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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: poohs tao on January 31, 2010, 18:49:57

Title: walking onions
Post by: poohs tao on January 31, 2010, 18:49:57
have googled a supplier for walking onions in the uk but can't find one. does anyone here know of either a seed or bulb supplier in the uk? many thanks in advance :)
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: . on January 31, 2010, 19:31:03


ebay item No. 170434776934

not cheap tho'.

Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: ruud on January 31, 2010, 19:43:39
I have got them growing in my garden,funny member of the onion family
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: saddad on January 31, 2010, 19:50:17
We have some too... as do several other members...  :)
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: poohs tao on January 31, 2010, 20:16:00
Quote from: saddad on January 31, 2010, 19:50:17
We have some too... as do several other members...  :)

do you eat the bulbs above ground or the root bulb? am still investigating web pages  ::) they just look like fun to have on the allotment  :)
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: saddad on January 31, 2010, 20:24:32
I only keep them for interest... we have school visits.. but the top ones can be pickled and the bottom ones developed into shallot sizes..  :)
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: . on January 31, 2010, 20:26:42
 
mange tout     mange tout   ;D
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: mummybunny on January 31, 2010, 21:40:34
i thought this thread was going to be about some one having there onions pinched lol hence the walking!!!

Never seen anything like it  ;D
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: Chrispy on January 31, 2010, 21:53:44
Are these the same as Tree Onions?
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: saddad on January 31, 2010, 21:54:31
Basically
:)
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: chriscross1966 on February 01, 2010, 03:22:47
I got some seed off ebay from a guy in Finland.... dunno what they'll turn out like but I've also got a standard Egyptian type in (never seen them produce seeds) and the giant American Catawissa tree onions too (they're the biggest ones I know of and they set multiple decks more often than the standard varieties)... have you tried searching for "top-setting" onions?

chrisc
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: poohs tao on February 01, 2010, 14:02:14
looks like i am going to have to order from america. thanks for all your suggestions x
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: lillian on February 01, 2010, 14:34:16
What are they like for cooking with? Any good in salads?
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: chriscross1966 on February 02, 2010, 03:59:30
Quote from: lillian on February 01, 2010, 14:34:16
What are they like for cooking with? Any good in salads?

Very strong, quite hard too, they make excellent pickles if you can get them in large enough quantities.... dunno if I'd want to eat them in a salad though, they are a bit fierce....
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 02, 2010, 17:35:58
If you're stuck, PM me. I have a waist-high version, Catawissa.
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: poohs tao on February 02, 2010, 17:42:03
thanks robert. i have found a site where they are £2.80 each. so i'll be ordering in a couple of days.  :D
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: lillian on February 03, 2010, 08:37:57
So are they worth having in a veg patch?
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 03, 2010, 09:58:57
I think so. They provide a good source of green onions, and they're interesting. I'd like some other types as well, but then I like growing oddities.
Title: Re: walking onions
Post by: chriscross1966 on February 03, 2010, 17:25:15
Quote from: lillian on February 03, 2010, 08:37:57
So are they worth having in a veg patch?

A few Catawissa's near the front of the plot are a great icebreaker, everyone that comes past when you're there will talk to you about them....

chrisc
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