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Spring onions also called scallions or green and bunching onions are basically young onions, harvested before the bulb has had a chance to swell. They are easy to grow and maintain. Consumers like them because they can be used in variety of recipes as seasoning in soups and salads.
George Muchiri from Nakuru County says as a farmer, planting spring onions can be a good addition since they mature fast and can be intercropped with slow-growing vegetables. Muchiri grows and sells the spring onions as supplementary business. He also farms potatoes and vegetables.
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