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Title: EGYPTIAN TREE ONION
Post by: steveg1966 on October 15, 2013, 17:19:10

Has anybody grown or heard of these before.Any info would be great

Title: Re: EGYPTIAN TREE ONION
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 15, 2013, 18:56:19

Yes, there are several varieties. The commonest seems to be Catawissa, which grows waist high. Use them as green onions. They're pretty strong, and you can use the green bulbls as well as the leaves. Or use the dry bulbils if you can be bothered peeling them.

Title: Re: EGYPTIAN TREE ONION
Post by: Big Gee on October 15, 2013, 23:16:45

Quote from: steveg1966 on October 15, 2013, 17:19:10
Has anybody grown or heard of these before.Any info would be great

Sure have steveg1966!

Your welcome to read the fact-file I wrote on them some time back at:

http://aeronvale-allotments.org.uk/downloads/Fact-File_egyptian_onions.htm (http://aeronvale-allotments.org.uk/downloads/Fact-File_egyptian_onions.htm)

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