Vegetable

• Crops in : 60 Days

Description

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

Sowing Instructions

Spring onions will grow in any good fertile soil provided it is welt drained. Sow seeds from late winter to late summer at 3 weekly intervals. For an early spring crop sow seeds in late summer and overwinter. Sow thinly 6mm (¼in) deep in drills 15cm (6in) apart.

Growing Instructions

No thinning is required. Harvesting can usually start 6-8 weeks after sowing.

Nutritional Information

For years onions have been used as one of the oldest medicines for their anti-bacterial, antiseptic and anti-asthmatic properties. They have also shown to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.