tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post3295485489370294936..comments2024-02-27T18:47:31.191-08:00Comments on From Seed To Table: Variety Spotlight - I'itoi OnionMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-41502995656714866932016-08-22T08:56:14.549-07:002016-08-22T08:56:14.549-07:00Their photo shows better looking bulbs than what I...Their photo shows better looking bulbs than what I started with! So I guess there's more than one commercial grower of these onions now. So far as storage time goes, that remains to be seen. If they keep like shallots they could last a long time, the seed grown Zebrune shallots that I've been growing can keep for more than a year. I'm still finishing off the ones I grew last year. AndMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-30172929383348489482016-08-22T08:52:43.498-07:002016-08-22T08:52:43.498-07:00It seems like a common complaint with little onion...It seems like a common complaint with little onions like this is peeling them. The easiest way that I've found to peel them is to soak them in some warm water for a few minutes, that softens the dry skins and makes it easier to pull them off. Works with garlic too.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-17193983626769806332016-08-22T02:23:24.080-07:002016-08-22T02:23:24.080-07:00I used to grow potato onions, they multiply easily...I used to grow potato onions, they multiply easily and grow in these clumps like shallots, but for me, they grow too small, it's hard to peel them off and I didn't know what to do with them. Since then I plant them for a tasty and bushy leaves only, which are great with eggs for breakfast :)Dewberry / Amanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414491661460075503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-90772727161403015312016-08-20T10:45:11.513-07:002016-08-20T10:45:11.513-07:00Your harvest looks a lot nicer than the photo on t...Your harvest looks a lot nicer than the photo on the Baker Creek site (BTW their supplier is Pinnacle Farms in AZ). I guess the next question is how long will they store. For Dave, BC has a reviewer from Minnesota who has grown them 3 years in a row so Indiana should be OK. I have an order in for potato onions, another multiplier onion that forms bulbs, from Southern Exposure, which I will try David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-21434664228596118652016-08-20T08:24:07.648-07:002016-08-20T08:24:07.648-07:00I will try some in the open garden and a few in th...I will try some in the open garden and a few in the greenhouse as well. It looks like they might be marginally hardy in our climate. We shall see! They might need to be spring planted here.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-60844715912145586922016-08-20T07:01:36.054-07:002016-08-20T07:01:36.054-07:00A great result from a very unpromising beginning. ...A great result from a very unpromising beginning. The way you describe them multiplying is just like shallots - splitting and re-splitting. You say that you are going to give them a better spot in the garden next year, but I wouldn't be all that surprised to hear that they don't do so well. Some plants thrive on adversity, and this might be one of them, considering its history!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-1743573426937439162016-08-19T18:23:48.709-07:002016-08-19T18:23:48.709-07:00I don't know of any other multiplier onion. Bu...I don't know of any other multiplier onion. Bunching onions are similar in the way they multiply, but the ones that I've grown didn't multiply with the generosity of the I'itoi, nor did they form bulbs. And the bunching onions I've grown have bloomed and that's supposed to be quite rare for the I'itoi. This really seems to be a unique allium.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-39713183928339280052016-08-19T18:19:53.622-07:002016-08-19T18:19:53.622-07:00They are very much like shallots and that's ho...They are very much like shallots and that's how I intend to use them. It will be very interesting to see how they do in your cold winter climate, I didn't run across any comments or information about growing them in cold climates when I was trying to learn a little more about them. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-62305516725279759232016-08-19T17:25:33.399-07:002016-08-19T17:25:33.399-07:00What a terrific history and such great production ...What a terrific history and such great production from what you planted. I love the idea of a "multipler" onion - not sure if I've seen anything similar (other than Egyptian walking onions, but not quite the same thing).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-65422462632137827802016-08-19T15:10:25.509-07:002016-08-19T15:10:25.509-07:00Thanks for doing a spotlight on this rare allium. ...Thanks for doing a spotlight on this rare allium. I ordered some from Native Seeds/SEARCH back in July right after you dug yours. The bulbs I got look great, good enough to eat really, but I resisted the urge. They look like little shallots to me. I'm going to plant mine with my garlic, which is usually in early November here. I am looking forward to the multiplier effect!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.com