nothing and the web has also been dismal. Does anyone have any idea what variety it was and where I can get it. What other varieties would do well here being hardy, prolific and flavorful? I am partial to the flavor of yellow, red or vidailas. All veggies are going to go through the roof because of gas prices. At least growing some of our food will ease the cost a little. I will do raised beds and planters. Please Advise. meerrden@comcast.net

Hello, I am experiencing this problem with my bunching onions once again, right now! I found last year that the dividing type of bunching onion seems to split around the time it bolts. Does anyone know if this is in fact the case? Also, does anyone know if removing the flowering stalk will help or hinder the bolting process? I am still a bit confused about all of this, most info sources on onions group bunching onions together with bulbing onions, and only discuss bolting as it affects bulbing onions. I know that the flower stalks become tough and inedible, but if I recall correctly, the plant also splits around the time that bolting takes place. I just wonder if letting the bolting take place is better, or if cutting the bolting stalk down is better for splitting.

Try oriental seed suppliers such as: https://www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_japanese_bunching_onion.html               There are also others. Or google for seed for Allium fistulosum. There are lots of kinds. Walking onions are something else again; they are also known as tree onions or Egyptian onions or topset onions depending on where you are and which of them you happen to run across. Both types should be quite hardy and probably work just fine for you provided your part of OK is not actual or near desert.