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Onion, Shallot & Garlic Sets


In this range you'll find spring-planting, autumn-planting and heat-treated varieties. Spring-planting varieties will give you a crop during June and July and autumn-planting varieties will be ready a few weeks earlier. Spring is such a busy time and planting onions and garlic in the autumn to overwinter gives you one less job to in spring! Heat-treated onions are less likely to bolt (run to seed) on planting, which occurs particularly in red varieties.

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Onion 'Tornado' (Autumn Planting)

Allium cepa
  • New in 2012
  • Tolerant of drought
  • Excellent resistance to bolting

Autumn Planting.

Autumn planting.

From the same British breeding programme as the hugely popular ‘Shakespeare’, comes an exciting new autumn-planting variety, Onion ‘Tornado’. With a milder flavour than other autumn varieties, Onion ‘Tornado’ is delicious in salads, but is equally good in stews, where it holds together well. Resistant to bolting and storing for up to 8 weeks, this superb brown onion is the perfect variety for bridging the gap before your next spring onions are ready to harvest. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 15cm (6").


Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


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Companion Planting 

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    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
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    • £4.99
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
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    • £6.99
Onion : Red Baron

Onion 'Red Baron' (Spring Planting)

Allium cepa
 Customer Rating
  • Easy to grow

Spring planting. Heat treated.

A mid-late maturing variety, Onion ‘Red Baron’ produces firm, flattish-round bulbs of a beautiful dark red colour. With eye-catching red rimmed flesh and a stronger flavour than most varieties, this RHS AGM variety makes an attractive addition to salads. An excellent cropping red onion with good storage potential. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

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    • 250g/50 sets

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    • £4.49
    • Out of stock
    • 500g/100 sets

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    • SAVE £2.49  
    • £8.98 £6.49
    • Out of stock

Garlic 'Grow Your Own Collection' (Autumn Planting)

Allium sativum

  Customer Rating

Autumn planting. Hardneck/ Softneck.

Easy to grow and so good for you!

  • Collection comprises 1 bulb each of the following autumn planting varieities:
  • Garlic ‘Albigensian Wight’ - A hardneck variety with excellent keeping qualities storing well into the New Year.
  • Garlic ‘Chesnok Red’ - Hardneck variety from Shvelisi in Georgia with attractive purple striping and a lovely, full-bodied flavour.
  • Garlic ‘Early Purple Wight’ - The earliest hardneck variety currently available from autumn planting.
  • Garlic 'Edenrose' - This hardneck variety produces attractive pink cloves, the colour showing when the outer white skins are peeled back. Delicate flavour, renowned throughout France.
  • Garlic ‘Germidour’ - This softneck variety produces large, white bulbs with a mild but still rich flavour.
  • Garlic ‘Iberian Wight’ - Large flat, white-skinned softneck bulbs which grow almost on the soil surface.
  • Garlic ‘Lautrec Wight’ - France's finest hardneck garlic producing very pretty bulbs with white outer skins and deep pink cloves.
  • Garlic ‘Messidrome’ - A softneck variety producing large white bulbs with excellent flavour for all culinary uses.
  • Garlic ‘Wight Cristo’ - A softneck variety producing pure white bulbs with an elegant bouquet.
  • Garlic ‘Solent Wight’ - A reliable softneck variety which is one of the best for its overall eating and keeping qualities.
  • Garlic ‘Carcassonne Wight’ - Produces pink cloves, similar to Lautrec, but are possibly of a superior bouquet and character.
  • Garlic ‘Bella Italiano’ - Good-looking Italian hardneck garlic variety which deliver a hard-hitting and deliciously aromatic flavour.

PLUS 5 cloves of Elephant Garlic!


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How to grow garlic 

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    • 12 bulbs + 5 cloves

    • Despatch: September - December 2013
    • SAVE £23.88  
    • £53.87 £29.99
Onion : Golden Ball

Onion 'Golden Ball' (Spring Planting)

Allium cepa

Spring planting. Heat treated.

A very popular and reliable variety, giving heavy yields of golden-brown skinned, crisp, flavoursome bulbs. Onion ‘Golden Ball’ has excellent storage potential too. This variety has been heat treated to reduce bolting risk on planting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

 More info
    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch:
    •  
    • £4.49
    • Out of stock
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch:
    • SAVE £2.49  
    • £8.98 £6.49
    • Out of stock
Garlic : Elephant Garlic

Elephant Garlic (Autumn Planting)

Allium ampeloprasum

Autumn planting. Hardneck.

Elephant Garlic is not a true garlic but a stem leek, which produces massive bulbs approximately 10cm (4”) in diameter. The cloves are also much larger than conventional garlic with a milder taste, making it suitable for a wide choice of culinary uses, especially roasting. Available for Spring or Autumn planting. Height: 90cm (36”). Spread: 20cm (8”).


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How to grow garlic 

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    • 5 cloves

    • Despatch: August - November 2013
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    • £6.99
    • 12 cloves

    • Despatch: August - November 2013
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    • £9.99
Onion : Autumn Planting : Shakespeare

Onion 'Shakespeare' (Autumn Planting)

Allium cepa

Autumn Planting.

A british bred variety with superb over wintering qualities and producing darker brown-skinned bulbs than most varieties. Onion ‘Shakespeare’ forms good sized bulbs, with excellent skin quality and storage potential. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

 More info
    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
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    • £4.99
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
    •  
    • £6.99
Onion : Autumn Planting : Senshyu

Onion 'Senshyu' (Autumn Planting)

Allium cepa

  Customer Rating

Autumn Planting.

Onion ‘Senshyu’ is one of the original Japanese overwintering varieties, which has proven successful for many years. This reliable main crop produces good yields of semi-flat bulbs with straw yellow skins. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

 More info
    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
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    • £4.99
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
    •  
    • £6.99
Onion : Mixed Red, White & Brown (Heat Treated)

Onion Mixed Red,White & Brown (Autumn Planting)

Allium cepa

Autumn planting. Heat treated.

This popular mix of 3 favourite varieties is perfect for gardeners with limited space, who want to grow a range of onion colours to suit their culinary needs. These varieties have been heat treated to reduce bolting risk on planting, which occurs particularly in red varieties. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).


  • Collection comprises 3 easily identifiable colours:
  • Onion 'Electric' (red) - An overwintering variety producing shiny red skinned, semi globe shaped bulbs with crisp, pink-tinged flesh.
  • Onion 'Silvermoon' (white) - Attractive white-skinned and fleshed variety. Maincrop maturity for harvesting in August and good storage potential.
  • Onion 'Tornado' (brown) - Mild flavour, good for overwintering and tolerant of drought and excellent resistance to bolting.

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

 More info
    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
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    • £4.99
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
    • SAVE £2.99  
    • £9.98 £6.99

Shallot 'Jermor' (Autumn Planting)

Allium cepa (Aggregatum Group)
 Customer Rating

Autumn planting.

Shallot ‘Jermor’ is from French production of Jersey 'half long' types with long, rather than rounded bulbs that are often referred to as 'banana' shallots. The shiny copper-skinned bulbs with crisp, pink-tinged flesh make this a favourite with exhibitors. This RHS AGM variety is equally popular in the kitchen for its superb sweet taste. An excellent variety for autumn planting with good storage potential. Height: 35cm (14"). Spread: 15cm (6").

 More info
    • 500g/15-20 sets

    • Despatch: September - November 2013
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    • £6.99
Garlic : Elephant Garlic

Elephant Garlic (Spring Planting)

Allium ampeloprasum

  Customer Rating
  • Giant bulbs

Spring planting. Hardneck.

Elephant Garlic is not a true garlic but a stem leek, which produces massive bulbs approximately 10cm (4”) in diameter. The cloves are also much larger than conventional garlic with a milder taste, making it suitable for a wide choice of culinary uses, especially roasting. Available for Spring or Autumn planting. Height: 90cm (36”). Spread: 20cm (8”).


Useful links:

How to grow garlic 

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    • 12 cloves

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    • £9.99
    • Out of stock
Onion : Mixed Red, White & Brown (Heat Treated)

Onion Mixed Red,White & Brown (Spring Planting)

Allium cepa

Spring planting. Heat treated.

This popular mix of 3 favourite varieties is perfect for gardeners with limited space, who want to grow a range of onion colours to suit their culinary needs. These varieties have been heat treated to reduce bolting risk on planting, which occurs particularly in red varieties. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).


  • Collection comprises 3 easily identifiable colours:
  • Onion ‘Red Baron’ (red) - Firm, flattish-round bulbs of a beautiful dark red colour with eye-catching red rimmed flesh.
  • Onion 'Silvermoon' (white) - Attractive white-skinned and fleshed variety. Maincrop maturity for harvesting in August with good storage potential.
  • Onion 'Golden Balls' (brown) - A very popular and reliable variety, giving heavy yields of golden-brown skinned, crisp, flavoursome bulbs.

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

 More info
    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch:
    •  
    • £4.49
    • Out of stock
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch:
    • SAVE £2.49  
    • £8.98 £6.49
    • Out of stock
Onion : Rumba

Onion 'Rumba' (Spring Planting)

Allium cepa

Spring planting.

Onion ‘Rumba’ is a British bred variety developed over 8 years to give an improved vigour, shape and storage than Onion ‘Sturon’. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 15cm (6”).

Pack size: 250g when packed, sets size between 17-21mm (approx 50 sets), or 14-21mm (approx 75 sets), dependent on weather, harvesting and grading issues.


Companion planting: Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly.


Useful links:

Companion Planting 

 More info
    • 250g/50 sets

    • Despatch:
    •  
    • £4.49
    • Out of stock
    • 500g/100 sets

    • Despatch:
    • SAVE £2.49  
    • £8.98 £6.49
    • Out of stock