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Onion Information
Onion
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Onions can be many shapes, colours and sizes. Round or oval, white, brown or red. Depending on the variety they can be planted from Spring to Autumn. For best results keep the onions clear of weeds.
Moon Planting Type: Root
Soil Type: Any Soil
Aspect: Any aspect
Light: Full Sun
Hardiness: Winter Protection
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Onion Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow seeds under glass in midwinter. Then move to a cold frame to harden off. In warmer weather plant the onions directly into the soil. Sow them thinly at 1cm depth.
Pruning & Thining
Thin the onions to 5-10cm distance.
Harvesting
Harvest onions as and when required. If you are going to store the onions make sure they have been dried out before placing in cool dark storage.
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Onion Varieties
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Round, medium-sized, yellow-brown onions that are so mild-flavoured, sweet and delicious that you can eat them raw like an apple! Produces large bulbs if sown early under glass. Good storage ability. ...more£1.55
A dual purpose variety especially recommended for red skinned Salad Onions to add colour to the salad bowl. No thinning required. Will also produce mild flavoured bulbs if thinned to 7.5cm (3") betwee...more£1.55
A mild-tasting hybrid salad onion with dark blue-green foliage and straight cylindrical stems that are easy to strip. Repeat sowings for a continuous supply....more£1.85
A unique, sweetly flavoured Japanese Salad Onion. Sown at wider spacings it produces thicker stems (almost like Leeks!) and pungent tubular leaves....more£1.55
Large bulbs often used for exhibition. To ensure colour, shape and finish sow in January under glass at 18-21degsC. Can also be sown outdoors in March and April. Not recommended for long storage....more£1.30
A first-class, deliciously flavoured vareity with a good strong red colour, both inside and out. The bulbs are a very uniform round to globe shape, with thin necks, show good tolerance to mildew, and ...more£2.10
Globe-shaped maincrop for spring sowing. A solid Onion which keeps well....more£1.35
A pale brown skinned early ripening pickling variety widely used by professional growers. The rather curious name is an anomaly - a trial number which became registered as the name. The small solid bu...more£1.30
Medium-sized onion with blood-red skin and white flesh of mild flavour. Excellent keeping qualities....more£1.80
An ever popular Spring Onion very quick growing, with silvery skin and mild flavour. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany....more£1.30
An ever popular Spring Onion very quick growing, with silvery skin and mild flavour. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany....more£3.95
An excellent variety that will produce a good crop of uniform, round, brown-skinned onions that have a great flavour and store well over a long period of time....more£1.85
Very hardy. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany....more£1.55
Considered to be the best heat prepared set onion, giving the heaviest crops of large golden semi globe onions that store particularly well. The consistent shape and good skin quality is ideal for the...more£3.75
The first F1 hybrid red onion from sets and an excellent variety! Hyred is one of the latest to mature, lifting in early September. The long growing season results in a heavy crop of crimson bulbs. Hy...more£3.75
This superb onion is one of the earliest we have seen from a spring planting. The fat semi-globe shaped bulbs were ready to lift in early August almost a month before Sturon. Shows excellent vigour an...more£3.75
This superb onion is one of the earliest we have seen from a spring planting. The fat semi-globe shaped bulbs were ready to lift in early August almost a month before Sturon. Shows excellent vigour an...more£2.35
Good crop of round, straw-coloured bulbs by early July. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany....more£2.25
An outstanding recently introduced variety that is producing great results for our customers. Setton has an improved shape and improved uniformity over older varieties, combined with excellent skin qu...more£1.95
An outstanding recently introduced variety that is producing great results for our customers. Setton has an improved shape and improved uniformity over older varieties, combined with excellent skin qu...more£3.15
This first-rate variety is strong growing and will produce a heavy, early maturing crop, even in our indifferent British summers. An even skin colour and uniform globe shaped bulbs, together with good...more£2.25
This first-rate variety is strong growing and will produce a heavy, early maturing crop, even in our indifferent British summers. An even skin colour and uniform globe shaped bulbs, together with good...more£3.65
A well known and flavoursome variety which produces round, straw-coloured, medium-sized onions just right for the kitchen. Being quite thin-necked they keep extremely well through the winter, remainin...more£1.95
A well known and flavoursome variety which produces round, straw-coloured, medium-sized onions just right for the kitchen. Being quite thin-necked they keep extremely well through the winter, remainin...more£3.15
An exceptional early-to-mid-season variety, producing a good crop of round, yellow onions that can be stored for a long time. Hercules distinguishes itself by its high level of uniformity and sproutin...more£2.25
An exceptional early-to-mid-season variety, producing a good crop of round, yellow onions that can be stored for a long time. Hercules distinguishes itself by its high level of uniformity and sproutin...more£3.65
A well established and reliable variety with excellent skin quality, good yields and delicious flavour! Good bolt resistance and keeps well. These sets are specially heat treated over a period of 20 w...more£2.95
A well established and reliable variety with excellent skin quality, good yields and delicious flavour! Good bolt resistance and keeps well. These sets are specially heat treated over a period of 20 w...more£4.25
A fast maturing red salad onion which keeps its colour when peeled. Ready to eat in just 6-12 weeks. (These excellent 'baby' vegetables are bred to be at their sweetest and most nutritious whilst stil...more£1.55
An ever popular spring onion, very quick growing, with silvery skin and mild flavour. No thinning required....more£2.45
A flavoursome white spring onion with tall upright leaves. "Growing vegetables can be fun and very rewarding. Not only do you get that 'fresh from the garden taste', but also genuine health benefits, ...more£1.85
Can be used as a spring onion or left to bulk up. Origin - Central Asia....more£2.45
With a swan neck for hoeing and cleaning around your onions, this top quality hoe is a must for any vegetable enthusiast, and equally invaluable for general cultivation. Handcrafted in Sheffield steel...more£9.95
An excellent maincrop variety producing high quality medium-sized juicy-fleshed bulbs. Good yields keeps extremely well in storage. Heat treating helps prevent bolting....more£3.95
Made from strong polypropylene will last for years. Perfect for keeping onions shallots and garlic in tip-top condition once dry....more£4.99
Specially formulated concentrate high in phosphates to produce strong bulb development. These mini-granules are easy to apply at a rate of 2oz per square yard. 2.5Kg bag. Application Instructions ...more£11.99
This new selection of Stuttgart has a greatly improved yellow skin quality. It has a sweet smooth and very mild taste delicious for salads or cooking. The bulbs have a slightly flattened shape excel...more£2.95
Tiny pickled onions and cubed cheese on a cocktail stick may no longer be sophisticated but it's still a perfect partnership - and we love it! Paris Silverskin is also good for using raw in summer sal...more£1.29
Standing straight and upright in soldier-like rows on the veg plot this variety is very aptly named! It can stand a long time without bulbing and becoming strong....more£1.45
Naturally larger bulbed than other spring onions Deep Purple produces violet-purple torpedo-shaped onions perfect for use in salads or stir fries. They have a good flavour without being too 'hot'....more£1.79
A salad simply is not a salad without spring onions! White Lisbon is deservedly the most popular of all yielding succulent stems with that characteristic 'bite'. Very quick cropping traditional salad...more£1.29
A Heritage Exhibition Variety which was named after a small island off the coast of Scotland. It is a large globe-shaped onion with golden straw coloured skin and produces weighty onions perfect for ...more£1.29
Capable of growing to more than 7lb when pampered it produces bulbs weighing 1lb with the minimum care. Bred by Unwins this very large strain has a mild flavour and is wonderful fried or used in salad...more£1.79
This outstanding onion has everything to recommend it. The attractive rich skin colour continues through its rings making it so attractive on the plate. The bulbs are globe shaped and keep for several...more£1.99
A variety bred from Sturon with better skin quality which means that it will store very well. High yielding with a semi-globe shape. Delivery - Early/Mid November onwards...more£2.95
With such superb results achieved by our customers it's no wonder this variety grows in popularity each year! Stronger flavoured than our other onions it stores well from September until the following...more£3.95
Produces a heavy crop of semi-globe shaped bulbs with a very attractive shiny white skin and white flesh. The flavour is strong and pronounced which has established this as a very popular kitchen onio...more£3.95
