Advice on Walking/Egyptian/Tree Onion (Allium cepa proliferum)

Hello,

I planted two tree onion plants in late January, with the hope of growing most of the bulbs that they yielded. By the end of February one of the plants was damaged and never recovered. The other plant has been going strong, it now has a bulb about half way up the plant, and then a small cluster of bulbs and flowers at the tip. However, today I have found that the plant has a horizontal split just below this cluster of bulbs.

I'm not sure what to do now, should I lay the cluster on the soil and hope that they will take root? The weight of the cluster has bent the plant over, but the cluster isn't currently on the soil because I am growing the plant in a large crate, and the tip is resting against the side. Or should I break some of the more mature bulbs off of the cluster and plant them? My concern about leaving the cluster on the soil is that the split will cause the small bulbs in the cluster to die.

I have attached a couple of photos of the cluster, which I'm afraid are both a little out of focus, but hopefully you will be able to see the split.

I would be grateful of any advice.

Thanks,

Matthew

 

Good questions Mathew.
I'm growing some Egyptian/ walking/ tree onions in the ground.
I had to search all over the internet to find them.
They are doing well, with little bulblets appearing in the air. I've just no idea what to do now.
Look forward to some answers for you and me both.