spring onions

[little pud]

Hi all I am new on here and need some help! I have recently had to pull all my spring onions (ball type one's) as the tops have all but died off for some reason, I have quite a few and was wandering if one of you can tell me what I can do with them? If I cut the tops off can you pickle this sort of onion.
thanks.

[little pud]

[twinkletoes]

Let me be the first to welcome you Little Pud.  Unfortunately, I don't have the answer to your question but I'll bet lots of others do.....

Twinkletoes

[manicscousers]

hiya, little pud, welcome to the site . sorry, can't help with the problem, hope someone comes along soon who can  ;D

[lorna]

Hi little pud. welcome to A4A. My spring onions have done exactly the same, fortunately I only had them in  a small trough and had already eaten several. (Limited space) Will beinterested to see what the experts come up with.
Lorna.

[Tee Gee]

A question first!

Did they form a bulb before they did this?

If they did then the leaves have done their job and are just dying back.

Now this might seem rather a silly question considering the weather we have had of late.....have they ever dried out by any chance?

[lorna]

Tee Gee Thank you,mine did form bulbs but as I like them small they were pulled quickly. However as they were only in a trough they could have dried out.

Sorry for coming in on your post little pud but saves repeating a question.
Lorna.

[Sparkly]

I have the same problem and was thinking about pickling them so I am interested in the outcome too.

[growmore]

I presume you mean you have set a row of spring onions seeds and they have gone bulbous at the bottom ..I usually set a row and leave them to go like this
I top and tail mine and pickle them .. I always use a white vinegar for these .
Shall we christen them Poor man's silver skin...?  :)  They do pickle OK ..

[saddad]

We use the smaller shallots for pickles but yes you can use spring onion bulbs..

[little pud]

Thanks for the replies everyone, sorry took me a while to say it but been busy, thanks also for the welcome's, I have unfortunatley had to bin all my spring onions as they went mouldy but will try again next year. good luck with all your gardening.