onions- male or female?

Oliveview · « **on:** April 06, 2008, 10:06 »

Some of the onions I planted (tiny plants not sets) have grown into nice onions but a few have only grown into small white onions and I noticed yesterday they had a pointy flower head type thing come up. I broke it off, hoping the onion would get bigger, any thoughts? I think that in the back of my mind there is something about onion flowers being male or female? Shall I just pull up the onions which are only the size of a large pickled onion!
Pamela

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2008, 10:18 »

Onions are unisex, the ones with flowers have 'bolted'. They will probably grow bigger, but not store. Use these first after harvest.

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