The Egypt Walking Onions, taste different at different stages. The hotter ones are the ones that have been there longer - near the top. Their name is what they do - they walk. Mine should be here any day and they go in a planter and when they put out the part that falls over to make another onion, I’ll make sure it stays in the planter.
If they are planted in the ground and not in a planter, one would have to limit them and the best way to do that is to put them in a spot made just for them, not in a regular garden for them to take that over and the same is true for the white tubers.
People in McGee’s story have no food. The sunflower tubers/Egypt Walking Onions could keep these people alive, including our hero. If these were growing naturally where he was, he would have meals right there. He may be a macho man but he still has to eat. Six months of MRE type meals in his car won’t help him when he heads into the woods. He can hunt for game but he also has Zombies in the woods to watch for when he hunts.
I need to send McGee the link to the white tubers and Egypt Walking Onions. And, need to send him some Zombie targets (which I have) for him to practice his aim. Actually, we have talked about practicing aim and we both use the same “weapon” to practice.
When I was a kid near DeFuniak Springs, FL, wild onions were fairly common, especially in areas which had been cut over such as large lawns, highway right of way etc. The bulbs were only a little larger than a marble with the largest ones probably smaller than a ping pong ball.
They tasted about the same ass the ones you bought in stores except it took a lot of them. The stalks were also pretty good when cooked. The closer to the bulb, the better the stalks.
I now live only around 20 miles from there but I don’t see any around here.
In my yard are pear trees, a bunch of pecan trees, Japanese persimmons (very tasty), figs, plums, apples, and very heavy producing wild grapes (scuppernongs). There are also a couple of satsuma bushes which produce nearly year round.
With just a few other things I think I could live off what my yard produces. The pecan trees only make about every other year but there are over a dozen of them. I think I would like to plant some of those Egyptian onions if they are so prolific.
Reference your “And, need to send him some Zombie targets (which I have) for him to practice his aim. Actually, we have talked about practicing aim and we both use the same “weapon” to practice.”
You’ve reminded me - I’m just getting into Airsoft for inexpensive (& indoor!) shooting practice. To my best FRiend, I mentioned having shot myself with the plastic BB because, “If I’m gonna shoot you with it, I’m testing it out on myself, first.”
He said, “Wha-HUH?!”
Some people ain’t got no sense of adventure, I tell yew whut.