From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   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&su   
   mary=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&summar   
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   >>   
   >> 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 .   
      
      
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   is small?   
      
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