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. 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 from late winter to late summer at 3 weekly intervals. For an early spring crop sow in late summer and overwinter. Sow thinly 6mm (¼in) deep in drills 15cm (6in) apart.

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.