From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 11/3/2025 10:25 PM, T wrote:   
   > On 11/3/25 7:12 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >> On 11/3/2025 8:37 PM, T wrote:   
   >>> Hi All,   
   >>>   
   >>> Any of you grow "Egyptian walking onions"?   
   >>>   
   >>> Fun, Wonderful, to be avoided?  Your thoughts.   
   >>>   
   >>> I like the "perennial' part and the cold-hardy   
   >>> part.  Plus they seem fun to grow.   
   >>>   
   >>> Best grown from sets or seeds?   
   >>>   
   >>> -T   
   >>>   
   >>> https://search.brave.com/search?   
   >>> q=egyptian+walking+onions&spellcheck=0&source=alteredQuery&s   
   mmary=1&conversation=114c7e504fbd95bc41274e   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Egyptian Walking Onions, scientifically known as Allium ×   
   >>> proliferum, are a unique perennial onion variety that   
   >>> propagate by forming clusters of small bulbs, called   
   >>> topsets or bulblets, at the top of their stalks. These   
   >>> topsets grow heavy over time, causing the stalk to bend   
   >>> and fall to the ground, where they can take root and   
   >>> grow into new plants, giving rise to the name "". This   
   >>> process allows the plant to spread across a garden,   
   >>> typically moving 1 to 3 feet per year.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Growing zones (I am 6B):   
   >>> https://search.brave.com/search?   
   >>> q=growing+zones+for+egyptian+walking+onions&source=web&summa   
   y=1&conversation=44129fb659f31dcdb2834f   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Egyptian walking onions (Allium x proliferum) are hardy and   
   >>> an be grown in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 10. They are   
   >>> exceptionally cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures as low   
   >>> as -24°F (-31°C), which makes them suitable for a wide   
   >>> range of climates   
   >>   
   >>    They WILL spread if you let them . I had some growing out in the   
   >> yard purely as an ornamental , never tried eating them as the bulbs   
   >> remain kinda small .   
   >   
   >   
   > With my black thumb, I am use to small.  How small   
   > is small?   
      
      Around golf ball size or slightly larger . Let the bulblets on the   
   tops root in flower pots . Transplant later or give as gifts .   
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