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~ Onion Seed ~We are building up a selection of onions from our trials that we think are particularly easy to grow from seed. This year we are offering some bunching onions. When? Usually sow after midsummer, for cold-hardy
onions, over wintering for use the following spring.
A bunching onion that is actually from Russia - Historically welsh was used to refer to any veg that was foreign! However, this seed really is grown in Wales, in the Round Garden at Brithdir Mawr. Easily grown from seed, grows well in cold wet conditions. Order ONHW- about 200 seed [OG1] £1.64 'TopSetting' or Tree Onions NEW 2010 crop just harvested
They grow normally, but when the time comes, instead of making a flower, they make a tiny bunch of bulbils on the end of the flowerstalk where the flower should be. Sometimes these then sprout while still attached, making a second set of bulbs at the top! They are also known as 'Tree Onions' or 'Walking Onions' because the flowerstalk falls over, and the bulbils root where they touch the ground. The next year, these form onions in the new location, grow a stalk with bulbils on top - which then falls over . . . in this way they can walk a good foot every year and eventually migrate off your plot and into the wilds. The onions are nice and hardy, and used as any bunching onion, while the bulbils can be used in pickles, or chopped up for cooking -but we think most people really want them for amusement as much as anything else. We are offering a mix this year of at least two types, small packets due to a poor harvest, but at a very reasonable price. Needless to say, you should never need to buy them again - just split up the bulbils and plant them out each year.
Order ONTS - 4 tiny little onion sets [OG1] £1.75
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Seeds are only supplied to members of our Seed Club. Membership costs 1p per annum. When we process your order, you will be charged for Gardeners Should Save their Own Seed: Because none of these seeds are hybrids, you can save your own seed for future use: there's no need to buy new each year. ~ 33,000 home seed-saving instructions sent out since 2003 ~ The Real Seed Collection Ltd is a not-for-profit company limited
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