Onion 'Evergreen Bunching'
Onion 'Evergreen Bunching' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A reliable and useful heirloom vegetable, 'Evergreen Bunching' is a non-bulbing, open-pollinated spring onion which readily forms a clump to 30 - 40 cm high. It has a mild, sweet flavour; the green shaft plus a few cm of the green leaves are eaten. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects. This is a versatile plant with tube-like hollow leaves; it will grow from cold regions right through to hot areas. Sow seed in autumn or spring; it germinates best at 10 - 24°C soil temperature. It prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil and is extremely hardy and pest resistant. Grow it in full sun. They can be propagated from offsets once clumps are established. Days to harvest: 60 - 120.
Product: Onion 'Evergreen Bunching'
Product type: SEED (200)
Botanical name: Allium fistulosum
Syn.: Syn. Welsh Onion, Japanese bunching onion
Syn. Welsh Onion, Japanese bunching onion; A reliable and useful heirloom vegetable, 'Evergreen Bunching' is a non-bulbing, open-pollinated spring onion which readily forms a clump. It has a mild, sweet flavour; the green shaft plus a few cm of the green leaves are eaten. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects. This is a versatile plant with tube-like hollow leaves; it will grow from cold regions right through to hot areas. It prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil and is extremely hardy and pest resistant.
Plant type: Forms a perennial clump to 45cm high
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 24°C
Temperate: Sow in autumn or spring
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 5 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow direct or into a seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, 6.5 - 7 pH
Rows: 30 cm apart
Details: To propagate, divide the clump in late winter or early spring and replant the small offsets
Harvest: 60 - 120 days to begin harvest
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
200 seeds per packet
Allium fistulosum
Syn. Welsh Onion, Japanese bunching onion
Forms a perennial clump to 45cm high
Onion 'Evergreen Bunching'
A reliable and useful heirloom vegetable, 'Evergreen Bunching' is a non-bulbing, open-pollinated spring onion which readily forms a clump to 30 - 40 cm high. It has a mild, sweet flavour; the green shaft plus a few cm of the green leaves are eaten. The flowers are attractive to bees and other useful insects. This is a versatile plant with tube-like hollow leaves; it will grow from cold regions right through to hot areas. Sow seed in autumn or spring; it germinates best at 10 - 24°C soil temperature. It prefers a neutral to slightly alkaline soil and is extremely hardy and pest resistant. Grow it in full sun. They can be propagated from offsets once clumps are established. Days to harvest: 60 - 120.