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How and When to Harvest Scallions
12.06.2023 - 00:57 / gardenerspath.com / Rose Kennedy
How and When to Harvest ScallionsWhether you mostly eat takeout and warm up frozen dinners or are a dedicated home chef, the harvest season for homegrown scallions is a gleeful time.
They’re so handy for chopping to scatter over a frozen dinner entree or even canned soup, or to toss in with taco toppings or a green salad.
Or you can use them as the base for homemade scallion pancakes, yummy pestos and stir-fries, or elaborate, sophisticated soups.
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Before they reach the kitchen counter, though, you’ll need to harvest them. There’s a bit of a knack to the process, but nothing tough!
Mostly, you’ll need to time the harvest for peak flavor, and then use the best methods for picking scallions at various stages, including harvesting the edible blooms.
I’ll share a few unique traits that distinguish them from immature bulbing onions at harvest time, and tell you how and when to pick or pull these standouts.
Here’s what to expect:
Unique Scallion TraitsThere’s often a bit of confusion when vegetable gardeners refer to scallions.
Many folks call any onion that’s harvested green in the springtime a “scallion.”
But because we’re talking about harvesting, we’re going to distinguish between true scallions, Allium fistulosum, and other onions that are referred to by the same common name but have a different growth habit.
Scallions don’t form bulbs as they grow to full size, and are also known as “bunching” or Welsh onions.
And while you can grow them as annuals and harvest them that spring, the plants are perennials. They’ll spread and come back year after year if you don’t pull up the whole plant at harvest time.
In contrast, spring
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