Your onion sets will be 2nd year onions and will only be interested in going to seed.

Why not pickle them? Quarter size and under are great picklers.

You could also use them as scallions, just don't wait too long to use them, unless you want to save seed.

I have been reading about growing my own sets, and you could indeed save any smaller than a nickle to use as sets next spring. If they are held at temperatures above 55 degrees F for a month or so before planting, they won't bolt to seed right away. Larger onions (quarter size or larger) will bolt to seed, and those stored in cold storage and not held at warmer temperatures before planting will bolt.

Hey, try it with a few and see if it works. If nothing else, you can save seed and plant fresh the next winter.

Catherine

If onions are a nice little ball size, I blanch them and freeze them. They are very nice for serving with pot roast or other things you want to dress up. I also found that if you just leave them in the ground for the winter they will make a larger onion. This works with both seed started and sets.