Discover the joy of growing your own unique and versatile vegetables with our premium Egyptian Walking Onion Seeds. This offering includes 100 top-quality seeds, perfect for cultivating the fascinating Allium x proliferum, also known as the multiplier onion or tree onion. Unlike typical onions, the Egyptian Walking Onion produces small bulbils at the top of its stalks, which eventually fall over and root, effectively ‘walking’ across your garden. This perennial plant is a fantastic choice for gardeners looking for a low-maintenance, continuous harvest of mild, flavorful green onions and small, pungent bulbs.

These heirloom onions are not only a culinary delight but also an interesting botanical specimen, providing fresh greens from early spring to late fall. They are incredibly hardy and resilient, making them suitable for a wide range of climates and gardening expertise levels. Start your journey into the world of unique edible plants with these easy-to-grow seeds.

Key Benefits

The Egyptian Walking Onion offers a multitude of advantages for the home gardener and culinary enthusiast alike. Its unique growth habit and robust nature make it a standout choice for an edible landscape.

• Continuous Harvest: Enjoy fresh green onion tops throughout the growing season, from spring until frost, and even through mild winters. The perennial nature of this perennial multiplier onion means you plant once and harvest for years.
• Unique Culinary Ingredient: Both the green tops and the small bulbils (top sets) are edible. The greens have a mild, oniony flavor, while the bulbils offer a more intense, garlicky kick, perfect for pickling or cooking.
• Low Maintenance: These onions are incredibly hardy and require minimal care once established. They are resistant to many common pests and diseases, making them an excellent choice for organic gardening.
• Self-Propagating: The distinctive ‘walking’ habit allows the plant to naturally spread and multiply, providing an ever-expanding patch of onions with little effort. This makes them a truly sustainable addition to your garden.
• Highly Adaptable: The tree onion seeds produce plants that tolerate a wide range of soil types and climates, thriving in various garden settings across the US.
• Edible Landscaping: With their upright growth and interesting top sets, walking onion plants can add an ornamental element to your vegetable garden or even flower beds.
• Early Spring Greens: As one of the first plants to emerge in spring, they provide a much-needed source of fresh flavor when other garden produce is scarce.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Growing Egyptian Walking Onions from seed is a rewarding experience, providing a continuous supply of fresh onions with minimal effort. To ensure successful germination and robust growth, sow your Egyptian Walking Onion Seeds in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Choose a site with full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, though they can tolerate partial shade, which might reduce bulb size. Prepare the soil by enriching it with compost or other organic matter to ensure good drainage and fertility. While adaptable, well-draining, loose soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0 is ideal for optimal growth.

Sow the seeds about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep and 4-6 inches apart in rows, or broadcast them for a denser patch. Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged until germination, which typically occurs within 7-14 days. Once established, these perennial multiplier onions are quite drought-tolerant, but regular watering during dry spells will promote better growth. Avoid overwatering, as this can lead to rot. Fertilize lightly with a balanced organic fertilizer once or twice during the growing season, especially if your soil is poor.

For harvesting, you can snip the green tops as needed throughout the season. The top-set bulbils can be harvested when they are about 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter. These can be replanted, eaten fresh, or used in cooking. If you want the plants to ‘walk’, simply let the bulbils mature and fall over. Over time, you will develop a thriving patch of these unique onions. These plants are generally pest-resistant, but keep an eye out for common onion pests like thrips or onion maggots, though issues are rare. Growing top set onions is an easy way to ensure a fresh supply of flavor for years to come.

Size & Details

This package contains 100 Egyptian Walking Onion Seeds, providing ample opportunity to establish a substantial patch in your garden. Once mature, walking onion plants typically grow to a height of 18-36 inches (45-90 cm), developing sturdy green stalks topped with clusters of small, aerial bulbils. These bulbils, also known as ‘top sets,’ usually range from 0.5 to 1 inch (1.2-2.5 cm) in diameter. The plant’s perennial nature means that once planted, it will return year after year, spreading gracefully by falling over and rooting its bulbils, creating new plants. The underground bulbs are smaller than traditional onions, usually 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cm) across. Expect to see germination within 1-2 weeks under ideal conditions, with harvestable green tops within 60-90 days. The bulbils will develop later in the season, typically in late summer to early fall. These seeds ship in a protective packet, ensuring their viability upon arrival, ready for planting to grow your own tree onion seeds.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do Egyptian Walking Onions get? A: Egyptian Walking Onions typically grow to be 18-36 inches tall, with their unique top-set bulbils forming at the very top of the stalks. The underground bulbs are usually 1-2 inches in diameter.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Egyptian Walking Onions are primarily outdoor plants, thriving in garden beds. While they can be grown in large containers, their ‘walking’ habit makes them best suited for outdoor cultivation where they have room to spread.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: These onions prefer full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, for optimal growth and bulb production. They can tolerate partial shade, but growth may be less vigorous.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, perennial multiplier onions are renowned for their ease of care. Once established, they are very low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and relatively pest-free, making them excellent for beginner gardeners.
• Q: What condition will the seeds arrive in? A: Your 100 Egyptian Walking Onion Seeds will arrive in a sealed, protective packet, ensuring their freshness and viability for planting.
• Q: Can I use Egyptian Walking Onions in cooking? A: Absolutely! Both the green tops, which have a mild onion flavor, and the small, pungent bulbils (top sets) are edible. They are great for salads, stir-fries, pickling, and various other culinary uses.
• Q: When is the best time to plant these seeds? A: The best time to plant Egyptian Walking Onion Seeds is in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. They can also be sown in late summer for a fall harvest of greens.
• Q: Will they survive winter in my zone? A: Yes, Egyptian Walking Onions are very cold-hardy perennials, typically surviving winters down to USDA Zone 3. They will die back in severe cold and re-emerge in spring.
• Q: What is a ‘walking’ onion? A: A ‘walking’ onion refers to its unique method of propagation. The small bulbils that form at the top of the stalk become heavy, causing the stalk to bend over and touch the ground. The bulbils then root, creating new plants a small distance from the parent plant, effectively ‘walking’ across the garden.
• Q: How long until I can harvest from the seeds? A: You can typically start harvesting green tops from your walking onion plant within 60-90 days after planting the seeds. The top-set bulbils will develop and be ready for harvest or replanting in late summer to early fall.