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How to Grow Scallions
How to Grow Scallions. Scallions, sometimes called spring onions or green onions are a popular salad ingredient. They are just small onions intended to be harvested young. They are cold hardy vegetables and come in purple, red and white. Nutritionally, they are high in vitamins AC and K, with lots of potassium, calcium and iron.
Scallions, sometimes called spring onions or green onions are a popular salad ingredient. They are just small onions intended to be harvested young. They are cold hardy vegetables and come in purple, red and white. Nutritionally, they are high in vitamins AC and K, with lots of potassium, calcium and iron.
Things You'll Need
Scallion seeds
Purchase the scallion seeds. The variety depends on color and preference. Evergreen Long White Bunching and Libson White Bunching are reliable. Deep Purple is a beautiful, colorful variety.
Decide on the best place to grow the scallions. They will do best in a sunny area that has light soil that is on the alkaline side. Scallions will grow in most soils, though.
Sow the scallion seeds directly into the ground, a few at a time. For a continuous harvest sow the seeds to ? " depth and ?" in apart. Thin if too many emerge too close together.
Water the scallions regularly but don't over water them. They have shallow roots and may either develop oversize bulbs or get waterlogged.
Harvest the scallions when they are a couple of inches tall, which takes about 2 months. Scallions can be eaten when they get bigger but the taste won't be as delicate.
Tips & Warnings
Scallions can easily be grown in containers.
These vegetables are good for small areas and can be tucked in between larger plants or in between slower growing plants.
Instead of harvesting the whole plant, cut off the stalks with scissors as needed.
