Northern Seeds
Walking Onions
Walking Onions
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At a glance
Allium × proliferum
- Light Full sun
- Life cycle Perennial
- Difficulty Easy
- Sowing depth 1"
- Method Direct sow
- Organic Certified organic by Québec Vrai
- When to sow Outdoors, in fall or early spring
About this variety
**Walking onions are shipped in September. Read more about shipping below.
(Allium cepa var. proliferum)Walking onions, sometimes called Egyptian walking onions, are hardy perennial plants that shoot up with tender scallion-like greens in the very early spring. This is when we like to harvest them best, as scallions. The greens stay tender throughout the spring, later in the summer, the bulbs can be harvested as slender fresh onions. In the later part of the summer, the plants form topsets, aerial bublets, that can be left to fall over and propagate naturally (hence the "walking") or can be harvested, cured and planted in the fall or following spring. The topsets are so much fun - they look like they are straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. They are fun to include in bouquets or in landcaping as an edible ornamental. Hardy to zone 3 and possibly beyond.
SHIPPING of WALKING ONIONS. We want to make shipping economical for our customers. We ship the smallest format (20 topsets) by lettermail for which we charge a $6 flat rate. If ordering 40 topsets or more (2 x 20 topsets, 50 topsets, etc.), the package weighs too much for lettermail and we have to ship expedited, for which we charge a $23 flat rate.
Certified organic by Quebec Vrai
Growing notes
This is a very forgiving crop. Ideally the topsets are planted in the fall between September to November, but if stored properly (an open paper bag in a cool, dark and dry place - but not too dry), they can also be planted in the spring as soon as the soil is visible through the snow.
Plant at 1" depth, in clusters of 3-4, with 8" between clusters.
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Shipping and Order Fulfillment
We ship throughout Canada: lettermail from $3.50 (free from $35), or tracked Canada Post Expedited Parcel, priced at checkout.
Or pick up your order at the farm in Farrellton, QC.
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The trialing allows us to test varieties of a same species side by side and determine which one(s) taste and perform the best.
Breeding and variety maintenance means selecting for traits that are desirable such as flavor, texture, disease resitance, earliness and hardiness, just to mention a few.
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