Spring Onion Lilia Seeds

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A dual purpose Italian variety with a pungent flavour. Best grown as a salad onion with nice dark green leaves and a shiny intense red inner core.When fully mature it shows off its defined red and white inner rings.

Sow March-August 13mm deep in drills 30cm apart. If sowing for mature bulbs sow seed more thinly. Will grow in any fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Keep well watered.

Spring Onion White Lisbon Seeds

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The white Lisbon is traditionally the most popular Spring Onion for successional sowings and features long white stems and bright green tops.

Delicious when young and takes on a more pungent flavour as the bulbs swell. Easy to grow these seeds should be sown from March to August successionally every 3 weeks.

Sow thinly in either narrow or broad drills 12mm deep allowing 23cm between drills. Sow regularly throughout the season from late winter at 3 week intervals for best results.

These seeds prefer rich moist fertile soil in a sunny open situation.Keep well watered during spells of dry weather. Fruits can be stored for up to 6 months.

Spring Onion Winter White Bunching Seeds

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A dual purpose onion that resists bulbing up enabling it to be pulled for a longer period than regular varieties. With excellent overwintering qualities it can be sown either late August for late May pulling or in spring and summer for summer/autumn crops.

Spring onions will grow in any good fertile soil provided it is welt drained. Sow from late winter to late summer at 3 weekly intervals or for an early spring crop sow in late summer and overwinter.

Sow thinly 6mm deep in drills 15cm apart. No thinning is required and harvesting can usually start 6-8 weeks after sowing.

Autumn Onion Set Radar (Pack of 50)

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If you plant these onion sets rather than seeds they are more reliable and will be earlier to harvest.

To grow the onions require a deeply cultivated and well-drained soil for effective growth.
They will also benefit from an appliance of general fertiliser into the soil prior to planting.
When planting plant in Autumn 3cm deep and 12cm apart.
Check them every few days to ensure growth commences and re-plant any sets that have been disturbed by birds etc.

When the leaves start to die down use a fork to partly ease the onions out of the soil.
After a few days bend the tops over and after a similar period lift the onions leaving them on the surface to ripen.
When dry rub off any loose skin and the roots.
Store them in a cool dry place

Spring Onion White Lisbon Duchy Originals Organic Seeds

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HRH Prince of Wales created Duchy Originals in 1990 due to his belief in the clear advantages of organic farming; the production of natural and healthy foods and sounds agriculture which helps to regenerate and protect the countryside and wildlife.
Quick growing these are delicious - mild flavoured when young and more pungent as the stems enlarge and start to bulb. These White Lisbon Spring Onions are great for combining with tomatoes and fresh basil for a tasty summer salad.

Sow March to August every 3 weeks for continuous crops. Sow thinly in either narrow or broad drills 13mm deep allowing 23cm between drills. White Lisbon is popular and reliable for in succession sowings throughout the season.No thinning is necessary and make sure these are kept watered to ensure best quality crops. Harvest May to October later sowings may remain through to December if the weather remains mild.

400 seeds per packet.
Instructions included

Onion Duchy Originals Organic Seeds

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HRH Prince of Wales created Duchy Originals in 1990 due to his belief in the clear advantages of organic farming; the production of natural and healthy foods and sound agriculture which helps to regenerate and protect the countryside and wildlife.
Onion Sturon has pungent white flesh and firm brown skinned bulbs. Combine these tasty onions with fresh sage for a classic stuffing mixture. Usefully these onions have good storage ability.

Sow from March to April thinly and in prepared soil in a sunny spot 13mm deep in drills 45cm apart. Thin seedlings when they are large enough to handle to 5cm apart for smaller bulbs or 7-10cm apart for larger bulbs.Harvest August to September lifting the bulbs on a dry sunny day. Allow them to dry off on the soil surface and if desired store fully ripened sound bulbs in nets or trays for use throughout the Autumn and Winter.

300 seed per packet.
Instructions included

Onion Red Baron

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The Red Baron onion won The Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit 2005. They are a mid-late maturing variety with flattish-round bulbs which are a beautiful dark red colour. They are an excellent cropper and produce attractive firm well-flavoured bulbs which keep well. These make an attractive addition in the salad bowl.
Plant onion from mid-February to March 15cm apart in rows 30cm apart. Lift the onions when they are mature and allow them to dry before using.

Position: full sun
Soil: any soil
Harvest: August
Rate of growth: average
Hardiness: fully hardy
Approx. 50 onionsSize: 14-21

Red Overwintering Onion Electric

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This early harvesting Red Overwintering Onion Electric should be planted in Autumn and produces a symmetrical globe shaped bulb. This has excellent colour and flavour making an attractive addition to the early summer salad bowl. Alternatively onion Electric can be used in a wide range of dishes.
Approx 50 Onions

Onion Set Sturon 50 Bulbs

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A RHS Award of Garden Merit 2002 winner Sturon is a rounded onion with high yields pungent white flesh and firm brown skinned bulbs. Why not combine these tasty onions with fresh sage for a classic stuffing mixture. Usefully these onions also have good storage ability.

50 bulbs per pack

Onion Set Stuttgarter Giant 50 Bulbs

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A firm favourite Stuttgarter Giant are characteristically flat shaped yellow skinned onions with a good yield and storing qualities. Plant the onion sets from mid-March to mid-April 15cm (6

Onion Set Troy

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Troy Onion Sets will produce a heavy crop of uniform round to flat-round bulbs with good skin quality. Early harvesting with dark yellow skin these onions have a good resistance to bolting and disease.

Harvesting period: Jun-Jul

Quantity: 10kg

Onion (Show) Ailsa Craig Seeds

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A splendid exhibition variety of golden merit producing large globe shaped onions with a rich golden straw coloured skin.

As well as being a super show variety it is also one of the best varieties for general cultivation producing large onions with an excellent mild flavour. Sow during mid-late winter in a good seed compost just covering the seed with compost.

Germination takes 14-21 days at 19-21C. Transplant seedlings when 36mm high into 9cm pots making sure the tiny bulb is not covered. When well rooted move to a cold frame and plant out in early spring at 38cm apart in a sunny spot in a rich fertile soil.

As the leaves start to yellow bend over the tops leave 14 days then lift and store when thoroughly ripened.

Onion Red Baron F1 Hybrid Seeds

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A mid to late maturing variety with flattish-round bulbs of a beautiful dark red colour. An excellent cropper producing attractive firm well flavoured bulbs which keep well and are perfect for salads and roasting.

Sow from March to April in a firm well drained soil in full sun. Sow thinly when the soil surface is dry and workable 1cm deep in drills 30cm apart after raking to a fine tilth.

When large enough to handle thin to 5cm and then 10cm apart. As the leaves start to yellow bend over the tops leave for 14 days or so then lift and store when thoroughly ripened.