It's that season again
--- time to send Egyptian onion top bulbs out to take over the
world! I've already given away two brimming bagsful, but as you
can tell, there are still plenty left.
(If you've never met
these delightful perennial onions, you can read more about
them here.
There are no purchase buttons on that page because I think I'm going to
save all of the onion bulbs to give away
this year, unless my readers get sated and stop taking them.
Speaking of which, if you're someone I see in person and would like
some Egyptian onions for your garden, just drop me an email and I'll
set aside some for you before I give the rest away.)
To be entered in our
Egyptian onion giveaway, download
Microbusiness Independence from Amazon today, then leave a comment
on this post to let me know you've entered. I've set it up so our
oldest ebook is free today
and tomorrow, so
this is a great opportunity to learn our tips on becoming financially
self-sufficient.
Rather
than selecting only one winner, I'll choose five commenters at random
to win a small flat rate box full of Egyptian onion top bulbs.
This is enough to feed a large family all of the green onions they can
eat, or to spread some starts around to your gardening buddies.
Be sure to comment by
midnight on Tuesday, June 12, and then check the comments on Wednesday
to see whether you won. Our Egyptian onions are looking forward
to exploring their new homes!
Wow, that's a very generous offer. I've been meaning to get some of these but have put it off due to other needs in the garden.
I've "purchased" the book, but won't be able to read it until my vacation next week. Just not enough time in the day to read what I want.
I'm sure I'll get some great tips out of the book. I just hope that I follow through on them to start a secondary income stream.
I look forward to reading the ebook, I love your Weekend Homesteader ebooks! I have been wanting to try these, but have been out of my price range for trying them.
I hope to try some Potato Onions some time too.
I would love to give them a try (or rather, make my parents try it for me while I live overseas for one more year). Are Canadians allowed to play with everyone else?
Everybody --- I'm thrilled to see so many people hungering after Egyptian onions (and delurking as a result)! (And I'm glad to see that last year's giveaway onions are still plugging along and spreading their genes. )
Dave --- I wait until the sets on top have started to sprout little green leaves, then I pluck just the bulblets off, separate them, and plant each bulb individually. That said, the stalks that bear the bulbs just die back after you pick the top bulbs, so it might be worth cutting them down. I'm experimenting this year to see if the stalks I cut down result in a faster return of green leaves than the ones I leave alone.
Matthew --- I wish I could say we'll ship to Canada, but a quick search of the internet suggests I'd have to get the plants inspected to legally send them internationally. Sorry!
I had bought the book some time ago, but this gave me inspiration to reread it. Good stuff.
Thanks, Jeff
Hello!
I've downloaded your book but its on deck after my library books. I'm super interested in the egyptian onions. If I don't win, where can I get them?
I purchased your book some time ago and found it to be very useful! I would love some of these onions! We are just about to move and looking for our dream homestead and this would be our first "crop" to be planted when we get there! Thanks for offering this Anna and Mark!
I am going to download the ebook right now and look forward to reading it.
I would also love to win some onions.
I am going to download the ebook right now and look forward to reading it.
I would also love to win some onions. Thanks for the chance!!
I grow beds and beds of green onions, I eat them with, on, everything. They really get hit hard by the summer heat though. I have to sow new starts every fall. So how do these Egyptian guys handle the heat? I have always wanted them, but being out of stock has always been a factor. Thanks, Ill have to find some free time to read your book now..
Well, Iv just read a bit of your book... Im not there, yet, but its nice to know its not imposible to have all that. Having your small business, being independent, no need to worry if your boss is going to give you the boot tomorrow...
Thank you again for the book..
Kat --- They tend to be pretty expensive, unfortunately, but you can start with just a bulb or two and wait a couple of years to be overrun. I'd simply google for "Egyptian onions" and see what turns up --- I know there are lots of places out there selling them.
Brandy --- I suspect some of us think in product mode more than others. Mark always has a dozen potential projects that we have to squash down until we (maybe, someday) have time to play with them. Maybe your product would be an ebook or something else outside the box? I've found that selling ebooks on Amazon produced half the income in the first year as our microbusiness. Not sure if the income will rise at the same rate as a physical product, but the ebooks do take less time.
Egyptyumyonionygoodness --- We pick the greens nearly year round. Right now is the exception --- when they put up their top bulbs, the leaves die back and the main stalk turns a bit woody. But within a few weeks, new leaves will be popping up and we'll be snipping again!
No worries I'm still inspired to try them on my own someday. Luckily for me knowledge isn't subject to regulation
I am very interested in the Egyptian onions! Thanks for the chance to win and the free book! Scott
Hi. I am in Malta, EU and looking for useful perrenial plants to grow. Walking onions! Please will you let me have some? The world needs these and I love onions.
xx Jan