They might be walking (Egyptian) onions

The PlantLady is probably right, Cyndi. I have some walking (Egyptian) onions growing amongst the chives. They are okaaay to have in the early Spring but I rather prefer to wait just a few days for the chives.

The caption on the link below, "They have onion flavor, but more interest." Walking onions are kinda HOT.

Steve

Here is a link that might be useful: about Egyptian Walking Onions

I had never planted onions before this year...

I got some onions from my neighbor (who got them from her mother's garden in Minnesota) this past spring and they were also forming tiny bulbets on the ends.

She told me she uses them like shallots and so that's how I've been using them ??

I wasn't sure when to harvest the regular onions either. My cousin, who was an apprentice under a garden guru at the community garden just outside of Denver Botanic Gardens, was taught to wait until they look "sexy" and I thought that was peculiar but now that my onions are "bosoming" out of the ground, I understand what she means :)

Charlene