walking onion (tree onion, egyptian onion, top set onion)

Tree onions produce up to 6-10 tender, juicy, mild onions at the base of the plant; and a stiff stem with 6-8 bulbils, or little onions, at the top. A biennial, it will self-propagate by folding its stem to the ground so that the bulbils plant themselves. It is the most cold-hardy of all the onions and survives frozen ground.

The top bulbils are used for pickling. The base bulb is a tender, juicy salad onion. Tree onions will keep for up to 12 months.

Plant May to December in a sunny, well-drained position. Plant in late spring in cooler areas.
Plant tree onions 3 cm deep. Space bulbs 15-20 cm apart.
Harvest the tree onions when the stalks dry, gather the bulbils and plant out straight away.

3 bulbils for $10