On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 23:26:34 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

> I have never used the clumps for winter onions. It seemed to me that
> they would be to tough or woody. It sounds as though you put them to
> better use than I do

The season for green winter onions is over before one can start
working in the garden; they are just like any green onion, but have
more flavor. They get tough when they get bigger, but have usable
bulbils in June, and in July or August there will be a brief period
when you can extract a small but usable (and very flavorful!) bulb
from the bottom of each stalk. This bulb sprouts as soon as it is
formed, and is no use for starting new hills. But a clump can be
divided; when I eat a clump of green onions, I usually leave one to
start a replacement clump.

I used to think that winter onions started tasting like soap when they
developed past the green-onion stage, but I eventually learned that
the soapy flavor is a response to dry weather; if you keep them
watered, they keep tasting good.

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