Growing Spring onions, also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion

05 Mar 11 patricia (Australia - temperate climate)
how do you know when to harvest spring onions
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11 Mar 11 Katherine (Australia - temperate climate)
Harvest when the leaves are tall, upright, and green. You're only eating the portion of the plant you see above the soil, so when that looks like something you want to eat, snip it off and eat it. There's no need to dig up the whole plant, just cut leaves from the outside.
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