From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 11/6/24 18:22, Joy Beeson wrote:   
   > On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 19:13:24 -0800, T  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I have heard that mulch helps protect over winter   
   >> onions.  Will leaves do the same thing or do I   
   >> need to clean them out?   
   >   
   > I'm ignoring the leaves caught in my winter onions (a.k.a. topping   
   > onions, walking onions, and egyptian onions) except when I find time   
   > to pull the weeds, or harvest scallions.   
   >   
   > I've recently learned that winter onions can be harvested all year.   
   > When the spring scallions give out I can use the bulbils, when the   
   > bulbils get tough, there are bulbs at the base, and when the bulbs   
   > sprout, there is a fall crop of scallions.  And the bulbs remain good   
   > for a long time after they sprout, shrivelling from the top down and   
   > outside in instead of rotting.   
   >   
      
   Thank you!   
      
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