I planted these spring onions as companion plants for my strawberries last summer.

I wasn't expecting them to grow big, just to deter the bugs from my strawberries on the balcony. It worked and I didn't have any problems with bugs on any of the pots with strawberries (despite huge problems with other plants and bugs).

Some 7 months later, the strawberries are all in winter mode and these onions are getting really big. I have already picked a few of them from the pots and used them in cooking or frozen some as they get too big for the small planters on the balcony.

These 2 are going to be used in a spring onion soup and the rest will be frozen for future use.

Thanks to the tip someone gave me last spring, I have been self sufficient when it comes to these and don't think I will ever buy them from the shops again.

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