In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 3 May 2010 14:14:27 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > I smelled onions at Canyon Ridge right before the otter incident.
> > In fact, I've probably smelled onions 15 times along smaller
> > waterways in Austin but never really gave it a second thought. Why
> > - I don't know. It's food after all.
>
> They are indeed wild green onions, at least at Metric and Cedar
> Bend (just south of there). They are growing out of the sides of
> the creek, just above the limestone creekbed. A little anemic,
> but perfectly edible (this was right next to the apartment complex
> that was on TV all day for getting hit by lightning last week).
>
> How do they get there? This a feeder creek to Walnut Creek. But
> these seem to be common to all creeks in north Austin.
>
> Kinda makes me wonder how far my wild garlic has spread since I
> live right next to vary large creek/waterway...
>
> -sw

The onions in my yard have matured and died back for the year. The
onions grew to be 1" across due to all the rain. :-)
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