This year, I grew a crop of Newberg onions for seed. Only the bulbs
which had lasted until April without sprouting were planted, since I am selecting for
longer storage. Each bulb divided into 4-6 plants, most of which formed flower stalks. When I harvested the seed heads last month, I found that the original
bulbs had rotted... so after cutting off the seed heads, I pulled out the
(apparently dead) stem clusters & left them on the ground to rot.

Except
they didn't. Today I was in the garden, and found that while the outer
sheath of the bulbs had rotted away, it exposed clusters of small bulbs
within that are still viable. Most are attached on the side to a dead
seed stalk, and closely resemble the walking onions I harvest as bulbs.

Hopefully, there are some on this forum who have grown onions to seed. If so, have
you found bulbs remaining such as I have described? Are they good for
anything? Could they be over-wintered indoors to be
used as sets in the Spring? Or should I just eat them (they are about
the size of shallots)?