When do I harvest my Egyptian walking onions?

[@squange20]

The best video on growing and harvesting walking onions. Thanks.

[@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01]

My absolute pleasure and thank you for your lovely words.

[@cody481]

Yep the best.

[@valeriejohnson4234]

Thanks for all the pointers. I cut some bulbs from my niece's house. Excited to see them growing this year and looking forward to next years harvest. I live in Oklahoma City and have an area in the corner of the backyard sectioned off for them.

[@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01]

@@valeriejohnson4234 Fantastic! Enjoy the harvest.

[@lyndiekite1428]

Just found you on KZbin. Thanks for this information, I’m going to harvest my walking onions this weekend and wondered what to do with them. I’m in the Waikato, North Island, NZ. I was concerned about storing the bublets for replanting, but after watching this, I am no longer worrying about it. Cheers

[@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01]

Thanks so much for your comment Lyndie. They are incredibly hardy, and delicious. I have no doubt you will be excited to replant, and keep harvesting season to season. Enjoy.

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

How you get a harvest from Egyptian onions is something I have been wondering about!? I really appreciated this video. Do you use them just like regular onions? I would like to see how the onions look all cleaned up ready for cooking or storing!!

[@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01]

Thanks for your comment. Please have a look at my video titled "How to use Egyptian walking onions" as I show the onions ready for cooking and storage there. :)

[@gregzeigler3850]

I like to eat them as a very large green onion in the spring, fall planted bulbils. For onions, I like Red Sun Shallots(3"-4" across and it tastes like a regular onion) and Dutch Shallots(these too get to be of good size, but a different flavor profile).

[@rabiahamid-massey8535]

I started my plant December last year, it's growing nicely with big bulbs in the ground. It's May now and no signs of flowering. When do they start flowering? Thank you.

[@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01]

Hello. I'm assuming you are in the Northern hemisphere given they were planted in December, which is when we start harvesting. We plant our seed sets late April for a December/January harvest. They send up their stalks (which grow the seed sets, not flowers as such) from Spring. I would always recommend contacting the seed supplier if they have not performed as you expected, as they can give you more specific advice for your conditions.

[@maryavelis1157]

I planted mine as soon as i got mine. They are a good size now. I'm zone 6a, indiana. Do i cut the tops off for the winter? The seller said I'd see the bulbets in the second year. I can protect the ground bulbs with a cover. I've read i can leave them in the ground for the winter. Thanks for any help.

[@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01]

Hello. As we are based in Australia, my advice will not be as good as that you will obtain from the person you bought from. In my context, these onions are planted in late Autumn, grown through the Winter, with the top bulbils only beginning to appear in Spring.

[@maryavelis1157]

@heirloomnaturallyvegetables01 i was told they will appear the 2nd year. I have read they can be planted in spring or fall, but I figure if they are ornamental, they will be fine over winter.