Can I transplant onions still growing?

[peebee]

I planted tiny seedlings bought at a farmers market late last year & they're still very small. I wanted to start prepping one of the beds they're in for zucchinis, doing a sort of hybrid compost-in-place/no-till thingy so I need to do it soon. Can I move the onions to another area or will this adversely affect them? I'm still a newbie when it comes to onion. They're the bulb type not green onions.

[Rajun Gardener]

Yes you can move them, that's what the big companies do when they sell them.

[edweather]

Yes, no problem. In my limited experience, they seem to be very hearty.

[Paquebot]

If they have undergone a dormant period, there's a good chance that they will bolt to seed rather than make a bulb. Most of our onions are biennial and nothing will change their genetic plans.

Martin

[peebee]

The transplanted seedlings seem fine they didn't even wilt over. Now all I have to do is wait for onions.
Thanks everyone.

[goodloe]

I guess this is the right thread to post this question...? Asking for a friend on another forum....

"Oh hey, this is a gardening blog, great spot for this question. While inventorying the pantry, I found these. I doubt that they’re much good for cooking. So how should I plant (pot) them for growth here in the soggy PNW? Do I need to divide the bulbs or just bury them, green side up, in a container?"

Maybe [mention]GoDawgs[/mention] ? Or [mention]worth1[/mention] ?

SproutingOnions.jpg

[goodloe]

Well, that didn't work! Here's the picture....

SproutingOnions.jpg

[peebee]

I've eaten onions that have sprouted like that, cooked not raw though. They were fine. Perhaps they should be tasted first if one wants to eat them raw, just in case they are bitter or whatever since they are pretty far gone. But they look firm in the photo. As for the green sprouting portion, I would chop up and throw them in a stir fry or ramen or soup of some kind.