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   T to songbird   
   Re: I'itoi onion   
   23 Jun 19 17:49:56   
   
   From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 6/23/19 9:52 AM, songbird wrote:   
   >    for hot dry climates.  from da wiki...   
   >   
   >    "a prolific multiplier onion cultivated in the Baboquivari Peak   
   Wilderness, Arizona area. This small-bulb type has a shallot-like flavour and   
   is easy to grow and ideal for hot, dry climates. Bulbs are separated, and   
   planted in the fall 1 in below    
   the surface and 12 in apart. Bulbs will multiply into clumps and can be   
   harvested throughout the cooler months. Tops die back in the heat of summer   
   and may return with heavy rains; bulbs can remain in the ground or be   
   harvested and stored in a cool dry    
   place for planting in the fall. The plants rarely flower; propagation is by   
   division."   
   >   
   > quoted from:   
   >   
   > _Allium crop science_ : recent advances, edited by H.D. Rabinowitch and L.   
   Currah   
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   >    songbird   
   >   
      
   How big are these onions (diameter)?   
      
   Walnut sized is too hard on my hands to prepare.   
      
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