Re: Offered - Walking Onions seed
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 6:29 am
Had to google them. They look brilliant, but don't think I'll be growing them until I am able to dedicate a perminant area for them. I saw the words prolific and onions for ever....
I tried to grow some Welsh onions from seed a couple of years ago (which I think are bunching) as you're supposed to be able to use them like a chive in the winter and will produce a pretty yellow flower. Not great germination and didn't grow back the following year as they were supposed to. I still have some seed so maybe I'll try again.
Interestingly , I 'collected' some chive seed heads from a rather famous restaurant in Spain's kitchen garden. Not one seed germinated. The pots are still in the cold frame. I cut a seed open to see if it rotted, but the inside looked alive. Do you think it is a case of leave them and when it's warmer they might germinate or stick in the compost? Odd as chives are generally easy to grow from seed? Maybe I need to learn more about which seeds are good to collect and which you should always buy.
I tried to grow some Welsh onions from seed a couple of years ago (which I think are bunching) as you're supposed to be able to use them like a chive in the winter and will produce a pretty yellow flower. Not great germination and didn't grow back the following year as they were supposed to. I still have some seed so maybe I'll try again.
Interestingly , I 'collected' some chive seed heads from a rather famous restaurant in Spain's kitchen garden. Not one seed germinated. The pots are still in the cold frame. I cut a seed open to see if it rotted, but the inside looked alive. Do you think it is a case of leave them and when it's warmer they might germinate or stick in the compost? Odd as chives are generally easy to grow from seed? Maybe I need to learn more about which seeds are good to collect and which you should always buy.