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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: bupster on January 29, 2006, 16:33:26

Title: Potato onions
Post by: bupster on January 29, 2006, 16:33:26
I've finally actually read the label  ::) on some onion sets that the heritage seed library sent me and they're potato onions, which multiply underground. Has anyone tried these?
Title: Re: Potato onions
Post by: growmore on January 29, 2006, 16:52:37
I had never heard of these. But on reading up They  sound good  ,,Cheers .Jim..
Title: Re: Potato onions
Post by: agapanthus on January 29, 2006, 17:21:26
Never heard of them either...but sound great! :)
Title: Re: Potato onions
Post by: bupster on January 29, 2006, 17:34:28
Apparently now is the time to plant them, for harvesting as small spanish-type onions in midsummer. If they work (never certain where I'm concerned  ::)) perhaps I can offer them around for others to try?
Title: Re: Potato onions
Post by: Wicker on January 29, 2006, 18:51:51
Are these what we call Welsh onions?  Seem very similar tho "Welsh" onions I think only grow to about 1.5" dia - very useful anyway.
Title: Re: Potato onions
Post by: bupster on January 31, 2006, 16:56:33
No, I originally thought they were Welsh onions, but they're these:

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/o/onipot08.html (http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/o/onipot08.html)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_onion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_onion)

It's not the same as egyptian onions, either - they seem to be grown in the states for greens.

Oh well, can only give it a try  :D