The Bunching White Ishikura Onion has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit. It is a favorite for winter harvesting. This Japanese-type bunching onion develops long white-ended stalks lacking bulbs. While it is a perennial, it is most often grown as an annual or biennial. These bunching onions are also known as Welsh onions, meaning ‘foreign’ when introduced to Europe in the Middle Ages. Bunching onions can be used similarly to a leek when allowed to mature to its largest range. When harvested as young sprouts and stalks, it can be lightly cooked or used as more of a garnish.

Details:

• 3g packet—  Approximately 885 Seeds‬
• Non-GMO
• Annual
• Organic
• Open-pollinated, heirloom
• Cold hardy
• 60-66 Days to maturity.
• Although perennial by nature, this plant is grown as an annual food crop.

Field Notes:

Growing Tips:

• Generally bunching onions do very well when transplanted.
• The only time it is best to sow directly is when growing for a young harvest.
• Start winter harvest bunching onion seeds indoors during the fall.
• Warmer soil temperatures can help encourage strong germination (50-60 F is suitable).
• Sow 2-4 seeds together and cover lightly with soil.
• You may need to transplant 2-3 times depending on how quickly they grow and your preferred transplanting time.
• For a fall harvest (recommended), transplant into their final location in the spring.

Harvesting:

• Bunching onions may be harvested as young scallions, though these are most often preferred at maturity.
• To harvest simply loosen the soil around your stalks and uproot the plant.
• You may also cut about 1 inch above the soil for a chance at regeneration.

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