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Scallion
Allium fistulosum
Mid Septembervegetable
Perennial onion grown for its hollow green stalks. Also known as Welsh onion or scallion.
Showing Zone 7b. for timing that matches where you garden.
In Zone 7b, right now
Not yet — plant around mid september
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Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes — fits a balcony
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
Yes — perennial
Ways to plant it
Spring planting
Direct sow
Closed
Early to Mid March
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Fall planting
Direct sow
Mid September
Mid September – Early October
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Plant
Mid September
Mid September – Early October
Put it in the ground (or a pot) outdoors.
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