NOOOOOOOOO!! Don't eat it, it's not edible!!!!

Yes you can do that now. Simon 🙂

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Thanks for your comment. Sowing these should be very easy as I have seedings coming up at the base of the parent plants each year with no help from me.

Well done on your successful germination. Because these new bulbs have to get to a reasonable size before they are mature enough to flower I am afraid that it will take several years. Once temperatures allow, harden them off so that they can take the full sun. Giving them optimal growing conditions will give you the shortest time before they flower. Good luck, Simon

Hi there, I would plant them out in the ground after late frosts have passed. However, it may take a couple of years before the bulbs are large enough to flower. I am not familiar with your winter weather, but I will assume it's cold, wet, and prolonged. Alliums are not going to like over wintering in freezing waterlogged conditions and need to be baked with heat over the summer. If you can provide good growing conditions, they should reach maybe 18inches in the first year but no blooms until.subsequent years. Simon

Hi Kris and thanks for the feedback. You maybe right as there are sterile forms out there. Also, are you seeds cold treated to break dormancy? If so you might need to increase the cold period, three months a most. I hope this helps. Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Yes, I keep the seeds cool until Christmas-time then try to germinate. Who knows, there may have been some that germinated in the garden. I have "help" that forgets that the front garden is full of perennial bulbs and pull a cultivator and rake through it every Spring.

Hello Lindsey and thanks for getting in touch. Yes it will be a few seasons before the bulbs reach flowering size. A month in the fridge should break dormancy bit I would do it for 6-8 weeks incase it hasn't worked and you have to start the process again. It can take around 3 months after cold treatment for germination to occur so if you are starting now I would hedge my bets and put half in the fridge and half in a seed tray outside or in a coldframe. Kind regards Simon

Hi George and thanks for subscribing. We need all the support we can get. Yes, giant allium produce offsets. I am.not sure about the pre-germination but it's worth setting at least some seeds aside to use as a trial. If you do so, let me know the results. I would be interested to know how you got on. Kind regards, Simon

Yes you can. However, they will need a cold period to break dormancy so unless you cold treat them first, they won't germinate until the spring, assuming the seed is viable. Kind regards, Simon

Hello Serena, yes I do have one in the pipeline. Kind regards, Simon

Hi there Esmysyeild, great question. Ornamental onions do contain sulfur compounds which, depending on the individual, how much and which part of the onion is eaten, can cause side effects like vomiting, nausea etc. Some people do eat them such as young leaves chopped in a salad but it will depend on people's sensitivity to the sulfur compounds as to whether they can get on with them or not. Kind regards, Simon

@@walkingtalkinggardeners Oh I see. I developed a fascination with edible alliums. I am in search of not so commonly known multiplying onions. I have collected 3 so far.. Thanks for the response. Have a great day!

No problem, you are very welcome. I am publishing a video on growing giant alliums tomorrow if you are interested. Simon