Seed Count apx: 950 (3g)

White Lisbon are Indispensable for a decent salad, with silvery skin and crisp, succulent stems that have a mild onion flavour with that characteristic 'bite'. Delicious when young, they take on a more pungent flavour as the bulbs swell. Sow little and often, fortnightly from March onwards, will give a good supply through the summer.

It is quick and easy to grow, cropping in 60 days. Although, traditionally the most popular Spring Onion for successional sowings can also be sown in autumn and over wintered for early spring harvests.

They are perfect for container growing and can be tucked into mixed containers or beds

A very popular dual purpose quick-growing variety for crisp, sweet, white pickling onions, often known as 'cocktail' onions. If you like a good size bulb on "spring" onions pull them young or leave to mature and crop as small onions for pickling they will grow well on almost any soil, even on light, poor land. They prefer a sunny position.

When to plant: March to September.
How to grow: Sow 0.5in (1.5cm) deep in rows 6in (15cm) apart. Keep well watered in dry weather.

No thinning is necessary.

Harvest: All year round as required.

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

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.

Seed Count apx: 500 (1.8g)

A very popular dual purpose quick-growing variety for crisp, sweet, white pickling onions, often known as 'cocktail' onions. If you like a good size bulb on "spring" onions pull them young or leave to mature and crop as small onions for pickling they will grow well on almost any soil, even on light, poor land. They prefer a sunny position.

When to plant: All year round as required.
How to grow: Sow 0.5in (1.5cm) deep in rows 6in (15cm) apart. Keep well watered in dry weather.

No thinning is necessary.

Harvest December onwards, when the size of marbles for the best pickles.

To pickle onions, peel onions and place in a bowl of brine (3oz of salt to one pint of water). Leave for 24hrs, pour off brine solution, rinse onions thoroughly in cold water, shake dry, pack tightly into clean jars and cover with cold pickling white vinegar.
 

Harvest: All year round as required.

HANDY TIPS

Can be cooked whole with Peas or used in casseroles and stews. Flavour not too harsh.

Harvest leaves as required, picking only a few from each plant.

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

Seed Count apx: 720 (2.5g)

Traditional torpedo shaped Long Red Florence onion from Italy have a mild sweet flavour, and can either be pulled young as spring onions or allowed to mature for August cropping.

The elongated bulbs have a red skin and are ideal for casseroles or salads.

Did you know: That Onion Red Florence is classed as a "Banana Shallot". This term is often used by cooks to describe the long bulb varieties of onions and shallots. It is more of a cooking term than one used by gardeners.

Good size bulbs with deep purple-red colour.

WHEN TO SOW
February to April
 

WHERE TO SOW
Sow thinly in shallow 1cm (½") deep rows 30cm (12") apart. Can be sown 2 or 3 seeds into plug cells.

WHAT TO DO NEXT
As soon as seedlings are large enough to handle, start thinning out until about 10cm (4") apart. Plant out plug-grown plants when seedlings are about 10cm (4") tall.
 

MATURITY
Late July onwards
 

HANDY TIPS

Onion seed does not like being sown into wet soil. It may help to sprinkle some dry compost into the row before sowing.

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

Packet Content (approx.): 250 (0.5g)

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum) Perennial. Grown in the same way as chives. The taste is between the mild flavour of chives and the stronger one of onions. Green stemmed Spring onion with thick, hollow stems and just slightly enlarged bulbs. Clump forming and hardy. The name would suggest that this variety originates from Wales, but in fact it comes from Siberia. Can be harvested through the winter without protection.

Sowing & Planting:

• Sow seed thinly in early to mid spring into a seed bed 2.5cm deep at a minimum temperature of 7oC, with rows 15cm apart. Alternatively sow under cover into modules in mid winter at a temperature of 10oC, harden seedlings off before transplanting.
• Germination takes 14-21 days. Height 30cm.
• As the seedlings begin to develop and look strong thin to 5cm apart. Once the seedlings reach 20cm in height and the thickness of a pencil they can be lifted and prepared for transplanting.
• Prepare the main bed, using a dibber make deep planting holes of around 15cm deep and 15cm apart with 30cm between rows.
• Lifting with a hand fork will minimise damage to the shanks. Once lifted trim the roots to 2.5cm and the leaves to 15-20cm.
• Place one plant into each hole so that the growing point is at or just below the soil surface. It is not necessary to infill the holes but instead water well to settle the roots over time as the leeks grow the hole will fill itself.

Crop Care:

• Keep beds weed free during the growing period. Once established do not water except in dry periods. In mid-late summer top dress with a high nitrogen fertilizer, or in late winter for the late crops.
• To increase the length of white stem blanching is needed. Draw dry soil up around the stems when they are well developed. Ensuring no soil falls between the leaves.
• Blanching will need to be done several times through the season finishing in October. Feeding will increase the thickness of the stems although late feeding is not advised.

Harvesting:

• Early varieties are ready for harvest September to November. Begin harvesting early while still quite small to ensure a long harvest period. Mid season varieties can be lifted December to February with late varieties lifting February to April. As leeks are winter hardy they do not all need to be lifted at once and can be left in the ground during the winter months until they are needed.
• Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Plant in the greenhouse in individual large pots, or 3 plants per growbag when 20cm (8in) high. Can be planted outdoors, 45cm (18in) apart once all frost risk has passed

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.

Set Content: 250g's (Approx 60 - 80 sets Qty are Size Dependent Sold by WEIGHT)

Well known Onion sets producing large bulbs.
Resistant to bolting.
Supplied in size 14-21mm.

 

Planting Growing Instructions
Planting onions from sets is by far an easier process than planting them from seeds. We supply all our onions as sets (baby onions) so as to make growing them a pain free process for all our customers. They should be planted in fertile/good quality soil that is well drained (this is important). Plant onions approx 4 inches apart or 6 inches for shallots, with the tip of the onion sets slightly above soil level. They should be planted in a row in March/April.

 

Cultural Instructions
They will start to sprout very quickly once planted, often as quickly as two to three weeks. Make sure that your local garden birds do not damage the rows and it is also a good idea to keep weed free once planted. Once they have finished sprouting the leaves will turn yellow, so lift them at this time and store in a cool dry place until they need to be planted again (they usually keep for up to 8 months).

Soil is best prepared the previous season with organic matter. Do not plant on a freshly manured bed.
Try to avoid planting in the same place as onions from current or previous year.
Sow March – End April in the UK...
Plant like small bulbs so that the tips are just showing above the soil 10cm apart with 20cm between rows. (Closer spacing will produce smaller mature onions)

Protect during early growth if you have squirrels or pigeons in the area.
Keep weed free.

(Please note onion sets are supplied by weight and exact counts of onion sets per packet will vary with the size of the sets.)

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.

Set Content: 250g's (Approx 60 - 80 sets Qty are Size Dependent Sold by WEIGHT)

Well known Onion sets producing large bulbs.
Resistant to bolting.
Supplied in size 14-21mm.

 

Planting Growing Instructions
Planting onions from sets is by far an easier process than planting them from seeds. We supply all our onions as sets (baby onions) so as to make growing them a pain free process for all our customers. They should be planted in fertile/good quality soil that is well drained (this is important). Plant onions approx 4 inches apart or 6 inches for shallots, with the tip of the onion sets slightly above soil level. They should be planted in a row in March/April.

 

Cultural Instructions
They will start to sprout very quickly once planted, often as quickly as two to three weeks. Make sure that your local garden birds do not damage the rows and it is also a good idea to keep weed free once planted. Once they have finished sprouting the leaves will turn yellow, so lift them at this time and store in a cool dry place until they need to be planted again (they usually keep for up to 8 months).

Soil is best prepared the previous season with organic matter. Do not plant on a freshly manured bed.
Try to avoid planting in the same place as onions from current or previous year.
Sow March – End April in the UK...
Plant like small bulbs so that the tips are just showing above the soil 10cm apart with 20cm between rows. (Closer spacing will produce smaller mature onions)

Protect during early growth if you have squirrels or pigeons in the area.
Keep weed free.

(Please note onion sets are supplied by weight and exact counts of onion sets per packet will vary with the size of the sets.)

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.

Set Content: 250g's (Approx 60 - 80 sets Qty are Size Dependent Sold by WEIGHT)

Well known Onion sets producing large bulbs.
Resistant to bolting.
Supplied in size 14-21mm.

 

Planting Growing Instructions
Planting onions from sets is by far an easier process than planting them from seeds. We supply all our onions as sets (baby onions) so as to make growing them a pain free process for all our customers. They should be planted in fertile/good quality soil that is well drained (this is important). Plant onions approx 4 inches apart or 6 inches for shallots, with the tip of the onion sets slightly above soil level. They should be planted in a row in March/April.

 

Cultural Instructions
They will start to sprout very quickly once planted, often as quickly as two to three weeks. Make sure that your local garden birds do not damage the rows and it is also a good idea to keep weed free once planted. Once they have finished sprouting the leaves will turn yellow, so lift them at this time and store in a cool dry place until they need to be planted again (they usually keep for up to 8 months).

Soil is best prepared the previous season with organic matter. Do not plant on a freshly manured bed.
Try to avoid planting in the same place as onions from current or previous year.
Sow March – End April in the UK...
Plant like small bulbs so that the tips are just showing above the soil 10cm apart with 20cm between rows. (Closer spacing will produce smaller mature onions)

Protect during early growth if you have squirrels or pigeons in the area.
Keep weed free.

(Please note onion sets are supplied by weight and exact counts of onion sets per packet will vary with the size of the sets.)

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.

Seed Count apx: 350 (1.17g's)

North Holland Bloodred Redmate is a versatile, red stalked bunching/spring onion. If you leave them in much longer te palnts will produce a decent size bulb.Onions have anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties, and also believed to lower blood pressure.

Spring onion North Holland Bloodred Redmate Very versatile, useful not only as a salad onion but also as a bulbing type. Intense red colour

WHEN TO SOW
February to April
 

WHERE TO SOW
Sow the North Holland onion seeds from early spring outdoors in an open, sunny, well prepared bed. Or you can sow the seeds under protection earlier in the spring or in late summer.  2 cm deep and leave 30 cm between the rows. Sow them in every two to three weeks for a continuous supply of fresh salad crop during the summer. ?Sow thinly in shallow 1cm (½") deep rows 30cm (12") apart. Can be sown 2 or 3 seeds into plug cells.

WHAT TO DO NEXT
As soon as seedlings are large enough to handle, start thinning out until about 10cm (4") apart. Plant out plug-grown plants when seedlings are about 10cm (4") tall.
 

MATURITY
Late July onwards
 

HANDY TIPS

Onion seed does not like being sown into wet soil. It may help to sprinkle some dry compost into the row before sowing.

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

Seed Count apx: 290 (1g)

An extremely popular Japanese over-wintering onion, reliably producing a heavy crop of semi-globe-shaped, straw-coloured bulbs of excellent quality, which should be ready to harvest in early July.

• Essential vegetables with a distinct flavour
• Ideal for pickling as well as cooking
• Easy-to-grow, undemanding crop
• Always provide good yields
• Hardiness: -15 degrees
• Aftercare - Easy
• Height: 41-50cm
• Spread: 1-10cm
• Prefers Full Sun

Germination Instructions

Direct sow in August on any firm well-drained soil. Sow thinly 12mm deep in rows 30-45cm apart. Avoid planting into recently manured soil. On wet ground try growing in raised beds. If the soil is dry lightly water. Germination takes 12-15 days. When plants are 15cm tall thin to 12cm. Can be sown undercover Jan-Feb for a later harvest.

Growing Instructions

Once planted out cover with netting or fleece to prevent attack from birds and insects. Water thoroughly until established then water only if the soil is dry. Weed between rows. Feed autumn sown crop in Mar and Apr. Break off any flower stems that appear.

Cultivation Instructions

Harvest 1-2 weeks after the leaves begin to turn yellow. Harvest on a dry day. Loosen from the soil with a fork and leave on the soil surface for 1-2 days until they have dried in the sun. Once dry remove top foliage.

When to sow (indoors): January, February

When to sow (outdoors): August

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.