On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:57:26 -0700, "Janet B." >
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>"TammyM" > wrote in message
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>> It's so spring-like today, I'm motivated to start thinking about my
>> herb garden. My sage, oregano, rosemary and lavendar grow year-round.
>> The thyme bit the dust last year. I'm curious what other folks
>> usually grow, herb-wise? My list, including the above is:
>snip
>> TammyM
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>I grow the herbs you've mentioned. But there is something I would like to
>recommend . . . it's not an herb but lovely to have. Walking Onions are a
>perennial. The main bulb stays in the ground from year to year and will get
>bigger and develop off-shoots. The top comes up green and is the first
>thing up in the spring. I use these as substitutes for scallions or green
>onions. As the temperatures get warmer, the tops "go to seed." That is,
>little onion bulbs develop on the tops. You may use these as little onions
>or allow them to develop. The stalks will fall over and the tiny bulbs
>become self planting. I am able to contain the plants within a 3-foot
>square area. You will get another crop of green tops again in the Fall.

Sounds intriguing. I realize you said you contain them in a
particular area -- I'm wondering how aggressive they are if not
contained?

TammyM