How to Grow Bunching Scallions

Although any bulb onion variety can produce green onions, bunching scallion varieties produce only the green onion tops and no bulb. The green, hollow foliage has a mild onion flavor. It can be used fresh in salads or sandwiches or added to cooked dishes near the end of the cooking time to add an onion flavor. Sow bunching onion seeds in early spring as soon as the soil thaws. The plants require a long, cool growing season to produce the best foliage for harvest.

Fertilizer

Instructions

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  Spread ½ cup of 5-10-10 fertilizer over every 50 square feet of bunching onion bed. Turn the fertilizer into the top 6 inches of soil so the nutrients are available to the plants immediately upon germination.
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  Sprinkle the seeds on the soil, sowing approximately 1 seed per 1 inch of row. Space rows 8 to 12 inches apart. Cover the seeds with a 1/2-inch layer of moistened soil.
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  Water the garden bed only when necessary, as spring soils dry out slowly and require infrequent irrigation. The soil requires watering when the top 1/2 inch begins to feel dry. Provide enough water to moisten only the top 6 to 8 inches of soil, or about 1 inch of irrigation weekly.
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  Harvest bunching onions once the foliage reaches 6 to 8 inches tall. Cut the foliage off the plant 1 inch up from the base, or dig up the entire plant at harvest. Plants may grow new foliage for a later harvest if cut instead of pulled up.

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