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Walking Onions

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Can anone recommend anywhere for buying this year?
I've searched but can't seem to find any stockists and I'd love to put some in, they sound fun :icon_smile:

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intrigued by your post i googled walking onions. wow what a plant!! the only place i can find is in america :( they've sold out of bulbs but are selling planrs @ $12.99 + p&p. ww.egyptianwalkingonion.com I am on the case of finding a uk supplier as i really wamt some :icon_smile:

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realseeds.co.uk did them last year, it might be a bit early for them yet on the site though... although it wouldn't hurt to email them?

Alternatively...
http://plantswithpurpose.co.uk/store/in ... cts_id=549

Or try googling 'tree onions' as well?

Good luck - a fun plant!
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Brill! Thank you v much. :cheers:

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If you can't find any, I have a few to get you started... I know them as perpetual onions... came from some Bulgarian friends... they keep haircutting the green bits and use them (like chives) in salads and soups etc. They seem to take a lot of abuse and survive :-)

My mistake was to plant them too far away from the kitchen.

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I've had these for years, they are trouble-free, easy and they are infinitely self-perpetuating. Botanically they are Allium cepa Proliferum Group and are also known as tree onions. I would be happy to give you some for the cost of postage.
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ahhh, saw this post and wondered what walking onions were - suspected they were maybe tree onions cos I've never known what else they are called. We had them when I was wee and I badgered my dad to find me some - which he managed to do last year :cheers:

So I have loads too if anyone wants a few I'll happily stick'em in the post :flower:

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wish I'd seen this earlier - have just bought some dried bulbils from real seeds - hope they take. I bought some seeds via ebay and they've all come up but if the plant doesn't set seed what the heck am I growing?

Would love some more in case these don't take and would happily pay postage and/or swap for some other seeds.
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fruitcake wrote:ahhh, saw this post and wondered what walking onions were - suspected they were maybe tree onions cos I've never known what else they are called. We had them when I was wee and I badgered my dad to find me some - which he managed to do last year :cheers:

So I have loads too if anyone wants a few I'll happily stick'em in the post :flower:
I'd love some of these if you still have spares, fruitcake.
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marshlander wrote:I'd love some of these if you still have spares, fruitcake.
going in tomorrow's post - hope they're ok - they're starting to get too tall to cram in a tub for the post, lol

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fruitcake wrote:
marshlander wrote:I'd love some of these if you still have spares, fruitcake.
going in tomorrow's post - hope they're ok - they're starting to get too tall to cram in a tub for the post, lol
Arrived safe and sound, thanks :thumbright:

Can I send you stamps or seeds?
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Huge thanks for the walking onions - they arrived safe and sound here too. I really would like to send some seeds/stamps by return but you didn't include an address :flower:
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I just brought one of these today from my local garden center http://www.ribblesdalenurseries.co.uk/

they had several plants in, only £1 or so in 10cm pot.
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Aawww... I miss Ribblesdale :(
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