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Egyptian Walking Onion

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

Full sun

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Soil

Good drainage, moist

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Pot size

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Water

If under 1 in of rain a week, soak the soil at least once a week; more often in sandy soil

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Fertilizer

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Pollination

Top bulblets

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Propagation

Division

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Pests & diseases

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Houston planting window

Septโ€“Nov

Harris, bunching onions
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Look out for (Houston)

Zones 4โ€“9b

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What it is

A perennial hybrid onion (a cross of bunching onion and common onion) that makes little bulbils on top of its stalks.

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Why grow/eat it

Every part of the plant is edible, raw or cooked.

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How to use it

Use raw or cooked.

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Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

Full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Rot is more likely in poorly drained, soggy soil.

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Cautions

Thrips, leaf miners and onion maggots, plus rots and mildews in wet soil.

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Sources

  1. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/allium-x-proliferum/
  2. https://extension.umn.edu/garden-and-home/yard-and-garden/gardening-in-minnesota/growing-scallions-in-home-gardens
  3. https://harris.agrilife.org/files/2019/03/Vegetable-Planting-Chart-2019.pdf