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Unlike most onion varieties, Egyptian walking onions (Allium x proliferum) set bulbs at the top of the plant each with numerous small onions that you can harvest for planting or eating. Egyptian walking onions taste much like shallots, although slightly more pungent.
The Egyptian Walking Onion, also known as the tree onion or topset onion, is a hardy perennial vegetable famous for its unique ability to "walk" across a garden.
The "Walking" Habit: Instead of flowers, the plant produces clusters of small bulbs (bulbils) at the top of its stalks. As these clusters grow heavy in late summer, the stalks bend to the ground. Where the bulbils touch the soil, they take root and grow into new plants, effectively moving the patch several inches each year.
Hardiness: They are extremely cold-hardy and are often the first greens to emerge in late winter or early spring, even pushing through snow.
Perennial Nature: Unlike common onions, these return from the same root system every year and multiply both through the top bulbils and underground bulb division.
Every part of the plant is edible:
Walking onions bulbs and topsets are crisp and have a sharp, pungent and spicy flavor. Cooked or raw, onions are indispensable as flavouring for most meat and vegetable dishes.
To harvest - cut the greens in early spring and use like scallions or chives.
Cut and break apart the top set bulbs from mid-summer to autumn and use as you would chives or garlic.
Bulbils (Topsets): These small, marble-sized onions can be used like pearl onionspeeled and fried, pickled, or added to soups.
Underground Bulbs: The base bulb is edible and tastes like a pungent, strong-flavored onion. However, harvesting the main bulb kills the plant, so most gardeners leave it to ensure perennial growth.
Planting: The best time to plant is in the fall (though spring also works). Place bulbils about 12 inches deep and 610 inches apart.
Sun & Soil: They thrive in full sun and well-drained, loamy soil.
Egyptian Walking onion has an ancient history - it was one of the staple crops fed to the Jews when they were building the pyramids and enslaved by the Egyptians.
Once planted, the bulbs easily divide, and within a matter of months you can re-divide to increase your stock.
Onion is a pungent herb that protects against infection, relaxes spasms and reduces blood pressure, clotting, and blood sugar levels. It is an expectorant and diuretic.
