Onion White Sweet Spanish Vegetable Seeds

Packet Content: 350 (1.24g)

A unique and versatile onion, our White Sweet Spanish onion is perfectly suited to grow in any climate or region! North or South, our White Sweet Spanish is the onion for you!

Mild, sweet and tasty, White Sweet Spanish produces onions with attractive, white flesh and thin necks in less than four months. These onions are best sautéed when fresh and not stored for too long.

Onions, like most vegetables, thrive in rich organic soil. Prior to planting, work 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm) of compost or humus into the soil. Plant onion plants 4 to 6 inches apart.

Try to be careful about the fertilizers you use for onions. Onions tend to be more pungent when grown on soils with a high sulphur content. Choose a nitrate-based fertilizer over a sulphate-based fertilizer. Ask your local garden centre expert for the right fertilizer. The fertilizer bag, even on all-purpose fertilizers, 12-24-12 for example, may indicate the components used to formulate the fertilizer.

Onions may need lots of moisture at the beginning, but less when the bulbs are approaching full size. When the tops begin to fall over naturally, it's time to pull the onions up.

Harvest Instructions

Members of the onion family generally give a very obvious signal when they are ready to harvest. The tops fall over and the tips of the leaves start to turn brown. In addition, the bulbs are full size. Pull the onions, shake off any soil, but do not wash them or pull off any outside wrapper leaves.

Store them in a cool, dry, shaded area to cure for several days or up to 2 weeks if the weather is dry and not too hot. Then clip off the roots and tops leaving about one inch of the stem and brush off any remaining soil.

Storage Instructions

Store the onions in a very cool place (your basement or even an old refrigerator) trying to keep them between 35 and 55°F (1 and 12°C). The closer to 35 degrees the less chance the onions will sprout. Check your onions occasionally and use the ones showing signs of sprouting or softening right away. With good storage, your onion crop should last most of the winter.

Suitable for the vegetable garden, allotments and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.